Judge: Doctor must stay in jail before trial on wife slaying – Santa Cruz Sentinel
MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP)  A judge had harsh words Thursday for a New Jersey doctor charged with arranging the murder of his wife to prevent her from exposing an illegal drug rung he was running with an outlaw biker gang, as well as for the person he turned to in search of a hit man.
Referring to Augello, the judge said: “This defendant needs to stay in jail. Every time he”s out, he attempts to murder people who would do him harm.”
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seth Levy gave some background for the conspiracy to commit murder charge involving Augello”s alleged attempt to have someone kill Kauffman in jail. Kauffman is being held in the Hudson County Jail, nearly 100 miles north of the jail in Mays Landing where the other defendants were taken after their arrests.
Augello”s attorney, Mary Linehan, said Augello maintains his innocence, but she declined to comment further. Kauffman”s attorney, Louis Barbone, also repeated his client”s assertion of innocence.