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Mongelli, who resigned his posts as a prosecutor in the Central Bergen and Paramus municipal courts in the wake of the charges, said he had been charged along with two co-defendants, Joseph Greenblatt and Mongelli's former law partner, Peter Vogel. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attor...

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Published inThe Record (Hackensack, N.J.)
Main Author WILLIAM LAMB, NICK CLUNN and ASHLEY KINDERGAN, STAFF WRITERS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bergen County, N.J North Jersey Media Group Inc 08.11.2007
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Fasolo, Frank
Franz, Eric
Greenblatt, Joseph
Mongelli, Joseph
Vogel, Peter
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Summary:Mongelli, who resigned his posts as a prosecutor in the Central Bergen and Paramus municipal courts in the wake of the charges, said he had been charged along with two co-defendants, Joseph Greenblatt and Mongelli's former law partner, Peter Vogel. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office was not able to comment on the charges Wednesday night. "I'm a licensed attorney, licensed prosecutor and dedicated community servant," Mongelli said. "I'm looking forward to clearing my name of any charges." "That's not the same Joe Mongelli I know," [Frank Fasolo] said. "The Joe I know all these years, he's got four kids, he's always been for the family, he'd always go the extra mile for his friends. We've been running mates for six years. [For him] to be accused of this ... I'm completely in denial."