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Federal Jury Convicts NYC Man In $200,000 Shakedown Of Jersey Shore Dad
Federal jurors in Trenton convicted a Brooklyn man for his role in a plot to strong-arm a Jersey Shore resident into giving him and his accomplices $200,000, authorities said.
Endrit Kllogjeri, 27, and his cohorts were tripped up by an undercover detective posing as the Monmouth County victim, federal authorities said.
Francis Garzon, 31, took a deal from the government rather than risk the consequences of guaranteed prison time if he was convicted at a trial, pleading guilty last month to his role in the plot.
Kllogjeri rolled the dice and lost, however.
He, Garzon and an unidentified co…
Feds: Undercover Detective Nails Pair Trying To Strong-Arm Jersey Shore Dad Out Of $200,000
Two Brooklyn men who tried to strong-arm a Jersey Shore man into giving them $200,000 were tripped up by an undercover detective posing as the victim, federal authorities said.
Francis A. Garzon, 30, and Endrit Kllogjeri, 26, were both charged with conspiracy to commit extortion in an indictment returned by a jury in U.S. District Court in Trenton.
Garzon, Kllogjeri and an unidentified conspirator plotted to shake down the Marlboro victim and his son, who lived in Brooklyn, according to the indictment.
The defendants threatened to harm the father if he didn't recover a bag from his son tha…
