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Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy! Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy!
Bergen County Attorney Competing On Jeopardy! A Bergen County attorney will be competing on Jeopardy! Tuesday, July 19. Matt Mierswa, of River Edge, is going up against Catherine Belling, a medical humanities professor from Chicago, IL, and William Chou, a research fellow from Austin, TX.  Chou also competed Monday night and has won $15,601 so far. Tune into WABC to watch Mierswa at 7 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds
Gotcha! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds A fugitive accused of killing a world-class cyclist used someone else’s passport to flee to Costa Rica from Newark Airport, then changed her appearance in a failed attempt to elude capture, federal authorities said. Kaitlin Armstrong, a 34-year-old yoga teacher, was wanted on murder charges following the May 11 shooting death of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Austin Texas. Wilson had briefly dated Armstrong’s boyfriend, who was also a pro cyclist, authorities said. Federal agents tracked Armstrong to the Santa Teresa Beach hotel in Costa Rica’s Provincia de Puntarenas, where she was taken into…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals
Murder Suspect Kaitlin Marie Armstrong Spotted At Newark Airport: US Marshals A Texas woman accused of killing a cyclist involved with her bicycling boyfriend may have hopped a flight from Newark Airport days after the slaying last month, authorities said. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, of Austin, went to New York City after killing 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson, of Vermont, the US Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force said. Wilson was staying at a friend's place in Austin for a race and involved with Armstrong's partner, Colin Strickland, he later admitted. Armstrong was dropped off at Newark Airport on May 18, however, a search of outbound flights found no re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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This One Rivals Madoff: $1.8B Ponzi Scheme Victimizes Hundreds Of NJ Investors, Authorities Say This One Rivals Madoff: $1.8B Ponzi Scheme Victimizes Hundreds Of NJ Investors, Authorities Say
This One Rivals Madoff: $1.8B Ponzi Scheme Victimizes Hundreds Of NJ Investors, Authorities Say Hundreds of New Jersey investors were among those scammed in a $1.8 billion Ponzi scheme that authorities said was orchestrated by a trio of partners in a Manhattan-based advisory firm who projected an “aura of success” while hemorrhaging losses. Instead of securing returns for clients, the founder and CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, David Gentile, and his associates used investments to cover shortfalls and pay for private jets, a Ferrari and other personal luxuries, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Victims from the Garden State alone pumped more than $70.4 million into the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DON'T BE FOOLED: Feds Bust Website Selling Bogus Coronavirus "Vaccine" Kits DON'T BE FOOLED: Feds Bust Website Selling Bogus Coronavirus "Vaccine" Kits
DON'T BE Fooled: Feds Bust Website Selling Bogus Coronavirus "Vaccine" Kits A federal judge ordered a company to stop selling bogus coronavirus vaccine kits online, said the U.S. Justice Department, while warning Americans to beware of phony COVID-19 "cures." Operators of the website “coronavirusmedicalkit.com” were ripping off customers by capitalizing on the "confusion and widespread fear surrounding COVID-19," Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division said Sunday. Information published on the Austin, TX-based website claimed to offer consumers access to World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine kits in exchange fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco