FAKE NEPHEW ADMITS RED BANK SENIOR SCAM
A Matawan man admitted he posed as the nephew of a terminally ill Red Bank woman to steal nearly $1 million and her home from her, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced Friday.
James J. Demitro, 43, also known as Anthony Tatalia admitted his crimes Thursday before Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, acknowledging that he pretended to be the nephew of an 87-year-old woman with dementia and terminal cancer when he stole just under
$1 million and the family home she lived in since 1925 a home built by her father and grandfather, Gramiccioni said in a press release.