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Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor
Ex-Attorney Charged With Stealing $58K From Dead Client's Estate: Prosecutor A former attorney has been charged with stealing nearly $60,000 from a deceased client’s estate and spending the funds on himself, authorities said. Michael Botton, 52, of West Long Branch is charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition and failure to make required disposition of property received, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The charges are the result of an investigation by the MCPO Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Bureau, initiated as the result of a referral from the Office of Attorney Ethics of the Ne…

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Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor
Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor A woman from Howell who was criminally charged last month with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million has been additionally charged with stealing more than $67,000 from her next employer, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, forgery and false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. After news coverage of Cook’s January arrest circulated, her next employer, a Shrewsbury-based excavating company, reviewed its financial records – and discovered that from early November 2021 into e…

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Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor
Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor The office manager of a Monmouth County construction company has been charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, of Farmingdale is charged with second-degree theft, third-degree forgery, and third-degree false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation found that starting in 2015 and continuing into 2021, Cook allegedly stole funds from the Tinton Falls company by writing herself unauthorized checks, Linskey said. The investigation further determined that Cook had…

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Central Jersey Man Swindled $1.6M From Business Partner In Bogus Land Deals, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Man Swindled $1.6M From Business Partner In Bogus Land Deals, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Man Swindled $1.6M From Business Partner In Bogus Land Deals, Prosecutor Says A 54-year-old man from Monmouth County is accused of swindling a former business partner out of $1.57 million, authorities said. Anthony Steward of Wall Township has been charged with second-degree misconduct by a corporate official and second-degree theft by deception. according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey The charges were the result of an investigation by members of the Prosecutor’s Office that was initiated in May. The victim reported the alleged thefts: three separate incidents between October 2019 and July 2021, Linskey said. In eac…

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8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor 8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor
8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor Two men have been indicted for billing eight people more than $126,000 to attend a 2019 Masters Tournament that never materialized, authorities said. John Donadio, 56, of Belmar and Michael Moyer, 56, of New Orleans, Louisiana, were each charged by a Grand Jury with second-degree theft, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The primary victim of the alleged fraud had entered into a contract with Eclipse Global Events for a trip to the annual Masters' golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, the prosecutor said. The Belmar-based comp…

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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Illegally Voted In Wrong County For 4 Years Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Illegally Voted In Wrong County For 4 Years
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Illegally Voted In Wrong County For 4 Years A Middlesex County man faces up to five years in state prison for illegally voting in Monmouth County, authorities said. Steven Solop, 67, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, was charged with fraudulent voting, interference with election and false registration, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Solop surrendered to investigators at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, where he was charged, processed, and released on a summons pending a future court date, Gramiccioni said. An investigation by the Monmouth Count…

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Central Jersey Man Arrested With Child Pornography Central Jersey Man Arrested With Child Pornography
Central Jersey Man Arrested With Child Pornography A 46-year-old man from Monmouth County has been arrested for possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said. Christopher Moran of Aberdeen was charged with third-degree possession of child pornography and second-degree distribution of child pornography, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The charges stem from a tip received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) from an online social media platform. NCMEC forwarded the tip to the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Regional T…

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Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer
Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer A former longtime Monmouth County probation officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison  for sexually assaulting a woman he supervised from Drug Court, authorities said. Henry C. Cirignano, 48, of Wall Township also was accused of making false representations to the court about the woman who was on probation, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Cirignano was an 18-year veteran of the New Jersey State Probation Department in the Vicinage of Monmouth, Gramiccioni said.  Cirignano threatened to create false probation violatio…

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