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Groom blindsides, burglarizes Bergen bride

A Bergen County newlywed man allegedly ran out on his wife, taking a small fortune along with him. Margaret Acosta, of Lodi, obtained approximately $300,000 from a fen-fen diet pill court settlement.

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Nov 22, 2006, 10:41 PM

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