Grab the popcorn !!!I believe it was Hoboken and Secaucus. You do the math on that one.
Hillarious. The Mayor of Hoboken not on the job 3 whole weeks and he’s busted.
Grab the popcorn !!!Hoboken mayor Cammarano worked as a lawyer on the Gore Leibeman campaign.
And Elwell, the Secaucus mayor, also owns a "family trucking business." That's about as strong a mobbed-up indicator as a dead body in your trunk.
Surely the Torch has his hands in this...
Schaffer is Cammarano's good friend and a Commissioner on the North Hudson Utilities Authority. He acts as Cammarano's middleman with the cooperating witness who is paying the bribes to Cammarano. He's selling his office before he's even sworn in! The FBI's running survelliance on the meeting and the cooperating witness is wired.
As defendant Schaffer took possession of the envelope, the CW related his concern that the CW’s applications might remain “on the bottom of the pile,” but defendant Schaffer responded that “I told [defendant Cammarano] when we get elected, we put our friends on the boards so we know we get the – don’t listen to these morons who say put this environmentalist on, but they’re, they’re all fucking kooks.” The CW added that “[y]ou wanna have guys that will support guys like me,” and defendant Schaffer stated “[g]uys that worked in 7 the campaign, put ‘em on.” The CW told defendant Schaffer that “I appreciate your help,” to which defendant Schaffer replied “[d]efinitely.” As the CW started to return to the diner, defendant Schaffer, referring to the envelope, told the CW that “I’m going to put it in my car.” The CW reentered the diner where the CW told defendant Cammarano that “I gave that, uh, en-, envelope to, uh, uh, Mike,” causing defendant Cammarano to remark, “Excellent.” The CW reminded defendant Cammarano “just don’t put my name anywhere,” prompting defendant Cammarano to reply, “Yeah, no, no, no.” The CW then told defendant Cammarano that “Mike says that, uh, you know, you’re a man of your word,” and defendant Cammarano assured the CW that “I am. I am.” The CW remarked that defendant Schaffer had further indicated that “[i]f you say you’ll expedite something, you do it,” and defendant Cammarano replied, “Yes, absolutely.” The CW indicated that the CW would have applications in the near future and asked defendant Cammarano when he would actually be sworn in as mayor. Defendant Cammarano replied “July 1st,” to which the CW remarked “[s]o, we’ll wait till August or September or something to come in or something.” Defendant Cammarano replied, “Yeah, yeah,” and then thanked the CW as he departed.
All very Sopranosish. I've eaten at the Malibu Diner many times. There's a conversation like this in every other booth!
"Massive Corruption Sweep in Garden State Dozens of public officials have been arrested in multiple raids in New Jersey today, including politicians and rabbis, in what's being called a massive federal money laundering and corruption sweep. Among those seen being taken into custody: Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano and Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell. A news conference is scheduled at noon todday.
For details, tune into 77WABC or listen online at http://www.wabcradio.com/listen
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEB58G7XskU0
Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum, 58, of Brooklyn was accused of conspiring with others to acquire and trade human organs for use in transplantation. Rosenbaum, who was “purportedly” involved in real estate, was approached by a cooperating witness and an undercover FBI agent about buying a human kidney from a human organ broker, according to the complaint.
Rosenbaum said it would cost $150,000, with half payable up front, according to the complaint. Rosenbaum said some of the money would go to the donor and some to doctors in Israel, according to the complaint.
“One of the reasons it’s so expensive is because you have to shmear (meaning pay various individuals for their assistance) all the time,” according to the complaint. “It’s illegal to buy. It’s illegal to sell.”
Dozens Arrested in New Jersey Corruption Probe
The Wall Street Journal | 07-23-09 | SUZANNE SATALINE
Posted on 07/23/2009 7:34:49 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2299173/posts
No wonder ostammer got the Jewish vote, lol!
Priceless New Jersey thread.