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A contractor who admitted to pocketing almost $600,000 meant for repairs on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced to prison. Adam Nevius, 49, of Manahawkin, was sentenced to five years in state prison on Friday, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition. Nevius owned Coastal Restorations of New Jersey LLC with his wife, Kimberly Atkinson, from 2014 to 2017. During that time period, the company entered contracts with 17 homeowners and two sub-contractors for repairs on homes, most of …

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