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Party Time: NJ Park Police Union Prez Accused Of Running Up $160,000 Tab On Members' Dime
A former New Jersey park police union chief indulged himself on the members’ dime, spending $160,000 in dues on dinners at upscale restaurants, airfare and out-of-state trips unrelated to the local's business, authorities charged.
Chris Smith, 48, of the Warren County town of Hope, “will now pay his dues,” Thomas Eicher, executive director of the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, said after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with theft.
Smith tapped the funds of two unions he led in a “continuous theft scheme” between 2014 and 2019, when Smith was presi…
Jersey Shore Woman Wins $1M Lottery Prize Purchased In NY
A New Jersey woman claimed a $1 million lottery prize from a ticket purchased at a New York store.
Angela Chiapetta, of Freehold, claimed a $1,000 A Week For Life second prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in New York’s CASH4LIFE game on Wednesday, July 6, New York Lottery announced on Monday, Aug. 22.
The ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less, located at 982 Main St. (Unit 9) in Fishkill.
The second prize guarantees a minimum payout of $1 million, and Chiapetta received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,003 after required withholdings, the lottery…
