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Quartet Who Kidnapped NJ Man, Demanded $680,000 Ransom Get Up To 18 Years Before Release Quartet Who Kidnapped NJ Man, Demanded $680,000 Ransom Get Up To 18 Years Before Release
Quartet Who Kidnapped NJ Man, Demanded $680,000 Ransom Get Up To 18 Years Before Release 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Four men who kidnapped a Fort Lee man from his home and held him for a $680,000 ransom must serve from 12 to 18 years in federal prison before they'll be eligible for release. The harshest plea-bargained sentence went to Albert Ferrelli, 52, of Queens, who must serve nearly 18 years of a 250-month prison sentence before he'll be eligible for release, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Next was fellow Queens resident Chiahao Lee, 32, who must serve nearly 13 years of a 180-month stretch, the U.S. attorney said. They're followed by Gabriel Anthony, also of Queens, Sellinger…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sea Isle Man Had No Idea Who Bob Kelly Was When He Punched Him: Report Sea Isle Man Had No Idea Who Bob Kelly Was When He Punched Him: Report
Sea Isle Man Had No Idea Who Bob Kelly Was When He Punched Him: Report A 22-year-old man from Sea Isle City admitted punching Fox 29 traffic reporter Bob Kelly at a local bar, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Patrick Iannone, however, said in court on Monday, Dec. 4 that he had no idea who Kelly was when he went to the Oar House Pub in Sea Isle City already drunk on July 30, the Inquirer said. Iannone pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and the prosecutor recommended probation, the outlet said. While initial reports indicated it was all for a TikTok challenge, when his attorney asked Iannone, "There was no reason for you to do that, is that cor…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate
NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate UPDATE: A New Jersey political consultant was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for hiring two hitmen to kill a longtime associate from Hudson County. Sean Caddle, 45, of Hamburg, will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Caddle, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth), admitted last year that he paid the killers to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Galdieri, 52, who'd worked for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOP Defies 'Hypocritical' COVID Policy At NJ State House, Dems 'Outraged' GOP Defies 'Hypocritical' COVID Policy At NJ State House, Dems 'Outraged'
GOP Defies 'Hypocritical' COVID Policy At NJ State House, Dems 'Outraged' Several Republican state lawmakers ignored a new COVID-19 proof of vaccine policy at the New Jersey State House walking into the state Assembly chambers, accusing the Democratic majority of hypocrisy for allegedly violating their own policy on Thursday, Dec. 2. The new policy that went into effect Wednesday maintains that all people entering the Statehouse show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. When the Republican members of the Democratic-controlled state Legislature realized that state troopers asking for vaccination proof or a negative COVID-19 test wouldn't physically …

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by Joe Gomez & Cecilia Levine
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Self-Proclaimed 'CrazyGal' Arrested On Animal Abuse Charges In Pennsylvania Self-Proclaimed 'CrazyGal' Arrested On Animal Abuse Charges In Pennsylvania
Self-Proclaimed 'CrazyGal' Arrested On Animal Abuse Charges In Pennsylvania A York County woman who once made national news for beating her husband when he tossed her brother's ashes has been arrested on animal abuse charges -- one week after posting on social media that her dog went missing, court documents show. Crystal Rae Sheffer, 33, of Red Bank Road in Newberry Township, was arrested Thursday for neglecting and abusing at least one animal, including a dog. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal Sheffer (@crazygal420) The arrest followed an investigation in the 2000 block of Red Bank Road in Dove…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail
Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail An Atlantic County man accused of beating his wife to death was ordered to jail until his trial. Robert Declementi, 36, was charged with murder after police found his wife Rachel Declementi unconscious and bleeding in the entryway of a home around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 22, authorities said. Robert Declementi was also covered in blood, and told police his wife admitted to having an affair when she came home that night, according to police. Judge Bernard DeLury Jr. on Friday ordered Declementi held in jail until his trial, NJ.com reports. The manner and cause of Rachel Declementi's death had …

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by Cecilia Levine