Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Federal judge urges sanctions against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator Federal judge urges sanctions against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator Federal judge urges sanctions against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator
Federal judge urges sanctions against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator BEYOND BERGEN: “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joseph Francis was blasted by a federal magistrate New Jersey judge for dodging a deposition in a defamation suit by a woman whose name was used in a video of the infamous Jersey Shore call girl who brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the New Jersey Law Journal reports. Francis, who purportedly relocated to Mexico, “has been repeatedly cautioned that failure to comply might result in imposition of a sanction” but “has nonetheless chosen to flout the Court’s authority and disregard Order after Order,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Goodman sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson County jail deputy director sentenced to 21 months in illegal wiretap case Hudson County jail deputy director sentenced to 21 months in illegal wiretap case Hudson County jail deputy director sentenced to 21 months in illegal wiretap case
Hudson County jail deputy director sentenced to 21 months in illegal wiretap case BEYOND BERGEN: The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for illegally wiretapping jail employees. A federal judge convicted Kirk Eady, 47, of East Brunswick, in March of intentionally intercepting the wire, oral or electronic communications of others following a four-day trial. Eady used a website to call and record four employees from the Kearny facility while concealing his own number, making it appear as though they — and not he — placed the call, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. “He then called two of the employees …

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly Teen Faces Hearing For Bottle-Throwing Injury Tenafly Teen Faces Hearing For Bottle-Throwing Injury Tenafly Teen Faces Hearing For Bottle-Throwing Injury
Tenafly Teen Faces Hearing For Bottle-Throwing Injury A 17-year-old Tenafly girl was headed for a hearing in the Family Division of state court in Hackensack after police said she threw a glass bottle at another teen, hitting her in the head. The Aug. 25 home assault sent the victim to the hospital for stitches, Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada told Daily Voice late this afternoon. Detectives took the alleged assailant into custody on Aug. 31 on a delinquency complaint of aggravated assault. She was released to her parents pending the hearing. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Tenafly detectives: (201) 568-5…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties admits $3.5M fraud Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties admits $3.5M fraud Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties admits $3.5M fraud
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties admits $3.5M fraud YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Glen Rock man with reputed mob ties admitted today that he conspired to scam 15 victims out of nearly $3.5 million. Paul Mancuso, 49, said he conspired with co-defendant Pasquale “Pat” Stiso, a disbarred attorney from Westchester, to pretend to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and a chunk of real estate in Matawan that they flipped, among other bogus ventures that authorities said drained victims’ life savings. Both were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that Macuso still hadn’t paid, the govern…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid
Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Narcotics detectives seized an ounce of cocaine, nearly a half-pound of marijuana, 16 Molly capsules and a .30-caliber handgun, along with roundball ammunition, while arresting an alleged pot dealer during a SWAT team raid yesterday at his Bergenfield home, authorities said. They also seized more than $8,000 cash, some psilocybin mushrooms and 15 Xanax bars while taking 43-year-old Glen S. Thomassini into custody during the Fairview Avenue raid, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Detectives from the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force obtained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid
Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Narcotics detectives seized an ounce of cocaine, nearly a half-pound of marijuana, 16 Molly capsules and a .30-caliber handgun, along with roundball ammunition, while arresting an alleged pot dealer during a SWAT team raid yesterday at his Bergenfield home, authorities said. They also seized more than $8,000 cash, some psilocybin mushrooms and 15 Xanax bars while taking 43-year-old Glen S. Thomassini into custody during the Fairview Avenue raid, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Detectives from the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force obtained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Man Says He Conspired With Disbarred Westchester Attorney In $3.5M Scam Man Says He Conspired With Disbarred Westchester Attorney In $3.5M Scam Man Says He Conspired With Disbarred Westchester Attorney In $3.5M Scam
Man Says He Conspired With Disbarred Westchester Attorney In $3.5M Scam WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A New Jersey man with reputed mob ties admitted Thursday that he conspired with a disbarred attorney from Westchester to scam 15 victims out of nearly $3.5 million. Paul Mancuso, 49, said he conspired with co-defendant Pasquale “Pat” Stiso, of West Harrison, to pretend to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and a chunk of real estate in Matawan, N.J., that they flipped, among other bogus ventures that authorities said drained victims’ life savings. Both were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Man With Mob Ties Admits $3.5M Fraud Glen Rock Man With Mob Ties Admits $3.5M Fraud Glen Rock Man With Mob Ties Admits $3.5M Fraud
Glen Rock Man With Mob Ties Admits $3.5M Fraud GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A borough man with reputed mob ties admitted today that he conspired to scam 15 victims out of nearly $3.5 million. Paul Mancuso, 49, said he conspired with co-defendant Pasquale “Pat” Stiso, a disbarred attorney from Westchester, to pretend to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and a chunk of real estate in Matawan that they flipped, among other bogus ventures that authorities said drained victims’ life savings. Both were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that Macuso still hadn’t paid, the government said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Police Officer OK After Being Struck On Route 80 Paterson Police Officer OK After Being Struck On Route 80 Paterson Police Officer OK After Being Struck On Route 80
Paterson Police Officer OK After Being Struck On Route 80 A Paterson police officer was hospitalized after he was struck by a car on Route 80 while assisting State Police just before dawn today, authorities told Daily Voice. The unidentified officer was helping with a second crash that occurred on the rain-slicked wesbound highway within minutes of another when he was struck at 4:55 a.m. at mile marker 59.2, NJSP Sgt. Gregory Williams said. The officer was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, he said. Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale told NorthJersey.com that the six-year veteran sustained serious injuries to his head, face, arms…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia ex-con admits sexually assaulting girl, 16 Leonia ex-con admits sexually assaulting girl, 16 Leonia ex-con admits sexually assaulting girl, 16
Leonia ex-con admits sexually assaulting girl, 16 UPDATE: A Leonia construction worker today dropped what authorities called a blatant set of lies and admitted sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl while giving her a ride in his truck last summer. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Natalie Candela (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) Wilfredo Arias, 49, pleaded guilty in writing in Hackensack before Superior Court Judge James J. Guida, who rejected a plea attempt yesterday after Arias claimed the girl came on to him. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Natalie Candela insisted on the unusual move, telling Arias that she would agree to…

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