Questions Linger After Arrest in Rossi Murder Case
Jose Luis Rivera's arrest appears to contradict media reports that the Bloomfield businessman's death was carried out by mafia hitman “Nicky Skins” Stefanelli, who afterward committed suicide in a N.J. hotel room
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Special Agent in Charge Michael Ward of the FBI have announced an arrest has been made in connection with the homicide of Bloomfield business owner Joseph Rossi, Sr. Rossi, 58, of Verona, was found shot to death on February 24 at his Floyd Avenue business, an arcade company called Phoenix Amusements. According to a statement issued by the prosecutor’s office Friday evening, detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Major Crimes Task Force and special agents of the FBI arrested Jose Luis Rivera, age 48, of Plainfield, N.J., on Friday morning. Rivera has been charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons charges. Rivera is currently being held in the Essex County Correctional …
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