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Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report
Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report A Manhattan prison corrections officer once honored by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saving a baby's life on the NJ Turnpike was arrested for beating and strangling his estranged wife on New Year's, the New York Post reports. Shon Brown slashed his wife's car tires then followed her ride home to Yonkers demanding to know where she had been, before screaming at her and throwing her into a glass wall, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint filed in Westchester County, NY. Brown then choked the woman until she passed out and yelled "I'm going to kill you," before leavin…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Jersey Shore Ex-Bloomberg Construction Chief Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Bid-Rigging Scheme Jersey Shore Ex-Bloomberg Construction Chief Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Bid-Rigging Scheme
Jersey Shore Ex-Bloomberg Construction Chief Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Bid-Rigging Scheme A former construction executive with Bloomberg LP was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison Tuesday in connection for masterminding a bid-rigging scheme that prosecutors said netted him an estimated $1.45 million in bribes. Anthony Guzzone of Middletown admitted last summer that he ducked taxes on the dirty money by not reporting it to the IRS. It was part of more than $6 million that federal authorities said he and other Bloomberg managers collected – in cash – from subcontractors over more than eight years Guzzone, 52, also got free construction work on his home and tickets to the Supe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person
Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person Forbes magazine has recently published its list of the wealthiest residents in each of the 50 states, and once again a Millburn resident with family ties to Westfield is on it.  John Overdeck, 49, a mathematical prodigy as a teen who went on to help found Two Sigma Investments -- one of the world's most successful hedge funds -- has a net worth of about $6.2 billion, according to Forbes. That's enough to make him the state's richest person.  Overdeck shares a place on the list with New York's Michael Bloomberg, founder of the eponymous media company, Facebook founder and Californi…

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by Paul Milo