Matthew Scannapieco

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| name = Matthew V. Scannapieco

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| office = Mayor of Marlboro, New Jersey

| term_start = {{start date|1992|1}}

| term_end = {{end date|2003|12}}

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| predecessor = Saul Hornik

| successor = Robert Kleinberg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|5|21}}

| birth_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S.

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| party = Republican

| spouse = Barbara (1978-2002)
Michelle (2002-2005)

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| residence = Middletown, Delaware

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| allegiance = {{USA|1960}}

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| battles = Vietnam War

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Matthew V. Scannapieco (born May 21, 1944) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Marlboro, New Jersey from 1992{{cite news|title = If You're Thinking of Living in: Marlboro|first1 = G.|last1 = Glickson|newspaper = The New York Times|date = August 22, 1993|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-marlboro.html|accessdate = October 29, 2010}} to 2003.{{cite news|title = Officials Pleaded Guilty, but Town Was Changed Forever|first1 = R.|last1 = Smothers|newspaper = The New York Times|date = July 11, 2005|url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E2DB1430F932A25754C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&&scp=6&sq=Matthew%20Scannapieco&st=cse|accessdate = October 29, 2010}} During the course of his career in public service, Scannapieco, a Republican, also served on the Township Council, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.{{Cite web| url=http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2005-04-19/Front_Page/0001.html | title=Former mayor admits taking developer's cash | author=Tali Israeli | website=newstranscript.gmnews.com | access-date=6 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301064805/http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2005-04-19/Front_Page/0001.html | archive-date=1 March 2010 | url-status=dead}} During his tenure as mayor, he sat on the planning board and appointed all but one of the other members. During this time, Marlboro township experienced a 40 percent increase in housing units in Marlboro, or nearly 3,500 new units.[http://www.app.com/article/20071209/NEWS/712090419/0/SPECIAL Unknown]{{Dead link | date=January 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}} In 2005, in the case of United States of America v. Matthew V. Scannapieco, he was charged with illegally accepting cash payments to influence planning processes and tax evasion.{{cite web|url = http://www.justice.gov/usao/nj/press/files/pdffiles/scannapiecoinformation.pdf|title = United States v. Matthew V. Scannapieco|publisher = justice.gov|accessdate = October 29, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100830151602/http://www.justice.gov/usao/nj/press/files/pdffiles/scannapiecoinformation.pdf|archive-date = 2010-08-30|url-status = dead}}{{Primary inline|date=September 2024}}