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Prosecutor: North Jersey Landlord Had Sex With 13 Tenants In Exchange For Rent Relief Prosecutor: North Jersey Landlord Had Sex With 13 Tenants In Exchange For Rent Relief
Prosecutor: North Jersey Landlord Had Sex With 13 Tenants In Exchange For Rent Relief The owner of hundreds of rental units scattered across 18 residential properties in Elizabeth has been arrested and criminally charged with forcing more than a dozen of his tenants into sexual acts in exchange for financial relief, authorities said. Joseph Centanni, 73, of Mountainside, is charged with eight counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree attempted sexual assault, and 14 counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact in connection with incidents taking place at various times from 2016 into 2020, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cities In Essex Demand Notice When NYC Sends Homeless: Report Cities In Essex Demand Notice When NYC Sends Homeless: Report
Cities In Essex Demand Notice When NYC Sends Homeless: Report At least four cities in Essex County have passed or plan to pass ordinances requiring neighboring New York to notify them when sending homeless people to their communities under a controversial relocation program, CBS 2 News reported.  A yearlong CBS investigation found that New York City may be forcing those living in homeless shelters there to move into homes in New Jersey cities, including Newark. The city pays landlords in New Jersey a year's rent for those who are relocated.  But CBS found evidence of problems at the apartments the relocated families were sent to, including a…

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by Paul Milo