Two New Jersey men have been barred from charity work after they admitted operating a bogus 9/11 charity. They must also hand over more than $121,000, which the state will donate to a legitimate charity.
Thomas Scalgione of Stafford Township and Mark Niemczyk of Tinton Falls admitted violating the state’s Charities Registration and Investigation Act.
The two brought a custom-painted pickup truck to public events, where they sold T-shirts featuring the logos of the NYPD and FDNY. But no money they collected went to the families of first responders killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.