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“The Flemington Patch carried a story headlined ‘Lesniak minion’s murder plot kindles interest in wife’s death,’ under the byline Kendra McIntire, Neighbor.
“The article infers that Caddle’s admission that he hired a hitman to murder Michael Galdieri in Jersey City in 2014 had prompted law enforcement officials to reopen their investigation of the death of Selena Carol Lesniak, suggesting that the former senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate might have somehow been connected to his wife’s death.
“The lawsuit claims that as a result of false statements, Patch has portrayed Lesniak ‘before the public and his community in a false light, falsely suggesting that he engaged in criminal conduct—the murder of his late wife.’
“Caddle had done political work for Lesniak, including the management of a super PAC he was allied with.
“But a search of public records, including voter registration and online phone directories, show nobody in New Jersey under the name Kendra McIntire. A search of Patch.com shows no other articles using that byline.
“In what might be just a coincidence, the style of the story resembles other pieces written on the Internet by a onetime political associate of Lesniak who has been at the center of some political controversies. The New Jersey Globe is withholding his name until more information emerges.”
Lesniak, however, was quick to identify the alleged offender.
“Her (Lisa McCormick’s) husband, Jim Devine, is a wacko political consultant whom I’ll be suing for defamation,” Lesniak told Gambling 911. “I’m 90 percent sure he wrote this (Patch) article.”
The Globe article went on to report: “The Ocean County Medical Examiner found that Mrs. Lesniak died of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and natural causes.”
By Tom Somach
Gambling 911 Chief Correspondent
