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1. N.J. man Shawn Southerland to defend himself in girlfriend Christie Neely's murder trial
(N.J./State)

... say Hampton confessed to the crime in 2008, but called Evans the mastermind. He pleaded guilty to felony murder and accepted a reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony against Evans at trial. The ...

2. Mitt Romney shows no mercy towards President Obama's uncle
(U.S./Nation)

... District Court documents said Obama pleaded not guilty to charges including driving under the influence, failing to yield, and negligent operation of an auto. The MetroWest Daily News reported that Obama’s ...

3. Marvin Laws of Atlantic City sentenced for stealing from state heating aid program
(N.J./State)

... Mays Landing. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 to third-degree theft by deception. Sandson also ordered Laws to pay restitution of $9,062 to the state Department of Community Affairs. Laws was required to ...

4. Scheme that shipped 500 lbs. of marijuana into N.J. sends 3 to prison
(N.J./State)

... state Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler in Newark. The three pleaded guilty in September, on the eve of trial, to charges of first-degree distribution of marijuana and third-degree distribution of ...

5. 40 people, including 6 ex-MVC clerks, indicted for illegal sales of N.J. driver's licenses
(N.J./State)

... laws. The cases involve MVC clerks at the Lodi, East Orange, Edison, Jersey City and North Bergen. In the Edison case, a clerk pleaded guilty prior to being indicted. The accused allegedly conspired ...

6. 3 N.J. men sentenced for rigging bids on contracts with Oakland, Lincoln Park, Haledon police
(N.J./State)

... if he completes his probation successfully. Capozzoli, former vice president and procurement specialist for Sparctech Solutions, was sentenced to two years of probation. The men earlier pleaded guilty ...

7. Former G.W. Bridge toll collector gets 4 years probation for stealing $10K
(N.J./State)

... Austin in Hackensack. She pleaded guilty on Oct. 19 to a charge of third-degree theft. The Division of Criminal Justice charged Rembert as a result of an audit and investigation by the Port Authority. ...

8. Martin Starr and Stephen Gallagher of Cliffwood Beach, N.J. plead guilty to bid rigging school contracts
(N.J./State)

Helped inflate repair costs in Westfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwood districts Contractors Martin W. Starr and Stephen M. Gallagher, both of Cliffwood Beach, pleaded guilty Thursday to rigging bids and ...

9. Alleged Ñeta gang members Danni Rivera and David Santana indicted for roles in 2009 kidnapping, beating
(N.J./State)

... a kidnapping in which a young man was beaten, taken to a motel in Sayreville, and held at gunpoint, the state Attorney General‘s office announced Wednesday. Two other Ñetas members previously pleaded ...

10. 14 N.J. grocery store owners, employees indicted in alleged scheme to steal over $1M in federal child nutrition aid
(N.J./State)

... – have pleaded guilty in the investigation and face prison sentences. A supermarket owner pleaded guilty to purchasing the fake vouchers from the clerks and reselling them by the stack to other grocery ...

11. Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords interview focused on road to recovery
(U.S./Nation)

... Loughner, arrested for Giffords’ shooting in January, pleaded not guilty to 49 charges. Kelly and Giffords discuss their life after the shooting in their memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,” ...

12. Pharmacists Nadeem Akhtar and Omar Mohammad of Upper Saddle River, N.J. plead guilty to Medicaid fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

They took part in scheme out of Newark pharmacy Two former Newark pharmacists have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme in which pharmacy owners and employees allegedly bought completed prescription ...

13. N.J. motorcyclist to get dog a carrier after animal cruelty charge
(N.J./State)

... Gyula Szatmari pleaded guilty to unsafe driving in Municipal Court in Marlboro. He paid $449 in fines and court costs. Szatmari often rides his motorcycle in southern Ocean County with his Boston terrier ...

14. N.J. travel agent Ellis Hester, owner of Deva Travel, gets probation for theft
(N.J./State)

... judge in the case, however, warned that should he fall behind on his monthly restitution payments to victims, he could face an active jail term. Ellis Hester, of Gibbstown, pleaded guilty in August ...

15. Towboat operator in fatal Delaware River Duckboat collision sentenced to prison
(U.S./Nation)

... as a mate. Devlin pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. 1, admitting that for an extended period of time prior to the collision, he was distracted by his use of a cell phone and a laptop computer to attend ...

16. Joesph Queli of Wall and Nicholas Bergamotto of Newark plead guilty to shaking down longshoremen
(N.J./State)

Queli faces 7 years in prison, Bergamotto in line for probation Joseph Queli of Wall and Nicholas Bergamotto of Newark pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a joint investigation by the state Division ...

17. Tony McGowan of Millville gets prison for selling drugs
(N.J./State)

... in Bridgeton, state Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor said. McGowan pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to two counts of second-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, admitting that ...

18. Suspended Westfield schools' administrator Robert Berman pleads guilty to contractor scheme
(N.J./State)

Had $13,000 in free windows and doors installed in his South Plainfield home Suspended Westfield schools business administrator Robert A. Berman of South Plainfield pleaded guilty Monday to accepting ...

19. Former GW Bridge toll collector pleads guilty to stealing $500
(N.J./State)

... Bridge, pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing $500 in toll funds. Auditors suspect the amount of stolen money may actually total $20,000. Rembert, 41, pleaded guilty to an accusation charging her with ...

20. Mob conviction: Michael Maffucci of Cedar Grove pleads guilty to role in Lucchese crime family
(N.J./State)

Case stems from arrest of 2 alleged Lucchese leaders, 32 others last year Michael A Maffucci of Cedar Grove pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of promoting gambling for his role in gambling activity controlled ...