FORT LEE, NJ – A Montclair man has been arrested after investigators say he hacked into a condominium communication system and sent mass emails laced with hate speech and threats to more than 400 residents in Fort Lee.

The disturbing messages were sent overnight on August 14 to residents of the Atrium Palace condominium complex. Officials said the emails contained explicit language targeting Jewish and African American people. Detectives traced the hack to 23-year-old Nicholas M. Scarano of Montclair, who was taken into custody the following day.

According to prosecutors, Scarano used two electronic devices to unlawfully access the building’s online management and communication system before sending out two separate emails filled with bias-driven threats. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s O

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