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Readington women who planted recording device to eavesdrop on GOP local offices to get PTI

January 3, 2025 4:04 pmJanuary 6, 2025 1:22 pm

Two Readington Township Republicans are expected to be admitted to a pre-trial intervention program for planting a recording device at a local restaurant and recording a private meeting of two elected officials from a rival GOP faction, the New Jersey...

GOP leader wants woman charged with wiretapping to quit party post

October 22, 2024 11:25 pm

Readington Township GOP Municipal Chairman Andrew Saad wants Jacqueline Hindle to resign her Republican county committee seat after being charged with illegal wiretapping this week. Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson has accused Hindle of being part of a plot to...

Readington GOP leaders charged with placing a listening device to eavesdrop on rival’s meeting

October 21, 2024 4:35 pmOctober 21, 2024 11:27 pm

Prosecutors today charged two Readington Township women connected to a faction of the local Republican Party with planting a recording device at a local restaurant to record a private meeting of two elected officials who were their political opponents. Hunterdon...