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Morris Couple Admit $152,820 Superstorm Sandy Scam
A Morris County couple admitted pocketing $152,820 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming their damaged Jersey Shore home as their primary residence, state authorities charged.
The home that Carmine Fusco and Lauri Fusco, 50, own on West End Drive in Point Pleasant that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.
Their primary residence at the time of the storm was, and continues to be, in East Hanover, he said.
By lying on applications, the Fuscos received $2,280 from FEMA and $150,000 in …