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Saga Of Bergen-Hudson Scrap Metal Company That Conned Customers Out Of Millions Closes Saga Of Bergen-Hudson Scrap Metal Company That Conned Customers Out Of Millions Closes
Saga Of Bergen-Hudson Scrap Metal Company That Conned Customers Out Of Millions Closes After two years, four guilty pleas and several years worth of combined sentences, a massive federal case ended quietly Wednesday against a North Jersey scrap metal company that conned customers of several million dollars over nearly two decades. David Bartek, 55, of Wood Ridge, became the only convict to not get any federal prison time when he was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Newark to eight months home confinement and five years of supervised release. The government’s case against Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO) publicly began when with Bartek, the company’s former CF…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scrap Metal Company Owner From Allendale Gets Time In Fed Pen For Multi-Million Fraud Scheme Scrap Metal Company Owner From Allendale Gets Time In Fed Pen For Multi-Million Fraud Scheme
Scrap Metal Company Owner From Allendale Gets Time In Fed Pen For Multi-Million Fraud Scheme A scrap metal company owner from Allendale was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in federal prison for conning customers out of several million dollars over nearly two decades. Craig Cinelli, 49, a Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO) minority owner who hails from Wood-Ridge, must serve nearly all of the sentence. There's no parole in the federal prison system. Two years ago, Cinelli pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Several developments followed. The government dismissed charges against his brother, 62-year-old CIMCO majority owner Joseph …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff Exec Gets 12-Month Fed Sentence For Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company Wyckoff Exec Gets 12-Month Fed Sentence For Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company
Wyckoff Exec Gets 12-Month Fed Sentence For Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company A former national demolition company senior vice president from Wyckoff was sentenced Wednesday to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement for taking $341,052 in payoffs from a scrap metal company. A judge in U.S. District Court in Newark also ordered that Frank Aiello, 54, pay full restitution. Aiello worked as a senior vice president at an unnamed demolition and remediation services company with offices in New Jersey and throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He accepted “gifts, payments and other things of value” from two brothers who c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company
Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company A former national demolition company senior vice president from Wyckoff admitted Friday that he took $341,052 in payoffs from a scrap metal company in exchange for usiness. Frank Aiello, 53, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Aiello worked as a senior vice president at an unnamed demolition and remediation services company with offices in New Jersey and throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He accepted “gifts, payments and other things of value” from two brothers who co-owned Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO), …

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by Jerry DeMarco