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OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) –There is new information in the investigation into a deadly mansion fire in New Jersey. On Wednesday morning, police arrested Paul Caneiro, 51, the brother of the owner of the Colts Neck mansion, charging him with arson for a fire at his own home in Ocean Township, CBS2’s Meg Baker reported. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni confirmed that the brother of the homeowner is now in custody, charged with setting his own house on fire earlier the same day. The criminal complaint says Caneiro “set fire to his residence by using gasoline and igniting the gasoline...

Five people - including children - were found dead at the scene of a mansion fire in Colts Neck Tuesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told NJ Advance Media. The fire broke out around 12:45 p.m. at a massive 15-year-old home on Willow Brook Road. Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office major crimes unit are on the scene. Multiple fire companies from surrounding towns as far away as Spring Lake have responded to help battle the blaze. Property records show the house is owned by Keith Caneiro, and Jennifer Caneiro.

A British man appeared in court today over allegations that he hacked into the US military computer system causing damage worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.Gary McKinnon, 39, faces extradition to the US over claims that he accessed 97 government computers over a one-year period. District judge Christopher Pratt granted him bail to reappear for an extradition hearing on July 27.He was ordered to provide £5,000 security, report to his local police station, not to apply for any international travel documents and not to use any computer equipment allowing him to access the internet as bail conditions. "On one instance,...