Trooper charged in gambling ring resigns

A day before he was to appear in court, a New Jersey state trooper charged with running a gambling ring resigned Wednesday from the state police. Trooper James Harney said in a letter posted on his lawyer’s Web site that “my personal judgment has been severely flawed” and apologized for “the disgrace which I have placed upon the Division, myself and my family.” In the letter, Harney didn’t spell

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