Tag: U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 28
Brookdale Community College, ARC of Monmouth County and Voyagers’ Community School have announced a free, pre-vocational program that offers adult students, ages 18 to 24, who have intellectual disabilities a classroom learning experience in life, consumer and employment skills, self-advocacy, healthy habits, financial literacy and the innovative use of technology. This grant award was funded…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 19
A Middletown resident has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Andrew Suarez, 29, is charged by indictment with money laundering conspiracy, substantive money laundering counts and aggravated identity theft, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According…
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Area man admits corrupt interference with administration of internal revenue laws
A resident of Matawan has admitted his corrupt interference with the administration of internal revenue laws, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Bertoli, 65, recently pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to one count of an indictment charging him with corrupt interference with the administration of internal revenue laws,…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Sept. 28
United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (UWMOC) has kicked off its 10th annual Warmest Wishes Coat Drive for local preschool, elementary and middle school children in need. UWMOC is collecting new winter coats in toddler sizes 3T to 4T and children’s sizes Extra Small to Extra Large to be distributed to more than 50…
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Manalapan resident charged with $1 million investment scheme
A Manalapan resident has been charged with defrauding victims in an investment fraud scheme out of at least $1 million and with fraudulently obtaining a loan of approximately $96,000 meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Aug. 17. Anthony Mastroianni Jr., 48, was charged in a…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 10
A Shrewsbury company will pay $7.6 million under a consent judgement for its role in making false statements to obtain government contracts that were set aside for businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Aug. 2. As alleged in the government’s complaint: VE Source, LLC; the company’s owners,…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, July 27
The Monmouth County Park System has announced upcoming artist talks for its current art exhibit Summer Nights. Held in the “Gallery” at the Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, Lincroft, these talks feature several participating artists discussing their creative process and favorite inspirations. The first talk will be held from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 10 and features…
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U.S. settles lawsuit against Jackson for discriminatory ordinances targeting Orthodox Jewish religious schools
The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with Jackson Township and the Jackson Township Planning Board to settle allegations that those bodies violated the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when they passed and applied a series of discriminatory zoning ordinances that intentionally targeted the…
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Former Monmouth County resident admits making threatening communications
A former resident of Monmouth County has admitted making threatening telephone and email communications to New Jersey state officials, judges, law enforcement officers and attorneys, and phoning in false bomb threats to local and state government offices, a police department, two law firms and a commercial establishment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on May…
