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Reality Bites NJ ‘Real Housewives’ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wife’s New Man Reality Bites NJ ‘Real Housewives’ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wife’s New Man
Reality Bites NJ ‘Real Housewives’ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wife’s New Man 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Reality bit the ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo when he was convicted Tuesday of getting a mob soldier to throw her new beau a beating. Restaurateur Thomas Manzo, 59, who lives in the affluent Bergen County suburb of Franklin Lakes, rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors and took his chances with a jury. That didn’t go so good. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Newark convicted Manzo on June 4 of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, along with conspiracy and falsifying documents during a grand jury investigation. Althou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Double-Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore Double-Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore
Double-Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore Authorities are investigating a double shooting that took place on the Jersey Shore. At 7:14 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, members of the Freehold Borough Police Department responded to the 70 block of Center Street for the report of a shooting incident.  Police found two victims, a male and a female, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment and are in stable condition. Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Bureau and the Freehold Borough Police Department continue to investigate the s…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor
Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor Two fugitives from Monmouth County have been charged in connection with a pair of shootings in the fall, authorities said. Steven L. Worsley Jr., 30, of Eatontown and Ronald T. Gilliard, 30, of Long Branch are both charged with two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, and six second-degree weapons offenses. The shootings took place in Long Branch in October 2022, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, and resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about these incide…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Indicted After Ex-Girlfriend's Body Found In His Car: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Indicted After Ex-Girlfriend's Body Found In His Car: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Indicted After Ex-Girlfriend's Body Found In His Car: Prosecutor A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a two-count indictment against a Middlesex County resident who was found in Atlantic Highlands with the body of his former girlfriend in the back seat of his vehicle, authorities said. Jordan J. Vilcatoma-Correjo, 28, of Edison Township was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree disturbing human remains, they said. The charges are in connection with the domestic violence-related death of 26-year-old Sonia Gonzales, also of Edison, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Authorities did not specif…

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by Jon Craig
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Erratic Driver Who Struck Jersey Shore Police Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor Erratic Driver Who Struck Jersey Shore Police Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor
Erratic Driver Who Struck Jersey Shore Police Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left an off-duty Aberdeen police official hospitalized, authorities said. Christopher Uszenski, of Old Bridge, was charged with first-degree attempted murder and third-degree knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision with serious bodily injury, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey Shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, Aberdeen police responded to a call for service originating from the area of North Concourse and Wayside Drive in the Cliff…

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by Jon Craig
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Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member
Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member A Lucchese crime soldier was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 2½ years in federal prison for throwing the current husband of former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo a beating in exchange for an extravagant gift from her well-known ex. John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove testified last October that Thomas Manzo hired him in 2015 to assault David Cantin, who was dating Dina at the time. Perna told a federal judge he was armed with a “slapjack” when he and another Lucchese associate followed Cantin to a Passaic County strip mall and attacked him on July 18, 2015. In exc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RHONJ Star Dina Manzo's Ex-Husband Indicted In Baseball Bat Home Invasion RHONJ Star Dina Manzo's Ex-Husband Indicted In Baseball Bat Home Invasion
Rhonj Star Dina Manzo's Ex-Husband Indicted In Baseball Bat Home Invasion The ex-husband of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Dina Manzo was among two men indicted in the baseball bat home invasion of her Holmdel townhouse in 2017, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. A new indictment handed up by a Monmouth County grand jury names Thomas Manzo, of Franklin Lakes, as an accomplice to James Mainello, of Bayonne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by dina (@dina) View this post on Instagram A post shared by dina (@dina) Manzo, …

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Mobster Admits Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member Mobster Admits Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member
Mobster Admits Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member A Lucchese crime family soldier told a federal judge Wednesday that he threw the current husband of former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo a beating in exchange for an extravagant gift from her well-known ex. John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove admitted that Dina Manzo’s ex-husband, Thomas Manzo, 55, of Franklin Lakes, hired him in 2015 to assault David Cantin, who was dating Dina Manzo at the time. Perna pleaded guilty to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity in a federal indictment that also names Thomas Manzo, who co-owns the Brownstone Restaurant …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Ex Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Star Had Current Husband Beaten By Mobsters Feds: Ex Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Star Had Current Husband Beaten By Mobsters
Feds: Ex Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Star Had Current Husband Beaten By Mobsters FBI agents arrested the ex-husband of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dina Manzo along with a reputed mobster Tuesday for having Manzo’s current husband beaten in exchange for a lavish wedding reception at the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, authorities said. Brownstone co-owner Thomas "Tommy" Manzo, 55, of Franklin Lakes, hired Lucchese Crime Family member John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove to assault Dina Manzo's then-boyfriend and current husband, David Cantin, in July 2015, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said following the arrests. In exchange, Perna “held a lavish wedding recept…

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by Jerry DeMarco