A former South Jersey businessman has been convicted of trying to arrange the murders of judges and prosecutors involved in his 2010 conviction for a bowling-alley arson.

Stephen Smink, 62, of Philadelphia "planned to kill public servants for doing their jobs and putting him behind bars for crimes he previously committed,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement Aug. 27. “State Police and prison officials found out about his plan and interceded before anyone was harmed."

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