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Ritacco Sentencing Postponed

Originally scheduled for July 12

 

The sentencing of former Superintendent Michael Ritacco is postponed, and no new date has been set.

According to the case docket, a court clerk's note entered June 11 says the sentencing is postponed.

The sentencing of former Toms River Regional Superintendent Michael Ritacco was originally scheduled for July 12, before U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton.

Ritacco plead guity April 5 to two of the 27 charges he was facing, and admitted his role in years of corruption at the school district, where as much as $2.5 million in bribes were allegedly passed between Ritacco, insurance brokers and intermediaries.

He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy to impede the IRS. Ritacco could face 11 to 14 years jail time, according to sentencing guidelines.

As part of the plea Ritacco will forfeit $1 million dollars, his 2010 Mercedes e550, and $8,960 from his home found as part of an FBI raid.

The man also charged in the Ritacco indictment, Francis X. Gartland, was originally scheduled to be sentenced July 9. Last month, the sentencing date was rescheduled, and then also postponed without another date named for sentencing.

On April 2, Gartland plead guilty to four charges: mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and perjury in the Ritacco case.

Gartland admitted to his role with co-conspirators who paid $1 million to $2 million in bribes to Ritacco in exchange for inflated insurance contracts from 2002 to 2010, according to U.S. District Attorney Paul Fishman.

Gartland faces sentencing for charges elsewhere, such as election fraud out of South Amboy. Sentencing for those charges is also postponed with no new sentencing date set, according to the court docket.

About this column: The latest in the ongoing news of Toms River Regional Schools' disgraced former superintendent, Michael Ritacco. Related Topics: Ritacco guilty, gartland, gartland guilty, ritacco, and ritacco sentencing

Chief Wahoo

5:25 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

connect the dots ...................

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sickofcrooks

8:02 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hope this stooge does some time, regardless of who else he is ratting out.

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bayway mike

8:38 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

He'll probably spend as much time behind bars as Solomon Dwek has..NONE!!

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H.HEMMES

10:29 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

He should be behind bars awaiting sentencing.....not summering at the Jersey Shore!!!

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12:08 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

..of course it was! Then again, we all knew this was going to happen.

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silvertonmom

7:15 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Hmmm...shocker!
Just put the crook in jail and be done with it!

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JD

8:55 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Who is next...
- Members on the BOE??
- Former Assistant Supers?? (Cardone, Cranston)??

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1stcav

10:49 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

As long as there talking they postpone there court date until more are broght forth and indited for their crimes in Ocean County and the State. The Feds let them play " Tag " and then go after whomever is " Tagged " Carmine now has to " Tag " someone for a lighter sentence , and an extended court date, Who's next in Toms River ????? Stay tuned !

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PJ Ortley

10:49 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

They should take all of Ritacco's assets, return them to us the tax payors and then lock him up. Why take only $1MM, a car and a little cash? He is still a fat cat off our money.

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Sue Martindell

12:31 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

What about Dalonzo....you don't hear anything about him....they are just crooks ...

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jeff

1:40 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

JD is on the right track, how many more from the BOE or perhaps the TRPD........

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not a toms river employee

8:19 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

im sure will hear more maybe municipal, mayors, hmmmm lets just see who could be next

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Marynary

11:56 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012

Obviously they postponed the sentencing because he is providing information. There could be sealed incictments just waiting for followup like search warrants before the arrests are made. Imagine there are some jumpy people out there.

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Barry Fleckmann

12:58 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012

As Deep Throat said, in the movie, "All the President's Men," "follow the money."

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