Matthew Scannapieco

Matthew V. Scannapieco
Mayor of Marlboro, New Jersey
In office January 1992 (1992-01) – December 2003 (2003-12)
Preceded by	Saul Hornik
Succeeded by	Robert Kleinberg
Personal details
Born	(1944-05-21) May 21, 1944 (age 80) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara (1978-2002) Michelle (2002-2005)
Residence	Middletown, Delaware
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Matthew V. Scannapieco (born May 21, 1944) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Marlboro, New Jersey from 1992[1] to 2003.[2] During the course of his career in public service, Scannapieco, a Republican, also served on the Township Council, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.[3] During his tenure as mayor, he sat on the planning board and appointed all but one of the other members.[2] During this time, Marlboro township experienced a 40 percent increase in housing units in Marlboro, or nearly 3,500 new units.[4] In 2005, in the case of United States of America v. Matthew V. Scannapieco, he was charged with illegally accepting cash payments to influence planning processes and tax evasion.[5]^[non-primary source needed]

Legal problems

Scannapieco pleaded guilty to accepting $245,000 in bribes from several land developers.[6][7][8]

The former mayor also pleaded guilty to tax evasion, specifically for failing to pay federal taxes on the money he accepted from several land developers involved with W.B. Associates.[9]

In August 2015, he pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse. At the age of 71, he was sentenced to 25 years in custody.[10]

References

1. Glickson, G. (August 22, 1993). "If You're Thinking of Living in: Marlboro". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
2. Smothers, R. (July 11, 2005). "Officials Pleaded Guilty, but Town Was Changed Forever". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
3. Tali Israeli. "Former mayor admits taking developer's cash". newstranscript.gmnews.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. Unknown^[permanent dead link‍]
5. "United States v. Matthew V. Scannapieco" (PDF). justice.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-30. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
6. Quirk, J. A. (April 13, 2005). "Ex-Marlboro Mayor: I Took $245G in Bribes". Asbury Park Press. Neptune, New Jersey: Gannett Company. p. 1.
7. Mikle, J.; Sahn, M.; McGrath, M. (October 21, 2010). "Michael J. Ritacco, Toms River, NJ school chief, took $1 million in bribes, feds say". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
8. Murray, Brian T. (June 20, 2008). "Former Marlboro mayor sentenced to 2 years in prison for taking bribes". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey: Advance Publications.
9. "Newark". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
10. "Ex-NJ mayor sentenced to 25 years in child sex abuse case". CBS News. New York City: CBS Corporation. September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2019.