Federal prosecutors say two Lakewood men and a New York City resident stole more than $ 6.5 million from an investor by claiming they had special access to Facebook shares before the company went public. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Aaron Muschel of Brooklyn and 47-year-old Alex Schleider and 37-year-old Eliyahu Weinstein, both of Lakewood, are charged with stealing approximately $ 6.7 million from … [Read more...]

Authorities have arrested several alleged members of a violent Atlantic City street gang that dealt heroin and cocaine in the city. Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa says the eight-month investigation into the 800 Blok gang's activities also helped foil a murder plot. He says one gang member arrested Tuesday was captured as he acquired a gun that was to be used in the slaying. Overall, 28 people … [Read more...]

The lawyer for the Toms river man whose 4-year-old son shot and killed a 6-year-old playmate says his client is cooperating. Robert Ebberup released a statement Wednesday criticizing the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office for arresting his client in front of his family while they ate dinner. The lawyer says Anthony Senatore would have voluntarily turned himself in to face charges of child … [Read more...]

Governor Christie says he hasn't been feeling better three months after undergoing secret weight-loss surgery. But the governor told people attending an event at a Princeton bookstore on Tuesday that he didn't feel badly before a band was surgically placed around his stomach to restrict how much food he could eat. The Record newspaper (http://bit.ly/11E1lRm) reports Christie appeared with MSNBC … [Read more...]

Happy Mother’s Day!! Here’s a trip to the hospital… Aggravated assault charges have been filed against an Ocean Township woman who allegedly stabbed her mother in the foot during a dispute on Mother's Day. The Asbury Park Press reports that 25-year-old Daria Fedoseeva also was charged with making terroristic threats and weapons charges stemming from Sunday's fight. Fedoseeva and her … [Read more...]

The FBI has subpoenaed the Lakewood school board for contracts, bills and invoices dating to 2008. Board attorney Steve Edelstein told the board Monday investigators are seeking documents involving Catapult Learning and Ocean health Initiatives. The Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/16wA9ER ) reports Catapult Learning has a multimillion-dollar contract to provide special-education services … [Read more...]

Prince Harry is heading to New York City after finishing a tour of two Jersey Shore hard hit by Superstorm Sandy. Governor Christie led the prince along the rebuilt boardwalk in Seaside Heights, where the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" was taped. The prince also saw the roller coaster that Sandy tossed into the sea. The two played a game of chance, tossing plastic balls at a hole and … [Read more...]

The roller coaster that plunged off the Seaside Heights amusement pier during Superstorm Sandy is being removed from the ocean. Work began Tuesday afternoon to remove the Jet Star from the surf. It fell from the Casino Pier during the Oct. 29 storm, and has become one of the defining images of Sandy's aftermath. Company spokeswoman Maria Mastoris says it should take about four days to … [Read more...]

Angelina Jolie says she's had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that makes it extremely likely she'll get breast cancer. Jolie authored an op-ed for today's New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. The 37-year-old Jolie says she made the choice after her mother died of cancer at age 56, and … [Read more...]

Authorities say the father of a 4-year-old boy who shot and fatally wounded his 6-year-old playmate has been arrested and charged with having weapons accessible to children. The Asbury Park Press reports that 33-year-old Anthony Senatore was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities say on April 8 Senatore's son took a .22 caliber rifle from a bedroom and fired a single shot, fatally … [Read more...]