Thursday, September 13, 2012
Several plead guilty but have no court date; one contractor was ordered to pay $20,000.
A series of intermediaries allegedly associated with the kickback schemes of former superintendent Michael Ritacco have plead guilty but still await sentencing. The former Toms River Regional Superintendent pleaded 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. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano at a 10 a.m. Sept. 14 in Trenton federal court. But more than one of …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Woman pleaded guilty to forgery, theft by deception, also sentenced to 94 days in jail
A Toms River woman will serve 94 days in jail and must repay $144,950 she admitted stealing from a home health aide patient. Yvette Bullard-Tebetts, 44, of Toms River, was sentenced Sept. 7 by Superior Court Judge Wendell Daniels in Ocean County. She will serve 94 days in county jail as a condition of two years of probation. Bullard-Tebetts was also ordered to pay $144,950 in restitution as well as a $1,936 to the Division of Criminal Justice for repayment of costs incurred due to costs of her extradition in June, announced Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa. Chiesa said in a news release today that Bullard-Tebetts stole from a patient by forging and cashing blank checks. Bullard-Tebetts had pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree …
Monday, June 25, 2012
Outcome brings closure and justice to the victim and the victim's family, said Senior Assistant Prosecutor Laura Pierro
James R. McManus, 19, of Lacey Township was sentenced to eight years in state prison for the sexual assault of a minor. McManus, who was tried as an adult, plead guilty to one county of sexual assault, second degree, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Laura Pierro said. McManus was accused of committing the acts at family members' homes in Seaside Heights, Toms River and Lacey, she said. McManus was 16 at the time of the alleged crimes. The minor was 10 years old. He was originally being tried as a juvenile, but the case was waived up to adult court, according Pierro. The crimes, which involve penetration of a child younger than 13, occurred over a two-year time period in 2009 and 2010, she said. The defendant and victim were known to one another…
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