[michigander]

FBI Makes 11 Corruption Arrests In N.J.

By Jonathan Dienst, Brian Thompson and Joe Valiquette

POSTED: 8:57 am EDT September 6, 2007
UPDATED: 11:14 am EDT September 6, 2007

NEW YORK -- Eleven public officials were charged Thursday in a widespread FBI corruption investigation in New Jersey, officials said.

Among those charged were Passaic Mayor Sammy Rivera and State Assemblyman and Orange Mayor Mims Hackett, investigators said.

FBI agents made the early morning arrests that included current and past Board of Education officials from Pleasantville. Current Board President James Pressley, board member Rafeal Velez and former board members Jayson Adams, James McCormick and Pete Callaway were all arrested. Callaway is currently serving as a member of the Pleasantville City Council.

Also in Passaic, former Council member Jonathan Soto, Council member Marcellus Jackson and Assemblyman Alfred Steele were charged.

Investigators said many of the officials were caught on tape allegedly accepting payoffs.

[RDTF]

thanks for the update

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hmmm. No call-out of affiliation. I.e., they’re all Democrats (or 10 of them are).

[dmartin]

Among those charged were Passaic Mayor Sammy Rivera and State Assemblyman and Orange Mayor Mims Hackett, investigators said.

Does this occur in other states or only in New Jersey? Everyone of our politicians seems to hold multiple offices.

[Colonel_Flagg]

And not a single mention of party affiliation in the whole article. Sounds like a clean sweep to me.

Meanwhile, a Minneapolis Red-Star Tribune article three days after the Craig story broke mentioned Republican affiliation ten times in a single story.