http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/njcorruption/ en-us Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:17:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1785209/posts For nearly an hour-and-a-half yesterday, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the non-partisan research arm of New Jersey Legislature squared off in federal court over records federal prosecutors reportedly want as part of a widening probe into political corruption. The Office of Legislative Services (OLS), also the legal arm of the legislature, claims the documents are confidential and has refused to release them. Newark attorney Edward Dauber, hired to represent the Legislature to contest the federal subpoena offered no comment upon exiting Judge Mary Cooper's court room. Dauber is a former assistant U.S. Attorney and has served as the executive assistant... Millennium Radio New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1785209/posts#comment Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:17:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798936/posts Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne has often joked that he wants to be buried in north Jersey because ''that way I can stay active in politics.'' Of course, dead people can't really vote, but it's a running joke that underscores New Jersey's rough-and-tumble political image. Ghostly voters aside, the Garden State has become ensnared in another political corruption inquiry. The latest investigation into possible political misconduct is one of the biggest ever. Federal agents have delivered grand jury subpoenas to every key state official, all the way up to Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine. ''Even for a state that... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798936/posts#comment Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:38:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1817553/posts Financially strapped New Jersey hospitals spent $3.7 million on lob bying lawmakers and state officials last year in a mad scramble for special grants doled out at the end of the state budget process. The lobbying tab for the hospitals is nearly twice what it was just five years earlier as competition heated up for the grants, which were made at the discretion of lawmakers and the governor's office. Part of Trenton's controversial "Christmas tree" items, the discretionary grants to hospitals totaled $112 million last year -- a huge increase from the $6 million handed out by lawmakers in 2001.... Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1817553/posts#comment Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:32:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1788471/posts It's been a whirlwind two weeks as the U-S Attorney's Office collects documents related to state Senator Wayne Bryant, and his influence over the New Jersey budget. Subpoenas are flying. Legislators are being questioned. Republicans are crying foul. And Democrats are calling for cooler heads. Legislative leaders in both political parties and staff offices, the Treasury Department and the Office of Legislative Services have received subpoenas. The inquiry is apparently about how state money is directed and spent. It stems from an allegation by a federal monitor overseeing the finances of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.... Millennium Radio New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1788471/posts#comment Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:48:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799168/posts State union leader Carla Katz's scholarship from Seton Hall Law School is now part of an inquiry ordered by North Jersey's Roman Catholic leader, who raised questions about donations made by her former boyfriend -- Governor Corzine. On Friday, Archbishop of Newark John Myers, who is chairman of the board at the Catholic university, directed the law school to make the review, a spokesman said. The request came after Myers learned of Katz's scholarship and Corzine's donations to the university, said John Goodness, a spokesman for the Newark Archdiocese. "Just because this issue has come up, it is just incumbent... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799168/posts#comment Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:55:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1586780/posts U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie announced this week that he would not pursue corruption allegations against New Jersey's top political boss because of bungling by the state Attorney General's Office. But this scandal cannot end there. Just who is responsible for the botched investigation, and how will they be held accountable? Is this just another case of politics as usual in the Garden State? Governor Corzine's choice for state attorney general, Zulima Farber, has said she'll make corruption her top priority. And Mr. Christie has pointed out the state still has two years to reexamine the Norcross case before the state... EDITORIAL BY THE RECORD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1586780/posts#comment Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:45:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473095/posts A lawyer for reputed mobster Angelo Prisco communicated with then-Gov. James E. McGreevey's chief of staff, Gary B. Taffet, before Prisco's unexpected parole from prison, according to a published report. Controversy has surrounded the unusual way Prisco was paroled in 2002, although state prosecutors cleared a different senior McGreevey official of improperly intervening in the reputed mobster's early release. This is the first time Taffet's name has been publicly mentioned in the case. In a May 7, 2002, letter obtained by Gannett New Jersey, politically connected lawyer Donald Scarinci told Taffet it was "very important" that the State Parole Board... Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473095/posts#comment Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:52:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1352722/posts Police Officers Steal From Police Department 10/25/2000 A former West New York police sergeant pleaded guilty today, admitting his role in a scheme to steal approximately $60,000 seized by police during the investigation of a fire in West New York, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Cleary announced. Ronald Riccie, 58, of Little Ferry, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle to a one-count Information, charging him with participating with other West New York Police officers in the theft of the $60,000. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nj/publicaffairs/releases/2000/ri1025_r.html Eminent Domain Squabble 02/22/2003 Rowan University and Wal-Mart squabbled over 102 acres of land. Last fall, Rowan... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1352722/posts#comment Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:42:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454305/posts RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) - A year after his life imploded in scandal, former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey lives in self-imposed exile, avoiding the limelight he spent a lifetime chasing. Separated from the wife he betrayed, McGreevey lives modestly in a one-bedroom apartment. He takes his 3-year-old daughter out for bacon and eggs after Sunday church services, walks to a corner newsstand for coffee and newspapers and stops to chat when passers-by recognize him. It's a long way from the stately governor's mansion and the spotlight that shone on his soul-baring confession. With wife Dina Matos McGreevey at his... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454305/posts#comment Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447816/posts In 1998.....Kay Elizabeth LiCausi, a 26-year-old graduate of Rutgers....started a job as scheduler.......for Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ).....who was soon to become the highest-ranking Hispanic member of Congress. She quickly gained his trust, and less than three years later was promoted to director of his NJ headquarters. But in 2002..... Ms. LiCausi left his staff. Since then.......She has amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts as consultant, lobbyist and fund-raiser. Some of the work was orchestrated by Mr. Menendez, who steered more than $200,000 worth of political consulting and fund-raising contracts her way. Several of her clients are businesses and... NY TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447816/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:13:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429324/posts Article can't be posted due to copyright complaint. Here is the link: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/NEWS/506190333 Bridgewater Courier News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429324/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391091/posts UMDNJ lobbyist may face conflict Christy Davis-Jackson was hired last August to serve as a $156,000 vice president and full-time legislative lobbyist for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.While on the public payroll, though, Davis-Jackson continues to be registered with the state as a private lobbyist representing business clients that include a casino industry association - an outside interest that UMDNJ officials said would violate their conflict-of-interest policy.UMDNJ on Thursday said Davis-Jackson reported to them in August that she had "discontinued her interest" in her firm - Davis & Partners LLC on Halsey Street in Newark. But... Bergen Record & NJ RTL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391091/posts#comment Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:59:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166954/posts TRENTON, N.J. -- A Democratic fund-raiser linked to Gov. James E. McGreevey extorted $40,000 in campaign donations by promising a farmer that public officials would help him get more money for development rights to his land, federal authorities said Tuesday. David D'Amiano is charged with extortion, mail fraud and bribery. According to an indictment released Tuesday, D'Amiano told the owner of a Piscataway farm he would not get premium value for his property unless he made donations to the Democratic Party. Middlesex County officials had offered Mark Halper $3 million for development rights to his 74-acre family farm. After D'Amiano... Copyright © 2004, The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166954/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:36:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166448/posts Democratic fund-raiser indicted on extortion chargesBy JOHN P. McALPIN The Associated Press 7/6/2004, 6:02 p.m. ET TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Democratic fund-raiser linked to Gov. James E. McGreevey extorted $40,000 in campaign donations by promising a farmer that public officials would help him get top dollar for his land, federal authorities said Tuesday. Carteret businessman David D'Amiano is charged with extortion, mail fraud and bribery. According to an indictment released Tuesday, D'Amiano told the owner of a Piscataway farm he would not get premium value for his property unless he made donations to the Democratic Party. Middlesex County officials... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166448/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:59:28 GMT