Author: James Foytlin (James Foytlin)

THE LITTLE THIEF
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THE LITTLE THIEF

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Saddle River NJ, If you want to be the “king” of all con men, you have to start young. So instructs local author Thomas Giacomaro, who penned his lauded memoir, The King of Con: How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and...

APRIL CASTING: CLERGY WEAR FASHION CATALOG SHOOT
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APRIL CASTING: CLERGY WEAR FASHION CATALOG SHOOT

PHILADELPHIA,  LOOKING FOR (2)MALES AND FEMALE MODELS –  AFRICAN AMERICAN.  AVERAGE BUILT.  FOR CLERGY WEAR FASHION CATALOG SHOOT.  MUST BE AVAILABLE TO TRAVEL TO PHILADELPHIA  .  INCLUDE A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT AND FULL LENGTH PHOTOS , STATS.  PHOTOS MUST RESEMBLE YOU TODAY. THIS IS A PAID GIG. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. EMAIL: help@phillyfaces.com  Subject CLERGY WEAR...

C-NOTES FROM HEAVEN
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C-NOTES FROM HEAVEN

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Saddle River NJ, Well, it was twenty years ago today…when a bunch of FBI guys got hit in the head with a million bucks, falling from the New Jersey sky. Until that moment, April 2002 had been going okay for NJ con master, Thomas Giacomaro, author of the 2018...

UPDATE: Paid, Casting Mixed-Race Couple with 2 Children
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UPDATE: Paid, Casting Mixed-Race Couple with 2 Children

Paid: 4 Actors needed for interracial family shoot , stills and video , white male, black female, and two children with mix races , no lines, women may have a few lines , needs a nice voice ,Philly shoot April  1/2 day 25- 45 ages submit headshot and reels to : Help@phillyfaces.com subject : family

THE MAN WHO SAID NO TO “STREAKY” GATTO
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THE MAN WHO SAID NO TO “STREAKY” GATTO

the staff of the Ridgewood blog Saddle River NJ, Notorious NJ con artist and mob-associate, Thomas Giacomaro, refused to become a mafioso “made man” in the early Eighties. Why, you ask? He didn’t want to kiss the ring. “That’s right. Everybody was kissing Streaky Gatto’s ring,” says Giacomaro, “except me.” That’s Louis “Streaky” Gatto he’s...