Retired N.J. police chief scammed 95-year-old victim out of $29K

Comment #33

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:30:05 GMT

Ugh this makes mad he s a sorry SOB........

Comment #32

Teddi — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:22:01 GMT

Yep, he should have. Which is what the judge said. He's blaming his falling on the scam on his strokes, which he said impaired his judgement. Not buying that as an excuse since he had the wherewithal to turn around and scam someone else. He didn't file a report. He didn't do anything someone in law enforcement should know to do. Instead, he found and targeted an easy mark on whom to perpetrate the same scam so he wouldn't be broke. If it weren't for bank employees he would have gotten away with... [ More ]

Comment #31

Instyle — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:00:58 GMT

Thanks, but unless I misread the article, the ex cop was scammed first. The ex cop should have known better to fall to a scam.

Comment #30

Teddi — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 06:26:45 GMT

He spent 30 years on the force. He didn't accidentally choose a 95 yr old to swindle. That was a deliberate targeting of an elderly man because he'd make an easy mark. Do you really have no sympathy for a person that age getting conned by a guy who spent his entire working life engendering trust in the public and fellow law enforcement officers?

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Comment #29

Teddi — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 05:58:24 GMT

Why would a US citizen need to move to Mexico for agreeing with the justice system of the United States? How does that make any sense whatsoever

Comment #28

Gleno — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:28:07 GMT

What a shame.Retired Police Chief must collect a handsome pension and resorts to the dark side.

Comment #27

mjwinsmith — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:56:00 GMT

Is that YOUR best answer

Comment #26

dpoly1 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:36:08 GMT

Move to Mexico

Comment #25

Redd55 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:41:19 GMT

This is court ordered restitution as part of his sentence - not a civil judgement.

Comment #24

Bleudog101 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:24:35 GMT

I don't know about New Jersey in regards to pensions that cannot be used to pay off lawsuits; i.e. a judgment held against you and your pension is untouchable. I know SD and FL have this. OJ Simpson's 25K/month pension from the NFL is off limits in Florida and the Goldman's sued for wrongful death.

Guess the only silver lining is that he is a convicted felon, though I don't see it hurting him any.

Comment #23

Soledad — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:49:43 GMT

I'm not buying his story. He said he was trying to recoup but then it says he gave all the money from the victim to the people he lost the money from in the first place. Doesn't make sense. Something ain't right in this picture. ANYBODY KNOWS THAT IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY THE TAXES ARE PAID FROM THE WINNINGS. Yes in the future your tax bracket may change and you may pay higher taxes but that is to the Federal government. I don't know what this guy was up to but he was up to something. The 5 months... [ More ]

Comment #22

Stack47 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:37:56 GMT

The victim is a 95-year-old and an easy mark especially when an ex cop is running the scam.

Comment #21

Instyle — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:35:53 GMT

For the life of me I cannot figure out why people fall for that scam. I just don't get it ! I think we all have received at one time, these fake emails saying we've won the lottery; now I hit the trash can button even though I'm furious that someone think I'm that stupid. I feel sorry for the victim.

Comment #20

Redd55 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:53:30 GMT

Call it an educated guess. I've handled many a court ordered restitution case and that is how it is handled in my state.

Comment #19

Raven62 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:42:16 GMT

It may be SOP when someone passes:

http://m.lawqa.com/qa/what-happens-to-settlement-funds-if-it-awarded-to-me-after-i-die

Comment #18

Todd — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:25:57 GMT

Well, that's not true -- something was indeed done to him. He was charged and plead no-contest, then sentenced. That was the point of the article. The fact that he was a cop as you say actually worked against him, it did not help him in any way.

Comment #17

Todd — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:22:34 GMT

I did not see anything about payment being made to the man's estate anywhere. Do you have some kind of first-hand knowledge that was included in the settlement, or are you guessing

Comment #16

Redd55 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:00:12 GMT

If the victim dies before restitution is fully paid, it is then paid to his estate.

And yes, I believe strokes and age may have affected the defendant's judgement, too. However, I dont remember if te defendant submitted medical records indicating he had strokes.

Comment #15

OldHippie — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:52:53 GMT

This whole scenario just makes me want to vomit. I expect this sort of thing out of certain other stereotypes, but when someone of this background does it, man, it makes me sick down to the very depths of my soul.

Comment #14

ckrakowski — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:16:06 GMT

Ryan was ordered to repay the victim's losses, totaling $28,900, in monthly increments of no less than $200 each.

At a minimum payment of $200 per month, it will take more than 12 years for the 95-year-old to collect the repayment.

Well he will not have to pay back the money since I suspect the vitum who is 95 years old will not live long enough to see it all back.

Ryan said he had suffered a series of strokes that he believed had affected his judgment.

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Comment #13

ckrakowski — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:11:05 GMT

Nothing will be done to him since he was a cop .

Comment #12

ckrakowski — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:10:19 GMT

How by creating an illegal tent city in 130 degree plus heat. Ignoring the constitution and arresting and profiling innocent people. I can not feel you are in some way connected to that pos cop.

Comment #11

mjwinsmith — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:38:38 GMT

That's why he needed a Pardon, for enforcement of the law, give me a break

Comment #10

dpoly1 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:15:36 GMT

Sheriff Joe enforced the law

Comment #9

woody4591 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:07:51 GMT

I highly doubt if Mr. Ryan had not been a former public servant he would have gotten such a light sentence.

Should not he and all law enforcement be held to a higher standard

Comment #8

mjwinsmith — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:05:37 GMT

Thank you sully16, I could not have said it any better, and kept the post up.

~Michael

Comment #7

sully16 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:51:20 GMT

I agree, He's a dirt bag.

Comment #6

mjwinsmith — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:14:06 GMT

Ummmmm, Excelent Question, maybe another Sheriff Arpaio

Comment #5

Raven62 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:06:28 GMT

He worked in Law Enforcement for 30 years, but is/was dishonest his entire life.

Comment #4

gocart1 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:52:56 GMT

Comment #3

gatorsrok — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:43:28 GMT

I agree that I do not have much sympathy for either party. However, at 95 years old, the man's judgment may be nearly gone and we don't know the level of coercion applied to him. The former law enforcement officer should have known better and he probably did.

Comment #2

Ron5995 — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:49:20 GMT

I have little sympathy for either of them. The lottery scam is well worn and pre-dates the world-wide-web. Furthermore, many lotteries post bulletins warning people of such scams; lottery will never ask for money to redeem a prize. Also, one must have bought a ticket or entered a drawing to win.

It's sad how powerful the force of greed is to cause some to convince themselves that they can win without participating, and sending money to claim money is a normal thing.

At $200 minimum per mon... [ More ]

Comment #1

mjwinsmith — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:04:23 GMT

I would make a comment about this piece of garbage, but then Todd would just have to delete it.

Retired N.J. police chief scammed 95-year-old victim out of $29K

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:51:13 GMT

Former cop was himself scammed and trying to get his money back by joining scammers

A retired New Jersey police chief pleaded no contest this morning to charges that he participated in a scam that cost a 95-year-old Northampton Township, Pennsylvania, man almost $29,000.

Robert Ryan, 71, of Factoryville, PA, told Bucks County President Judge Jeffrey L. Finley that he, too, had lost $30,000 to a Jamaica-based lottery hoax and that his crimes were an attempt to recover his losses.

He see... [ More ]