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...Jersey public officials, Addonizio and nine present or former Newark city officeholders were charged by a federal grand jury with extortion and income tax violations. The ten officials plus five other men, including a reputed Mafia member named Anthony ("Tony Boy") Boiardo, were indicted for extorting $253,500 from Constrad, Inc., an engineering firm that did business with the city. The charge carries penalties of $10,000 and 20 years in prison. The 15 were also accused of failing to report their payoffs, ranging from $500 to $37,000, to the Internal Revenue Service. As a result, they face additional...
...state grand jury questioned him about local gambling last year. Federal authorities have had him under investigation since he and Boiardo were seen chatting at the pool of the Americana Hotel in San Juan, P.R., nearly two years ago. But their case against him really began to develop when Constrad's chief, Paul Rigo, went to the Justice Department a few weeks ago with his records. After he began to talk, the Government moved swiftly against the mayor. Two weeks ago, the grand jury called on Addonizio to testify. Claiming his right against selfincrimination, the mayor refused to talk...
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