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Jersey Shore Contractor Failed To Build Home, Took $65K: Prosecutor
A Monmouth Beach man, who had previously been the owner of a residential construction company, has been sentenced to two years probation, authorities said.
The former contractor pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a client who had hired him to build a single-family home in Ocean Township, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
Mihkel Grunbaum, 49, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 4. Grunbaum also was ordered to immediately pay $65,000 in restitution to the victim.
Grunbaum pleaded guilty on Feb. 25, to theft of movable pro…
Ex-Jersey Shore Police Officer Stole From Real Estate Clients, Forged Documents: Prosecutor
A former Ocean Township police officer has been sentenced to probation for acts of theft and forgery associated with his former part-time work buying, renting, and selling real estate, authorities said.
Cory R. Cole, 52, of Brielle was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 18 to three years of probation, after paying $8,400 in restitution to two victims, they said.
Cole had previously resigned from the police department, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey
An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office first revealed that Cole had forge…
Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee
UPDATE; A New Jersey mom who’d gone missing after she and her 2-year-old son were abducted by the child’s father was found dead in Tennessee, authorities confirmed Sunday.
The family of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway first disclosed the news late Saturday.
Young Sebastian Rios had been found unharmed at a family member's home in Monterey, Tennessee, late Friday.
Here's how it went: FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nab NJ Fugitive, Rescue Boy, Find Mom’s Body
His father, Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park was also captured, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Dep…