Former N.J. Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt says alleged bribe was fee

OCEAN COUNTY — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court Trenton at the trial of a lawmaker who resigned after he was arrested in New Jersey’s largest corruption sting.
Lawyers for former Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt will argue their client thought he had been legitimately retained as a paid consultant for a land [...]

Fotios ‘Freddy’ Geas’ lawyers want Adolfo ‘Big Al’ Bruno Mafia hit case moved to New York

Lawyers for Fotios “Freddy” Geas, who is set to be tried here next month for the 2003 Mafia hit of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, are asking a federal judge to move the case to New York.
The request comes in the wake of last week’s indictment of two of Geas’ alleged co-conspirators in a federal court [...]