Asbury Park Press front page Wednesday, Sept. 30 2015
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Food at the mall has changed a lot. In Table In your court Brick Schools Superintendent Wal- ter Uszenski, his daughter and two for- mer school district officials have been indicted by a grand jury on charges they schemed to give the schools chief’s grandson taxpayer-funded ser- vices the child wasn’t legally entitled to, officials said Tuesday. Authorities say the four improperly arranged to get Uszenski’s preschool- aged grandson full-time day care and transportation by falsely claiming the services were necessary, according to a release from the Ocean County Prose- cutor’s Office. The ill-gotten services cost taxpayers more than $50,000, ac- cording to prosecutors. They were accused by a grand jury of official misconduct, among a host of other charges, according to Ocean County Executive Assistant Prosecu- tor Michel Paulhus. Those indicted and their charges in- clude: » Uszenski, 63, of Brick. He was charged with crimes including second- and third-degree official misconduct, third-degree theft by deception, and second-degree conspiracy to commit official misconduct. » Former Brick Schools Interim Di- rector of Public Services Andrew Mor- gan, 68, of Edison. He was indicted on the same charges as Uszenski, plus false swearing and theft by deception for allegedly omitting a past criminal charge on his Brick schools applica- tion. » Former Brick Schools Academic Officer Lorraine Morgan, 58, of Edi- son, the wife of Andrew Morgan. She was indicted on a charge of third-de- gree official misconduct. A warrant was issued for her arrest. Her bail would be $10,000 with no option to pay 10 percent. » Jacqueline Halsey, 37, of Brick, the daughter of Uszenski. She was in- dicted on charges including second- ASBURY PARK PRESS :: MONMOUTH EDITION APP.COM $1.00 WEDNESDAY 09.30.15 VOLUME 136 NUMBER 234 SINCE 1879 ADVICE 5D CLASSIFIED 1E COMICS 4D LOCAL 3A OBITUARIES 11A OPINION 14A SPORTS 1C TABLE 1D WEATHER 8C YOUR MONEY 10A JACKSON A fire district chairman was arrested on Tuesday and charged with stealing $1.6 million from a Long Island volunteer EMS squad, prompting a review of the district’s finances. Jackson resident Brad Reiter was arrested and ar- raigned on a charge of first-degree grand larceny after allegedly taking money from the volunteer Bellmore- Merrick EMS squad over a seven-year period, using the money for personal expenses, insurance bills, credit card payments and lawn services, according to the Nas- sau County District Attorney’s Office in New York. He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Reiter, 50, has served on the board of fire commis- sioners for Jackson Fire District No. 3 since February 2014. He was named the board’s chairman earlier this year. In the wake of Reiter’s arrest, the district’s book- keeper and auditor will conduct a financial analysis of its financial records, said Joseph D. Youssouf, the fire district’s attorney. “This is an unfolding tragedy for him, personally,” said Youssouf. “It’s to make sure it’s not an unfolding Man charged in $1.6M theft from EMS squad Jackson fire district chairman stole from Long Island volunteers, cops say STEPH SOLIS @STEPHMSOLIS MIKE DAVIS @BYMIKEDAVIS See EMS, Page 6A NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Brad Reiter, 50, of Jackson faces a first-degree grand larceny charge. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison. TINTON FALLS They began to emerge from their cardboard boxes at daybreak, exhausted and cold. The temperature had dipped into the 50s overnight, with a wind rustling through the encampment. Welcome to “Cardboard Box City,” a one-night taste of homelessness for 140 people looking to make a differ- ence. The annual event raised more than $14,000 for Family Promise of Monmouth County, a Middletown- based shelter for families. The participants, a majority of whom were teen- agers, built their own shelters out of cardboard and tape on Friday on the grounds outside of Monmouth Church of Christ. After a soup-line dinner, some speeches and music, they hunkered down for a long night. “You come in with a joke mentality, ‘Oh, we’re going to make a box city with all our friends,’ but once it got to 2 in the morning it started getting real,” said 15-year-old Living in a box: Cardboard helps teach big lesson JERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN See HOMELESS, Page 5A FALL OF AFGHAN CITY POSES BIG TEST FOR U.S.-BACKED FORCES PAGE 1B BRICK SCHOOLS CHIEF, DAUGHTER INDICTED ASBURY PARK PRESS FILE PHOTO Brick Schools Superintendent Walter Uszenski. WALTER USZENSKI superintendent of schools Charges include: Official misconduct Theft by deception ALSO INDICTED Andrew Morgan interim director of special services Charges include: » Official misconduct » Theft by deception » False swearing and theft by deception Lorraine Morgan former Brick schools academic officer Charges include: » Official misconduct » Theft by deception Jacqueline Halsey Uszenski’s daughter Charges include: » Official misconduct » Theft by deception Three others also accused in plot to illegally obtain school services ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS AND AMANDA OGLESBY @OGLESBYAPP See INDICT, Page 4A APP’s Red Zone Road Show featuring Rumson-Fair Haven at St. John Vianney airs today at noon! app.com/roadshow Get into the Zone
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Asbury Park Press front page for Wednesday, Sept. 30 2015.
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Food at the mall haschanged a lot.
