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NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC
Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said.
Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name.
According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…
Doctor Licensed In DC, Virginia, Admits To Prescribing Narcotics That Led To Fatal Overdose
A doctor who is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia has admitted to multiple felony charges for prescribing various pain medications that led to a fatal overdose last year and attempting to cover it up, federal officials announced.
Former Falls Church resident Robert M. Cao, now of Lafayette, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, all felonies, in connection to his unlawful sale of narcotics, according to federal officials.
As part of his guilty plea, Cao admitted t…
Virginia Drug Dealer Convicted Of Causing Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses
One Dumfries man is to blame for six people overdosing on fentanyl back in 2021, officials said.
Michael Vaughn, 28, gave out cocaine laced with fentanyl during a party in Fairfax County, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The six people who took the substance, thinking it was cocaine, overdosed and were taken to a local hospital, authorities said.
One victim died from the fentanyl overdose, officials reported.
The other five were saved when given Narcan at the hospital and survived, law enforcement said.
When officers arrested Vaughn at his home on Oct. 21, 2021,…
