Ritacco, Others Ordered To Pay Millions Back To Toms River Schools

Ritacco, the former Toms River superintendent, and Francis X. Gartland, the district's former insurance broker, have been ordered to pay $4,336,987.91

Several former officials have been ordered to pay back millions to Toms River schools for their involvement in a bribes scandal that brought down the district's superintendent. Michael J. Ritacco, the former superintendent for the Toms River Regional School District, and Francis X. Gartland, the district's former insurance broker, have been ordered to pay $4,336,987.91 in restitution to the school district, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Thursday. Frank D’Alonzo, the former supervisor of Athletics and Special Projects for the School District, was ordered to pay $1,625,952.79 in restitution. Ritacco, 64, of Seaside Heights, Gartland, 71, of Baltimore, and D’Alonzo, 55, of Lavallette, all previously pleaded guilty before U.S. …

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UPDATE: Ex-Mayor Inteso Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Former Toms River Mayor Carmine C. Inteso Jr. pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Former Toms River Mayor Carmine C. Inteso Jr. pleaded guilty today to tax evasion in Trenton federal court for failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars of income from the insurance broker who was convicted for bribing school officials, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Inteso pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano to one count of tax evasion, Fishman said in a statement. Matthew Reilly, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney, said five other charges against Inteso were dismissed. Inteso, who held various offices in Toms River from 2002 through 2007, allegedly took a job as a contractor in Afghanistan after learning he was the target of the tax investigation and was taken into custody at New York’s John F. Kennedy …

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Man Named in Ritacco Conspiracy to Spend More Than Three Years in Prison

Former Toms River schools supervisor sentenced Monday in Trenton

Toms River's former supervisor of athletics and special projects was sentenced Monday to over 3 years in prison in connection with a scheme to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to the former schools superintendent. Frank D’Alonzo, 55, of Lavallette received the 37 month prison sentence in federal court in Trenton, before U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano, for his association with the kickback schemes involving former Superintendent Michael Ritacco. Pisano also was sentenced D'Alonzo to three years of supervised release once his prison term is completed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. A restitution and forfeiture hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Dec. 12 before Pisano. D'Alonzo pleaded guilt to one count of …

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8:41 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

My understanding of Alternate Route teachers is that they do have Bachelors Degrees but not in Education but in specific college level content majors such as Science or Biology or Chemistry or English or History. They usually are better educated than ed majors and just take teaching classes for 2 years to make up for their big "deficiency" of not taking ed courses as undergraduates. And many of …   more ›

Man Named in Ritacco Conspiracy To Be Sentenced Monday

Frank D’Alonzo was among several who pleaded guilty

Toms River's former supervisor of athletics and special projects will be sentenced Monday morning in connection with a scheme to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to the former schools superintendent. Frank D’Alonzo, 55, of Lavallette will be sentenced in federal court in Trenton, before U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano, for his association with the kickback schemes involving former Superintendent Michael Ritacco. D'Alonzo pleaded guilty in 2010 to one count each of bribery and three counts each of tax evasion. His guilty plea also came days before Ritacco was indicted in fall 2010. Ritacco 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…

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Former Toms River Schools Insurance Broker Faces More Than 11 Years In Jail

Francis X. Gartland admitted to mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and perjury.

Francis X. Gartland, the former insurance broker for the Toms River Regional School District, was sentenced Friday to 135 months in prison for his role in a scheme to pay bribes and other benefits to then-superintendent Michael J. Ritacco, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.  Gartland, 71, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano to charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and perjury. Pisano imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. In September, a federal judge sentenced Ritacco to 135 months – just over 11 years – in prison. Gartland has admitted that while he served as the insurance broker for Toms River Regional Schools, he funneled bribes through a series of intermediaries. The …

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Former Toms River Schools Insurance Broker To Be Sentenced Today

Francis X. Gartland admits to mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and perjury.

Francis X. Gartland, the former insurance broker for the Toms River Regional School District, is scheduled to be sentenced this morning for his role in a scheme to pay bribes and other benefits to then-superintendent Michael J. Ritacco. Gartland, who is scheduled to appear in federal court in Trenton, has admitted that while he served as the insurance broker for Toms River Regional Schools, he funneled bribes through a series of intermediaries. The payments were in excess of $1 million total from 2002-2010, announced the U.S. Attorney's office. Gartland, 71, pleaded guilty last spring before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and perjury. U.S. Attorney Paul J…

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Seaside Park Confirms: High Schoolers Will Attend Toms River Regional

Borough discussing with attorneys who picks up $10,000 tab for each student

The nine Seaside Park students who are already attending Toms River schools won't be going back to the Central Regional school district, Borough Administrator Robert Martucci said today. Martucci said the roughly $10,000 in tuition for each student will be paid to Toms River Regional in the fall. The students had previously attended Toms River schools free of charge, under an arrangement made back when former Toms River schools superintendent Michael J. Ritacco was at the helm. Ritacco, who lives in  Seaside Park, is awaiting trial for federal corruption charges. He resigned after his arrest in October. The parents of the nine students requested that their children be allowed to attend Toms River schools, he said. "Our children will …

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