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Hoboken Mayor, Secaucus Mayor, Jersey City Dep. Mayor Arrested Today
BackgroundNow.com ^ | 07-23-09 | www.BackgroundNow.com Staff

Posted on 07/23/2009 4:49:11 PM PDT by GOP_Lady

Forty-four people were arrested today in a New Jersey public corruption sweep. The group includes Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III, Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, state Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith and state Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt. Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez is charged with agreeing to accept an illegal cash payment.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: hoboken; jerseycity; mayors; newjersey; nj; secaucus

1 posted on 07/23/2009 4:49:12 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: katiekins1

PING!


2 posted on 07/23/2009 4:49:59 PM PDT by GOP_Lady (I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
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To: GOP_Lady

I hope this becomes a daily trend.


3 posted on 07/23/2009 4:50:25 PM PDT by mrmeyer ("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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To: GOP_Lady

Lots more room on that NJ bus...


4 posted on 07/23/2009 4:52:13 PM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: GOP_Lady

What’s most pathetic about this story is just how LITTLE money these guys are actually accepting in bribes. WTF is that all about?


5 posted on 07/23/2009 5:01:21 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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To: GOP_Lady

PERP WALK:

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/07/23/breaking-sweep-of-arrests-underway-in-major-new-jersey-corruption-probe/


6 posted on 07/23/2009 5:02:27 PM PDT by GOP_Lady (I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
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To: GOP_Lady

LIST OF ARREST CHARGES:

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/WSJ-20090723-charges.pdf


7 posted on 07/23/2009 5:03:01 PM PDT by GOP_Lady (I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
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To: GOP_Lady

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8 posted on 07/23/2009 5:07:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

I certainly hope this won’t slow construction on the Museum of Trucking!


9 posted on 07/23/2009 5:08:16 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: GOP_Lady

Corruption in New Jersey? Say it ain’t so, Joe!


10 posted on 07/23/2009 5:26:24 PM PDT by appleharvey
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