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Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again
Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again The couple who took over the once-popular “Tiger King” roadside animal park after Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage went to prison have formally had all of their animals taken away and their rights terminated to ever exhibit any again, federal authorities said. Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe agreed to the measures, including terminating their interests in 97 endangered or threatened animals seized from their facility and abandoning their rights to an additional 41 animals covered by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), as part of a consent decree, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Federa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Caesars Atlantic City Adding Luxury Hotel & Restaurant Caesars Atlantic City Adding Luxury Hotel & Restaurant
Caesars Atlantic City Adding Luxury Hotel & Restaurant Caesars resort and casino in Atlantic City will soon be home to a luxury Nobu hotel and restaurant. The expansion comes as part of a $400 million investment into the resort. Renowned for its gourmet offerings, Nobu, which has 17 eateries throughout the U.S., was launched by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, actor Robert De Niro and film producer Meir Teper. "Our relationship with Nobu has been an unparalleled success in Las Vegas, and as we continue to invest there and in New Orleans and Atlantic City, we felt it was the perfect opportunity to deepen and expand that relationship," …

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by Valerie Musson
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Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise
Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Jersey Shore' Star's Ex Pointed Gun At BF, Dropped N-Word In Latest Arrest, Police Reports Say 'Jersey Shore' Star's Ex Pointed Gun At BF, Dropped N-Word In Latest Arrest, Police Reports Say
'Jersey Shore' Star's Ex Pointed Gun At BF, Dropped N-Word In Latest Arrest, Police Reports Say Jenn Harley -- the ex-girlfriend of "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Magro -- was arrested on charges of domestic battery and assault with a deadly weapon Saturday night in Las Vegas. Harley's new boyfriend, Joseph Ambrosole, told police she threatened to shoot him and called him the N-word, then cocked the gun, KTNV13 reports citing police papers. The couple was reportedly arguing earlier in the night at popular Las Vegas bar and things escalated after a night of drinking, several news reports say citing police, the outlet says. After security at a strip club asked the couple to leave, Harley a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Caesars Entertainment Bets $400M On New Restaurants, Renovations At 3 Atlantic City Casinos Caesars Entertainment Bets $400M On New Restaurants, Renovations At 3 Atlantic City Casinos
Caesars Entertainment Bets $400M On New Restaurants, Renovations At 3 Atlantic City Casinos Caesars Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is investing $400 million into three of its Atlantic City casino resorts. Renovations, to begin this summer at Caesars, Harrah's Resort and Tropicana Atlantic City, include new restaurants, enhanced gaming floors and renovated guest rooms.   The international company's plans include remodeled room towers; new interior designs, enhancements to the casinos' gaming floors; new dining concepts with acclaimed restaurant partners; and many more additions within the next three years, the company said in a news release. Caesars Entertainment…

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by Jon Craig
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'Help Is Here' White House Tour Begins This Week In NJ, PA 'Help Is Here' White House Tour Begins This Week In NJ, PA
'Help Is Here' White House Tour Begins This Week In NJ, PA President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris begin a "Help is Here" tour of the United States this week, beginning in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Biden's wife and Harris' husband will be making some of the local visits aimed at explaining and promoting the newly-signed $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package. First Lady Jill Biden, a native of Hammonton, will be in Burlington, New Jersey, on Monday and President Biden plans a stop in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.  The president was born in Scranton, and his wife grew up in South Jersey. "They’re eager to get out …

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by Jon Craig
Business
Prosecutor: South Jersey HR Boss Stole $614K From SEA BOX Employer, Spent Some On Enlarged Butt Prosecutor: South Jersey HR Boss Stole $614K From SEA BOX Employer, Spent Some On Enlarged Butt
Prosecutor: South Jersey HR Boss Stole $614K From SEA BOX Employer, Spent Some On Enlarged Butt A 41-year-old human resources manager from Burlington County has been arrested for stealing more than $614,000 from her employer, authorities said. She spent the stolen money on a variety of personal items including overseas travel and buying a "buttock augmentation" for herself and a friend at a Las Vegas plastic surgery center, they said. Karen O’Brien of South Church Road in Maple Shade was charged with theft by unlawful taking and computed related activity for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Cinnaminson T…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
MOST WANTED: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring MOST WANTED: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring
Most Wanted: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward – or $2,500 each -- for information leading to the arrests of a couple wanted out of New Jersey for sex-trafficking victims across state lines using “force, fraud, and/or coercion.” Mallie Monte Evans, 34, and Elizabeth Sanchez, 25, have remained on the run since a federal judge in Trenton signed a warrant for Evans’s arrest last September, authorities said. It's a reflection of the danger they post that Evans and Sanchez were being sought publicly. Sex traffickers have rarely ended up on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list. Both are considered armed and danger…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Newark To Honor City Native, Boxing Champ Shakur Stevenson Newark To Honor City Native, Boxing Champ Shakur Stevenson
Newark To Honor City Native, Boxing Champ Shakur Stevenson Featherweight boxing champion Shakur Stevenson will be getting a warm welcome from his hometown of Newark during a ceremony planned for Saturday, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement.  Stevenson, with a 13-0 professional record, won the World Boxing Organization belt in a 12-round bout in Las Vegas in October. Stevenson, who won a medal in the Olympics, grew up in Newark as the eldest of nine children and was trained by his grandfather, Wali Moses, beginning at age 5.  The ceremony will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad St. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
ICE, NYPD: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X ICE, NYPD: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X
ICE, Nypd: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X Ten people -- six of them from Bergen and Hudson counties -- were charged by federal authorities with convincing unwitting elderly victims to invest their money in various businesses, pushing them into debt, and then scamming them again with a bogus debt-relief program. Those charged include two Hillsdale residents, identified as Joseph Ciaccio and Joseph Depaola, both 30; two Elmwood Park residents, identified as Derrek Larkin, 36, and Mattie Cirilo, 28; and one from Washington Township, Joseph Minetto, 32. Also charged were Anthony Cheedie, 34, of Jersey City, two people from Arizona, ano…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Montvale Tax Preparer Gets 6 Years In Federal Pen For Collecting Returns With Dead Man's ID Montvale Tax Preparer Gets 6 Years In Federal Pen For Collecting Returns With Dead Man's ID
Montvale Tax Preparer Gets 6 Years In Federal Pen For Collecting Returns With Dead Man's ID A tax preparer from Montvale was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison for using a dead man's identity and a Las Vegas P.O. box to illegally collect refunds from the IRS -- while he was already awaiting trial on charges of helping scam the government out of more than $1.6 million. Wayne Dunich-Kolb, 54, must serve the entire term because there is no parole in the federal prison system. From 2006-2008, Dunich-Kolb grossed $500,000 to $657,000 per year – but claimed a total of only $400 for 2006, $526 for 2007 and $489 for 2008 on his own federal income tax returns, U.S. Attorney C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police
Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police About 240 gallons of fuel spilled from an airliner as it was preparing to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon, the Port Authority said in a statement.  United Flight 1596 was taxiing when the leak occurred. The Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter unit responded and evacuated the plane. A total of 98 passengers were booked onto other flights, the agency said.  A United spokeswoman, Rachael Rivas, said the flight, bound for Las Vegas, experienced a problem with a fuel valve.  "A technical issue on United flight 1596 from Newark to Las Vega…

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by Paul Milo