Newark, NJ - The United States of America charged Thomas Manzo, age 55, and and John Perna, age 43, with assault and battery.

The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” and an organized crime soldier were arrested on charges of planning and carrying out an assault of the Bravo star’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding... More...    $0 (07-03-2020 - NJ)

Defendant Rolando Terrell appeals from convictions under
two indictments. The first, Indictment No. 09-07-2029, charged
him with numerous crimes regarding the September 8, 2008 arson,
robbery, and murders of four victims. Co-defendant Lester Hayes
was charged in the first fifteen counts of this indictment.1 The
second, Indictment No. 09-07-2032, charged defendant with t... More...    $0 (05-03-2016 - NJ)

A jury found defendant Robert Goodwin guilty of second
degree insurance fraud, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6. In doing so, the
jury necessarily concluded that defendant knowingly made or
caused to be made false statements of material fact concerning
an insurance claim for damage to his girlfriend’s sport utility
vehicle (SUV). The heart of the State’s case was that defendant
fa... More...    $0 (01-20-2016 - NJ)

A jury found defendant Robert Goodwin guilty of second
degree insurance fraud, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6. In doing so, the
jury necessarily concluded that defendant knowingly made or
caused to be made false statements of material fact concerning
an insurance claim for damage to his girlfriend’s sport utility
vehicle (SUV). The heart of the State’s case was that defendant
fa... More...    $0 (01-19-2016 - NJ)

Appellant John Bencivengo, former Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was convicted of violating, inter alia, the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and § 2, and the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(1) and (3) and § 2, for accepting money from Marliese Ljuba in exchange for agreeing to influence members of the Hamilton Township School Board to refrain from putting the School District’s insura... More...    $0 (04-23-2014 - NJ)

Appellant John Bencivengo, former Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was convicted of violating, inter alia, the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and § 2, and the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(1) and (3) and § 2, for accepting money from Marliese Ljuba in exchange for agreeing to influence members of the Hamilton Township School Board to refrain from putting the School District’s insura... More...    $0 (04-23-2014 - NJ)

A landlord has a duty to keep areas within his control in a reasonably safe condition so as not to endanger the lives or property of his tenants. In this case, plaintiff, a commercial tenant, claims that defendant, his landlord, breached that duty because of the dangerous manner in which he maintained an open storage area with construction debris and refuse and because he should have been aware... More...    $0 (03-24-2004 - NJ)

Defendant William T. Evers challenges the validity of a search of his home authorized by a warrant that uncovered evidence of his possession and transmission of child pornography on the Internet and led to his conviction of multiple violations of the child endangerment statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4. The State challenges defendant’s sentence to a probationary term for second-degree child endanger... More...    $0 (02-13-2003 - NJ)

Mrs. Frost was the owner and operator of a small gift shop in an Historic Village setting, known as the Historic Village of Smithville,New Jersey. On Feb.2, 1998, Ms. Frost notified maintenance of smell of smoke in closet. Negitive opinion from maintenance man. After closing at 6pm fire discovered at 6:15pm. On February 3, 1998, Prosec. Arson Squad determined accidential/electrical attic. Eig... More...    $0 (03-20-2000 - NJ)