In Table
In your court
Brick Schools Superintendent Wal-ter Uszenski, his daughter and two for-mer school district officials have beenindicted by a grand jury on chargesthey schemed to give the schoolschief’s grandson taxpayer-funded ser-vices the child wasn’t legally entitledto, officials said Tuesday.
Authorities say the four improperlyarranged to get Uszenski’s preschool-aged grandson full-time day care andtransportation by falsely claiming theservices were necessary, according toarelease from the Ocean County Prose-cutor’s Office. The ill-gotten servicescost taxpayers more than $50,000, ac-cording to prosecutors.
They were accused by a grand juryof official misconduct, among a host ofother charges, according to OceanCounty Executive Assistant Prosecu-tor Michel Paulhus.
Those indicted and their charges in-clude:
» Uszenski, 63, of Brick. He wascharged with crimes including second-and third-degree official misconduct,third-degree theft by deception, andsecond-degree conspiracy to commitofficial misconduct.
» Former Brick Schools Interim Di-rector of Public Services Andrew Mor-gan, 68, of Edison. He was indicted onthe same charges as Uszenski, plusfalse swearing and theft by deceptionfor allegedly omitting a past criminalcharge on his Brick schools applica-tion.
» Former Brick Schools AcademicOfficer Lorraine Morgan, 58, of Edi-son, the wife of Andrew Morgan. Shewas indicted on a charge of third-de-gree official misconduct. A warrantwas issued for her arrest. Her bailwould be $10,000 with no option to pay10 percent.
» Jacqueline Halsey, 37, of Brick,the daughter of Uszenski. She was in-dicted on charges including second-
ASBURY PARK PRESS :: MONMOUTH EDITION APP.COM $1.00
WEDNESDAY 09.30.15
VOLUME 136
NUMBER 234
SINCE 1879
ADVICE 5DCLASSIFIED 1ECOMICS 4DLOCAL 3AOBITUARIES 11A
OPINION 14ASPORTS 1CTABLE 1DWEATHER 8CYOUR MONEY 10A
JACKSON A fire district chairman was arrested onTuesday and charged with stealing $1.6 million from aLong Island volunteer EMS squad, prompting a reviewof the district’s finances.
Jackson resident Brad Reiter was arrested and ar-raigned on a charge of first-degree grand larceny afterallegedly taking money from the volunteer Bellmore-Merrick EMS squad over a seven-year period, using themoney for personal expenses, insurance bills, creditcard payments and lawn services, according to the Nas-sau County District Attorney’s Office in New York.
He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.Reiter, 50, has served on the board of fire commis-
sioners for Jackson Fire District No. 3 since February2014. He was named the board’s chairman earlier thisyear.
In the wake of Reiter’s arrest, the district’s book-keeper and auditor will conduct a financial analysis ofits financial records, said Joseph D. Youssouf, the firedistrict’s attorney.
“This is an unfolding tragedy for him, personally,”said Youssouf. “It’s to make sure it’s not an unfolding
Man chargedin $1.6Mtheft fromEMS squadJackson fire district chairman stolefrom Long Island volunteers, cops say
STEPH SOLIS @STEPHMSOLISMIKE DAVIS @BYMIKEDAVIS
See EMS, Page 6A
NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Brad Reiter, 50, of Jackson faces a first-degreegrand larceny charge. If convicted, he couldface up to 25 years in prison.
TINTON FALLS They began to emerge from theircardboard boxes at daybreak, exhausted and cold. Thetemperature had dipped into the 50s overnight, with awind rustling through the encampment.
Welcome to “Cardboard Box City,” a one-night tasteof homelessness for 140 people looking to make a differ-ence. The annual event raised more than $14,000 forFamily Promise of Monmouth County, a Middletown-based shelter for families.
The participants, a majority of whom were teen-agers, built their own shelters out of cardboard andtape on Friday on the grounds outside of MonmouthChurch of Christ. After a soup-line dinner, somespeeches and music, they hunkered down for a longnight.
“You come in with a joke mentality, ‘Oh, we’re goingto make a box city with all our friends,’ but once it got to2 in the morning it started getting real,” said 15-year-old
Living in a box:Cardboard helpsteach big lesson JERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN
See HOMELESS, Page 5A
FALL OF AFGHAN CITY POSES BIG TEST FOR U.S.-BACKED FORCES PAGE 1B
BRICK SCHOOLS CHIEF, DAUGHTER
INDICTED
ASBURY PARK PRESS
FILE PHOTO
Brick SchoolsSuperintendent WalterUszenski.
WALTER USZENSKIsuperintendent
of schools
Charges include:
Official
misconduct
Theft
by deception
ALSO INDICTED
Andrew Morganinterim directorof special services
Charges include:» Official misconduct» Theft by deception» False swearing andtheft by deception
Lorraine Morganformer Brick schoolsacademic officer
Charges include: » Official misconduct» Theft by deception
Jacqueline Halsey Uszenski’s daughter
Charges include:» Official misconduct» Theft by deception
Three others also accused in plot to illegally obtain school servicesANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWSAND AMANDA OGLESBY @OGLESBYAPP
See INDICT, Page 4A
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