Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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Marlboro resident pleads guilty to endangering the welfare of a child
A Marlboro resident and former Keansburg middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on April 10. Marc S. Marinoff, 31, now faces a prison term and permanently forfeited any future public employment as well as his current position as a school teacher, Gramiccioni said. Marinoff…
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Former municipal court judge pleads guilty in ticket scheme
A former Monmouth County municipal court judge has pleaded guilty to falsifying records in connection with a scheme of fixing municipal court dispositions to benefit several municipalities where he served as a judge, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Richard Thompson, 62, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth degree falsifying records…
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Humane law enforcement responsibility shifts to prosecutors
Just prior to leaving the governor’s office, Chris Christie signed a bill into law that moves law enforcement powers related to animal cruelty cases to county prosecutors, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. “Monmouth County residents will likely not notice any significant changes in the way animal cruelty cases are handled as a result…
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Investigators seek help to ID bank robber
Investigators are seeking assistance for the public to help identify the suspect in an armed bank robbery in Eatontown last week, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Investigators are releasing two photographs taken from surveillance video captured of the bank robbery. The suspect entered the TD Bank, located at the intersection of Wyckoff Road…
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Teen charged with killing family members on New Year’s Eve
LONG BRANCH – A 16-year-old boy is in police custody after four people were found shot to death inside his parent’s Long Branch home on New Year’s Eve. Long Branch police responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired at 635 Wall St. at 11:43 p.m. on Dec. 31, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher…
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Driver charged following death of pedestrian
HOWELL – A Jackson woman is facing charges and an investigation is continuing into the death of a Freehold Borough man who was killed as he was crossing Route 9 on foot shortly after midnight Dec. 2. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Juan Santiago-Lopez, 53, of Freehold Borough, died as the result of being…
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‘Operation Snowball’ shutters cocaine distribution ring
Nine members of a Freehold Borough cocaine distribution ring have been arrested following a nine-month investigation and charged with moving approximately one-third of a kilogram of cocaine a week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Snowball,” culminated with the Dec. 14 arrest of Hugo Hernandez as the alleged leader of…
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Former soccer league treasurer admits $400K theft
The former treasurer of the Freehold Soccer League pleaded guilty on Nov. 13 to stealing more than $400,000 from the volunteer organization between 2012 and 2016, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Anthony Gallo, 57, of Freehold Township, pleaded guilty to second degree theft before state Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano Jr., sitting…
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Prosecutor: Deadly synthetic drugs found in Monmouth County
Carfentanil and Cyclopropyl Fentanyl, two fatally potent synthetic drugs, have been recovered for the first time in Monmouth County, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The drugs, which were recovered in separate police investigations in Long Branch and Holmdel this year and recently identified by New Jersey State Police lab testing, were illicitly manufactured into pill…
