Murder-for-hire plot: Georgios Spyropoulos was arrested at the Tick Tock Diner that he manages in Clifton, NJ on conspiracy charges in a plot to have a hit man kill his uncle
Beloved eatery: Tic Tock, known for its motto, Eat Heavy, and its gravy and cheese-doused disco fries is considered a landmark to many people who live or travel along Route 3 in northern New Jersey
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/freed_tock_diner_manager_charged_vmAseq7tprG8VfKT57pOeJ
Tick Tock diner manager charged with plotting to kill uncle co-owner freed on bail
From ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Post
Last Updated: 12:40 PM, May 22, 2013
Posted: 12:39 PM, May 22, 2013
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[From article]
[NJ AG] Chiesa acknowledged that the case played to New Jersey archetypes involving nefarious plans hatched in diner booths.
‘This is sort of out of a script right in New Jersey, where you're going to meet at the Tick Tock diner to rub out your uncle to advance yourself,’ he said.
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Asked if he thought the case reflected poorly on the state, [customer] Makula replied without a pause:
‘Everybody knows that New Jersey is full of criminals and killers.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307225/New-Jersey-diner-manager-Georgios-Spyropoulos-tried-hire-hit-man-kidnap-torture-kill-uncle.html
Manager of iconic New Jersey diner featured on popular Food Network reality show 'tried to hire hit man to kidnap, torture and kill his uncle in feud over profits'
Georgios Spyropoulos, 45, is manager of popular Tic Tock diner in Clifton, NJ
Spyropoulos alleged tried to hire state trooper posing as hit man to kill his uncle in return for $20,000
Plot included kidnapping Alexandros Sgourdos, 57, torturing him to get safe combination, killing him and disposing of his body
PUBLISHED: 19:37 EST, 10 April 2013 | UPDATED: 14:33 EST, 11 April 2013
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