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Man Admits to Selling Stolen Body Parts

New Jersey dentist ran ring that harvested bones and tissue

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 18, 2008 9:57 PM CDT

(Newser) – A New Jersey dentist who ran a business plundering body parts from corpses in funeral homes pleaded guilty in Brooklyn today, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Michael Mastromarino, 44, admitted to removing bones and tissue from two dozen corpses, which were sold to tissue processors for...   Read full story »

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