Five men from New Jersey and New York have been charged in an armed robbery outside a Fort Lee hotel that netted $390,000 in jewelry, authorities said.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella on Friday announced the arrests of Michael Mercedes Marte, 28, of Newark, along with Jarol Ledesma, 22, Javier Pena, 21, Jose Peralta, 23, and Justin Martha, 24, all of New York City.
The charges stem from a June 28 robbery in the parking lot of a hotel on Route 4 East, Musella said in a statement…