By Melissa Steele Cape Gazette
Two New Jersey men who collected money for families of 9/11 victims were indicted by a New Jersey grand jury after officials say they kept the money for themselves. The men and their truck decorated with the names of people who died during 9/11 also participated in a Millsboro parade in 2011.
A pick-up truck driven by two New Jersey men, recently indicted on theft charges, leaves Lewes in 2011 among a group who rode and drove in memory of 9/11. Courtesy of: YouTube
Mark Niemczyk, 66, and Thomas Scalgione, 41, were indicted May 3 on third-degree conspiracy and theft by deception. Niemczyk also was charged with third-degree failure to file a personal state income tax return in 2011 after he did not report money he collected for 9/11 victims’ families and did not report $55,000 in casino winnings from 2011, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Under New Jersey law, third-degree crimes carry a sentence of three to five years in prison.
