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Directors Of Fallen Officers Charity Went To Disney, Pocketed $200,000, Jersey AG Charges Directors Of Fallen Officers Charity Went To Disney, Pocketed $200,000, Jersey AG Charges
Directors Of Fallen Officers Charity Went To Disney, Pocketed $200,000, Jersey AG Charges Operators of a Jersey Shore-based charity to benefit the families of law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty helped themselves instead, state authorities charged. The National Police Relief Association and several of its board members went to dinner and to Walt Disney World on the dimes of donors while directly pocketing more than $200,000, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Meanwhile, families of slain officers got a grand total of $14,000, he said. “It’s disgusting that people would raise money for fallen and injured law enforcement officers o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Self-Proclaimed North Jersey 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Out Food Truck Self-Proclaimed North Jersey 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Out Food Truck
Self-Proclaimed North Jersey 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Out Food Truck Being busy is the norm for Tenafly's Melanie Landano. For the last six years, she's been managing all operations for popular meat purveyor and longtime friend Pat LaFrieda. She worked the company's food stand at the U.S. Open -- a high-profile job, selling 2,000 steak sandwiches a day. She hired and supervised 60 employees at all LaFrieda stores across New York City. Landano loved her boss, she loved her employees and she loved her job. "Then March 14 came," Landano said. "Everyone knows what happened on March 14." Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, Landano had no choice bu…

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by Cecilia Levine