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Five From NJ Admit Pocketing $1.3M In Aircraft Equipment Scam Five From NJ Admit Pocketing $1.3M In Aircraft Equipment Scam
Five From NJ Admit Pocketing $1.3M In Aircraft Equipment Scam A crew of con artists from New Jersey admitted swindling more than $1.3 million from hundreds of businesses nationwide and abroad that thought they were buying specialized aviation equipment. The head of the operation, Antonio P. Signo, 36, of Somerset – aka "Tony Demetro" – had been the first to take a deal from prosecutors rather than face the potential consequences of a trial. The onetime fugitive pleaded guilty last August -- with no public notice from authorities – to a single count of theft by deception, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin revealed on Thursday, May 25. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor
Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor He’s out. A Green Brook man is facing charges in Somerset County for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his local baseball club over the course of several years. John Brault, 42, the treasurer for the Green Brook Baseball Club in his hometown, has been arrested and charged “in relation to acts of thefts by deception” between July 2018 and May 2022 in Green Brook Township, officials announced. Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said that in May last year, his office’s Special Investigations Unit was tipped off to suspected theft by the treasurer of the baseball club,…

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by Zak Failla
News
Rising Newark Actress Stars In Sony Pictures Movie 'Devotion' In Theaters Now Rising Newark Actress Stars In Sony Pictures Movie 'Devotion' In Theaters Now
Rising Newark Actress Stars In Sony Pictures Movie 'Devotion' In Theaters Now A New Jersey actress on the rise is starring in aerial war epic "Devotion." Christina Jackson, of Newark, plays Daisy Brown, the wife of Jesse Leroy Brown (Jonathan Majors), the first Black aviator in US Navy history, and fighter pilot who played a crucial part in the Korean War. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christina Jackson (@radioraheemah) While the film is certainly about the love that the Browns share, the major plot line follows Jesse and his wingman, Lt. Tom Hudner Jr., who made the ultimate sacrifices to become the mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge $1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge
$1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge A now-former product manager at Bergen County-based Stryker Corporation stole $1 million worth of medical equipment that she then resold, authorities charged. Jacqueline M. Riley didn’t stop there: She also screwed the resellers themselves by pocketing payments for products that never made it to them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. One who paid for medical equipment reported getting a box filled with “old silverware, junk and even a pair of used woman's shoes.” Online complaints about Riley, 32, of Roseland were quickly spreading among resellers as Musella’s detectives investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco