Posted on 08/19/2005 7:12:15 PM PDT by Pharmboy
August 19, 2005 -- PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Sen. Jon Corzine, New Jersey's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, committed a federal felony by failing to disclose a half-million-dollar loan he'd made to the powerful union boss who was his girlfriend, a public-interest lawyer charged yesterday. "There is no 'girlfriend loophole,' " said Bruce Afran, adding that he planned to officially complain to the Senate. "One of the highest-ranking union officers in the state is given a half-million-dollar gift by a sitting U.S. senator. That is precisely the type of transaction the Senate wants to know about."
He said he and his partner were preparing to file a complaint, accusing Corzine of falsifying a disclosure document, with the Senate Ethics Committee.
The crime is punishable by up to five years in federal prison.
Corzine lent $470,000 to Carla Katz, president of Communications Workers of America Local 1034, while the two were dating.
He canceled the mortgage loan around the time he announced his candidacy for governor. The union later endorsed Corzine, who is running against Republican Doug Forrester. AP
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I simply refuse to believe that there's corruption in New Jersey.
I'm skeptical that any Federal prosecutor will take Corzine on. I hope so, but I doubt it.
isnt there a loophole that if she's hot, it is kinda ok? like desperate union-wives hot?
"I simply refuse to believe that there's corruption in New Jersey".
I was thinkinG the same thing.
A corrupt politician from Jersey? Gettoutta here!
Corruption? Nahhhh, the guy spends $40 million of his own funds to become a $165k a year senator. He's doing all of this for the good of the people...
O, you may laugh, but it's getting so bad you can't even dump a body in the woods after dark.
If Tom DeLay did this, we would actually be hearing about it.
Just put Corzine in the same catagory as Sandy Berger and Toricelli and others that just get slaps on the wrist..
BUT, I guarantee that if this was a REP. Senator, he would already be up in front of the ethics committee, and a letter would be signed asking for the Justice Dept. to investigate...
Yo, ping dis!
Crime? A felony??
Well that ends it. - NJ will re elect him in a landslide.
O, you may laugh, but it's getting so bad you can't even dump a body in the woods after dark.
No question: if this were a (conservative) Republican like Santorum or Delay, the Times would have at least three reporters on the case with daily front page stories.
And it is expected that the Senate Club will do what? Good old boy, good old boy club will do the same thing that they did with the renegade Clinton.......
Democrats have boxes of vigil candles stored just for stories like this. Those candles are multi-purpose. For dems. they're "We're praying and supporting you" candles. For Republicans they're "Get the hell out NOW" candles.
Just look for that Union label...
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