A father and son from Bergen County were indicted last month by a state grand jury for allegedly defrauding investors and mortgage lenders of more than $2.5 million in a real estate investment scheme involving Jersey Shore properties, including three on Long Beach Island and one in Stafford Township.

George Bussanich Sr., 65, of Park Ridge, N.J. and George Bussanich Jr., 43, of Upper Saddle River, N.J., were indicted on charges of conspiracy, theft and money laundering in connection with the…