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THE DEVIL MADE THEM DO IT

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Saddle River NJ, Was Will Smith having a mental breakdown when he assaulted Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night? Was he on drugs? 

I’ve heard both theories—and more. But Denzel Washington has the one Smith likes best because it takes the blame off him. 

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AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST PSYCHO PERFORMANCE GOES TO…

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Saddle River NJ, in honor of last night’s Academy Awards—and actor Will Smith’s unhinged outburst—local bad-boy-turned good, Thomas Giacomaro, tells us his nickname was once “the Italian Hannibal Lecter.”

The Anthony Hopkins drama, The Silence of the Lambs, swept the Oscars exactly 30 years ago winning five main categories—Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. 

A decade later, Giacomaro—who penned his 2018 memoir The King of Con: How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and Lived to Tell the Crooked Tale, earned the moniker—in prison.

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BUT DOES IT HAVE A JAPANESE KOI POND?

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Saddle River NJ, If you try to Google-map it, the house is shrouded in shrubbery and leafy Northern Red Oak.

But it’s still there, the 8,000 square-foot mansion on Fox Hedge Road in Saddle River, NJ—a potential upcoming shooting location this fall for the upcoming docuseries, The King of Con, and former home of local legend, Thomas Giacomaro. 

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CHRIS CHRISTIE AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY CON MEN

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Ridgewood NJ, Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had scolding words last Sunday for his one-time ally and friend, Donald Trump.

“He actually told the truth by accident,” Christie said on ABC’s This Week, “he wanted the election to be overturned.”

Christie’s no stranger to liars and conmen. He came face to face with the best almost 20 years ago.

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Former U.S. Attorney former Governor Chris Christie Once Prosecuted , “The King of Con”

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Thomas Giacomaro aka The King of Con with Co-Author Natasha Stoynoff

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Saddle River NJ, the recent post of Chis Christie’s book signing at Bookends in Ridgewood brought to mind the former governor’s life as a U.S. Attorney. Christie prosecuted Thomas Giacomaro aka The King of Con.
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