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Morris Man Seized By FBI For Scamming Victims Out Of $3.4 Million With 'Debt Relief' Service Morris Man Seized By FBI For Scamming Victims Out Of $3.4 Million With 'Debt Relief' Service
Morris Man Seized By FBI For Scamming Victims Out Of $3.4 Million With 'Debt Relief' Service A restaurant owner who'd fallen $200,000 into the hole during COVID thought he'd gotten a lifeline from a Morris County man who ran a phony debt relief service that promised to reduce what he owed by 40 to 45 percent. Under a contract he was required to sign, the business owner agreed to pay $4,150 every two weeks for two years. It wasn't until he'd already forked over $150,000 that the victim finally got wise to Mark Csantaveri, a 51-year-old Morristown resident with an alleged gambling habit, federal authorities said. It turns out the restaurant owner was one of more than 50 victims…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy
Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy Meghan Cortez-Fields has clocked yet another record for the Ramapo College women's swim team. But not without controversy. The senior athlete switched from the men's team to the women's team after transitioning from male to female. Back in November, she set her first record for the women's team, drawing controversy. Last Friday, Cortez-Fields finished 7th overall (2:10.76) at the NJAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park and advanced to the finals, finishing in fifth place at 2:08:20. That's a new record. And Riley Gaines, a former Universi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset
Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset Frances Tiafoe's 2023 US Open run ended in an upset on Tuesday, Sept. 5. For Ben Shelton, though, it's only just begun. Tiafoe, who is ranked No. 10 in the world, fell to 20-year-old Shelton in the quarterfinals 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2, in Queens, NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by US Open (@usopen) The match was historic in that it was the first time two Black men faced off, and that Shelton's win makes him the youngest American to reach the Open semis since Andy Roddick in 2003. He'll face Novak Djokovic on Friday, Sept. 8. Shel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Maryland Crash Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Maryland Crash
Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Maryland Crash Positivity and optimism drip from the Facebook posts shared by 56-year-old Delando Woody in the days before his death.  The Moorestown, NJ man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning, March 14 in on Interstate 95 in Maryland. "We put too much pressure on ourselves. be kind to yourself today, you deserve it," Woody posted on Saturday, March 11. The day before his death, he wrote: "Good morning and happy Monday . What I know, what you know, what anyone knows is only a small fraction of the way the world works.  "That’s a good thing to keep in mind. Begin with the accurate a…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland
NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland A 56-year-old New Jersey tractor trailer driver was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning, March 14 in Maryland, authorities said. Delando Woody was pronounced dead at the scene of the on I-95 crash near College Park, after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the highway, Maryland State Police said. UPDATE: Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was Moorestown Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Crash A 45-year-old Maryland man driving a Dodge Charger south on I-95 struck a Toyota truck being driven by a 22…

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by Zak Failla