A Jersey City couple has been convicted of making anti-Muslim threats and harassing a neighbor over a three-year period, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
William Ong, 76, and Beverly Ong, 73, were found guilty of bias intimidation after a trial in front of Hudson County Superior Court Judge Vincent J. Militello. William Ong was acquitted of the charge of making terroristic threats. Both Ongs are scheduled to be sentenced on June 7 for the fourth-degree offense.
Beverly Ong and her daughter were acquitted of similar charges in 2012, but they were convicted of harassing a damaging the property of a Iranian neighbor.