U.S. attorney details "breathtaking" corruption charges against 5 Pleasantville officials

AP via Atlantic City Press ^ | 09/06/07 | staff

[Kid Shelleen]

Eleven public officials from across New Jersey, including 5 Pleasantville officials, were arrested Thursday in a federal corruption probe, the U.S. Attorney's office said. --snip-- More than 100 public officials in the state have been convicted on federal corruption charges in the last five years. Two other Democratic state senators, Wayne Bryant of Lawnside and Sharpe James of Newark, are among others facing pending corruption charges.

[Kid Shelleen]

The AP does not seem to be able to identify which party the officials are associated

[Neverforget01]

If it’s NJ, it has to be Dems; we never elect anything else.

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Two other Democratic state senators, Wayne Bryant of Lawnside and Sharpe James of Newark, are among others facing pending corruption charges.

I'm assuming they're dims as well as these two named.

[digger48]

More than 100 public officials in the state have been convicted on federal corruption charges in the last five years. Two other Democratic state senators, Wayne Bryant of Lawnside and Sharpe James of Newark, are among others facing pending corruption charges.

Yup, New Jersey....full of Republicans, you know

[Kid Shelleen]

At least nobody was caught tapping their toes in the men’s room..

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At least nobody was caught tapping their toes in the men’s room..

Lol.

[Clemenza]

Pleasantville is a lower-middle class predominantly black suburb of Atlantic City with many casino employees living there. Very heavily Dem (as is most of Atlantic County).

[Postman]

What a terrible state of affairs. The Dims are demonstrably corrupt and the Republicans are demonstrably inept.

[Spok]

Corruption in New Jersey politics. Who saw that coming?

[wideminded]

They will have to change the name of the town to Unpleasantville.

[Mr J]

Chances are they’re not Republicans — it’d be in the headline, IMO. ;)