Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Trio sentenced in murder of Edison man

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Three men have been sentenced for their roles in fatally beating a 28-year-old Edison man in 2011. Michael Doce, 36, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, was sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey state prison, by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. Doce is required to spend 30 years behind…

  • Sheriff’s officer from Milltown faces jail time after road rage incident

    Sheriff’s officer from Milltown faces jail time after road rage incident

      A Middlesex County Sheriff’s Officer has been found guilty of criminal mischief in a motor vehicle incident which escalated into road rage. Neil Raciti, 49, of Milltown was found guilty of criminal mischief, a disorderly person’s offense, by Superior Court Judge Benjamin S. Bucca on Sept. 21, according to a statement released by Middlesex…

  • Sayreville man charged with selling medical records

    Sayreville man charged with selling medical records

    A Sayreville man was charged on Sept. 12 with selling medical records that he allegdly stole from a storage unit in East Brunswick. Fernando Rios, 33, was charged with one count of identity theft in the second degree, one count of trafficking in personally identifying information in the second degree, and one count of burglary…

  • Edison man charged in business scam

    NEW BRUNSWICK — An Edison man was charged with allegedly using more than $150,000 from people he entered into business with for personal gain at restaurants, bars and to pay personal bills, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department. Weide “David” Dai, 37,…

  • Dotro sentenced to 20 years in prison for years of ‘demons’

    Dotro sentenced to 20 years in prison for years of ‘demons’

      NEW BRUNSWICK — It was the tale of two Michael Dotros — one who could do his job as an Edison police officer, and one much more sinister. Up until his plea deal on Aug. 21, Assistant Prosecutor Russell Curley said Dotro, 40, of Manalapan, couldn’t control his “demons” over the course of the…

  • East Brunswick doctor charged with health care fraud

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A doctor, whose medical practice is in East Brunswick, was charged last week with allegedly submitting claims for payment to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield that provided inaccurate diagnosis for the patient visits. This procedure resulted in over payment by Horizon to the doctor over a five-year period, according to Middlesex County…

  • Case closes as husband faces prison, wife enters PTI

    Even after indictments detailed a story of revenge, deceit, and misconduct by former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro, his wife, Alycia, who faced a number of charges herself, remained by her husband’s side every step of the way. Often times the pair would sit close together, chit chatting quietly with one another, as they waited…

  • Former Manalapan resident accused of stealing from Sayreville couple

    Former Manalapan resident accused of stealing from Sayreville couple

    A former Manalapan resident has been charged with stealing more than $75,000 from a Sayreville couple. Robert Perniola, 58, who now lives in Pompano Beach, Florida, turned himself in to authorities at the Middlesex County Court House on Aug. 16, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Perniola is charged with…

  • Dotro pleads guilty

    EDISON — Former Edison police officer Michael A. Dotro will have to serve 17 years in state prison before becoming eligible for parole as part of a plea deal with the state for fire bombing the Monroe home of his superior officer in 2013 and a whole host of other pending indictments that were levied…