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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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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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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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'RHONJ' Family Gives Makeover To Jersey Shore Hotel As Uncle Pleads Not Guilty To Assault 'RHONJ' Family Gives Makeover To Jersey Shore Hotel As Uncle Pleads Not Guilty To Assault
'Rhonj' Family Gives Makeover To Jersey Shore Hotel As Uncle Pleads Not Guilty To Assault One of the Jersey Shore's most iconic and longest standing hotels is getting a makeover -- thanks to a pair of brothers who rose to fame on the "Real Housewives of New Jersey." Brothers Albie, 34, and Chris Manzo, 31, of Franklin Lakes, were featured on the show with mom, Caroline Manzo. The brothers and their dad Albert are now breathing new life into several areas of the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park. The Manzos are partnering with the hotel to transform its poolside bar and lounge, catering space, outdoor terrace overlooking the ocean and later, a restaurant featurin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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
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Botox, Nose Job, Lash Extensions: RHONJ Alum Dina Manzo Talks Drastic New Look Botox, Nose Job, Lash Extensions: RHONJ Alum Dina Manzo Talks Drastic New Look
Botox, Nose Job, Lash Extensions: Rhonj Alum Dina Manzo Talks Drastic New Look "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Dina Manzo looks different and she nose it. The 47-year-old former Franklin Lakes resident addressed her new look in a lengthy Instagram post. Manzo says she received an influx of comments and messages from fans after Teresa Giudice posted a photo with her and mutual friend Rosana Costa Friday. Between the "Dina looks amazing!" and "Dina looks fab!" comments were some like, "What happened to Dina's face?" "Two years ago I got my nose fixed," she wrote. "Since I was going under anesthesia anyway (which I totally despise) I had [Dr. Ashk…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne Man Indicted In Home-Invasion Robbery Of RHONJ Star Bayonne Man Indicted In Home-Invasion Robbery Of RHONJ Star
Bayonne Man Indicted In Home-Invasion Robbery Of Rhonj Star A 51-year-old man from Bayonne has been indicted on charges stemming from a violent robbery at the home of Claudine "Dina" Manzo, who starred in the reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey.  James Mainello has been charged with robbery, burglary, assault, criminal restraint and weapons offenses, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced.  Mainello was arrested in May in connection with the robbery at the Holmdel townhouse of Manzo and her fiance David Cantin May 13, 2017.  According to authorities, two men were already inside when the couple came home shortly …

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by Paul Milo
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Bayonne Man Arrested In Real Housewives Home Invasion Has Extensive Criminal Record: Report Bayonne Man Arrested In Real Housewives Home Invasion Has Extensive Criminal Record: Report
Bayonne Man Arrested In Real Housewives Home Invasion Has Extensive Criminal Record: Report A Bayonne man accused of attacking "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Dina Manzo and her ex-fiancé touted a laundry list of criminal convictions before the violent 2017 incident. James Mainello -- who wracked up six disorderly persons offenses and 36 criminal convictions since 1993 -- was charged earlier this month with robbery, aggravated assault, theft, weapon possession, burglary and criminal restraint in connection with the Holmdel attack. The 51-year-old was charged with aggravated assault for using a baseball bat during a different attack. He also was charged with federal rob…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne Man Arrested In Connection With Violent RHONJ Home Invasion Bayonne Man Arrested In Connection With Violent RHONJ Home Invasion
Bayonne Man Arrested In Connection With Violent Rhonj Home Invasion A 51-year-old Bayonne man was being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution after his arrest in connection with a violent home invasion of a "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member, authorities said. James Mainello was charged last Friday with robbery, aggravated assault, theft, weapon possession, burglary and criminal restraint, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccion said. David Cantin and his fiancée Claudine “Dina” Manzo were confronted by two men waiting for them inside of their Holmdel townhouse around 10:55 p.m. May 13, 2017, reports say. …

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by Cecilia Levine