{"id":87697,"date":"2026-02-13T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/892170416"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:16:00","slug":"nj-tech-boss-paul-caneiro-found-guilty-of-killing-his-brother-and-family-in-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/nj-tech-boss-paul-caneiro-found-guilty-of-killing-his-brother-and-family-in-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ tech boss Paul Caneiro found guilty of killing his brother and family in mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/newspress-collage-tk37b90as-1771019566106.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1771001732&w=1200&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/newspress-collage-tk37b90as-1771019566106.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1771001732&w=1200&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/newspress-collage-tk37b90as-1771019566106.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1771001732&w=1200&ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A New Jersey jury Friday convicted tech boss Paul Caneiro of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/12\/us-news\/paul-caneiro-trial-to-wrap-thursday-after-prosecutors-blast-far-fetched-framing-theory\/\">slaughtering his business partner brother <\/a>and the brother\u2019s family in their posh Colts Neck mansion, which he then burned down.<\/p>\n<p>Caneiro appeared stoic as the jury read out their verdict, finding him guilty of murder, arson, weapons possession charges and related crimes after a month-long trial <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/12\/us-news\/accused-colts-neck-murderer-paul-caneiro-faces-trial\/\">featuring nearly 50 witnesses<\/a> in Monmouth County. <\/p>\n<p>The panelists reached the verdict after roughly five hours of deliberations that began Friday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Paul Caniero remains emotionless as a Monmouth County State Superior Court jury finds him guilty of all counts on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Thomas P. Costello \/ Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He faces<strong> <\/strong>a maximum of life in prison at his May 12 sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe jury agreed, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Paul Caneiro was guilty of all charges,\u201d Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said outside court after. \u201cI know the impact that this has had, not only on the family, friends and the community at large in Monmouth County, but Keith, Jennifer, Jesse and Sophia have waited for over seven years for accountability to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--explore-more inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading subsection-heading subsection-heading--underline subsection-heading--underline--indent-30 \"> Explore More <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Paul Caniero is placed into custody after the guilty verdict, Feb 13, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Thomas P. Costello \/ Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe rule of law prevailed today,\u201d the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p>Caneiro, 59, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/us-news\/trial-of-nj-tech-boss-accused-of-murdering-brother-takes-sopranos-like-turn\/\">is accused of shooting Keith Caneiro<\/a> \u2014 with whom he shared two businesses \u2014 on Nov. 20, 2018, after the sibling confronted Paul hours earlier about allegedly stealing nearly $80,000 from him.<\/p>\n<p>Paul allegedly cut the power to the tony house on a hill, shut off the generator and waited in the dark for Keith, 50, to come outside, before shooting him five times. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Caneiro is accused of murdering his brother and his brother\u2019s family and then setting their Colts Neck home on fire. <span class=\"credit\">Doug Hood\/Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He went inside the home shooting and stabbing Keith\u2019s wife, Jennifer, 45, and then stabbing his niece Sophia, 8, and his nephew Jesse, 11, prosecutors claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Then Paul set a slow burning fire at the home before returning to his Ocean Township hosuse where he turned off the security cameras before setting a blaze there too to make it appear he was also a target, prosecutors claimed. Paul, his wife and two daughters all made it out unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s motive was to silence his brother before it was confirmed he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/13\/us-news\/quadruple-nj-killer-paul-caneiro-stole-85k-from-brother-prosecutors\/\">pilfered the money <\/a>from his brother\u2019s trust, meant to fund Keith\u2019s life insurance policy, prosecutors alleged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Judge Marc C. Lemieux speaks to jurors after getting a note from the jury during Paul Caneiro\u2019s trial Friday, February 13, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Thomas P. Costello \/ Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The alleged wayward brother was overextended paying for four luxury cars \u2014 including an Audi for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/22\/us-news\/paul-caneiro-scores-big-win-in-salacious-murder-trial\/\">his gal pal Yisel Restrepo<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/20\/us-news\/accused-nj-murderer-paul-caneiro-lavished-gifts-on-secret-gal-pal-testimoy\/\">was also bankrolling trips <\/a>for himself and Restrepo at a time when he and his brother\u2019s businesses \u2014 a tech company and an extermination company \u2014 were struggling and Paul was on disability payments, prosecutors claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Caneiro\u2019s lawyer, Monika Mastellone, suggested a third brother, Corey Caneiro, may have actually carried out the crimes, which he allegedly framed Paul for. The plot would have made Corey the sole inheritor of Keith\u2019s family $3 million trust as Paul would forfeit his share if convicted of murder, Mastellone pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>Mastellone called Caneiro\u2019s two daughters to the witness stand who testified about how close Paul was to Keith and his family. Mastellone argued Paul loved them all too much to ever commit such heinous acts.<\/p>\n<p>Paul cried during opening statements and closing arguments when Mastellone described his close-knit relationships with the victims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Caneiro is accused of murdering his brother and his brother\u2019s family and then setting their Colts Neck home on fire. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The defense attorney also claimed Paul wasn\u2019t struggling but was raking in over $200,000 in disability payments and he and Keith\u2019s extermination company was potentially set to be sold off for hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Mastellone also claimed that investigators had \u201ctunnel vision\u201d and \u201cconfirmation bias\u201d as they probed the murders and fires, which she claimed meant they overlooked other theories and suspects, all leading them to the wrong man.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Emergency responders work at the scene of the Caneiro mansion fire in Colts Neck, NJ, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. <span class=\"credit\">NBC4 New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; New Jersey jury Friday convicted <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> boss Paul Caneiro of slaughtering &#8230; murder case against New Jersey <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> boss Paul Caneiro. 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