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READ: Portash's Prosecutor; Next Week: Portash's Widow
The feature focuses on the Ocean County prosecutor when the Joe Portash scandal became known; next week: an interview with Portash's widow
In New Jersey, scandal has become a part of the political fabric. But what happened in Manchester two decades ago could have made even the worst mobster gasp.
Tomorrow, we'll feature an interview with former Ocean County Prosecutor James W. Holzapfel, who helped put them all in jail.
One of the few he couldn't get was Joe Portash, the late Manchester Township administrator who spearheaded the scheme to rob more than $10 million from the treasury.
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