Father-son legal case continues
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

MANALAPAN - A state Superior Court judge has ruled that a legal matter between Drew Shapiro and his father, Murry Shapiro, may proceed in Superior Court.

Drew Shapiro is a former member of the Manalapan Township Committee who served as mayor during his term on the municipal governing body. He is running as a Democrat in the November election for a three-year term on the committee.

The litigation began when Drew Shapiro sought to have his father's business evicted from a building he (Drew Shapiro) owns in Freehold.

The legal action has exacerbated an ongoing political feud between Drew Shapiro and attorney Stuart Moskovitz.

Moskovitz is also a former Manalapan Township Committee member and mayor and he is the attorney representing Murry Shapiro.

Drew Shapiro is represented by attorney Eric Abraham.

In an Aug. 21 brief, Moskovitz alleges that by helping himself to funds belonging to Heirloom 73, a company started and owned by Murry Shapiro, Drew Shapiro sought to defraud his father and violated the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.

Moskovitz alleges that Drew Shapiro withdrew in excess of $10,000 from the business (Heirloom 73) owned by his father in order to pay for goods he ordered for one of three competing companies he started, without the elder Shapiro's knowledge.

Moskovitz is seeking damages for his client, Murry Shapiro, in excess of $100,000.

Drew Shapiro has resigned from his position as a vice president of Heirloom 73. His action seeking to evict his father's business from the Throckmorton Street, Freehold, building he owns followed his resignation from Heirloom 73. He claims his father has not paid rent for space in the building.

Drew Shapiro owns the building in the name of Three Girls Realty, a company he formed and solely owns.