KOSHER NOSTRA & DIRTY JERSEY

NY Post ^ | July 24, 2009 | JEANE MacINTOSH, CHUCK BENNETT and JON COSTANTINO

[Scanian]

Everything was for sale -- from politicians to kidneys.

Separate federal probes targeting rogue rabbis in Brooklyn and corrupt public officials in New Jersey led to the arrests yesterday of 44 people, including three mayors and five religious leaders.

All the suspects in both investigations were brought down by the same shady developer, who wore a wire for three years while he bought off politicians, passed supposedly dirty money for laundering and even arranged for a $160,000 kidney sale.

"The list of names and titles of those arrested today sounds like a roster for a community leaders' meeting," said Weysan Dun, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Newark office. "Sadly, these prominent individuals were not in a meeting room, but were in the FBI booking room this morning."

The rabbis and politicians -- among them the mayors of Hoboken, Ridgefield and Secaucus, and the Jersey City Council president -- were hauled into court in handcuffs to answer a staggering number of charges that shocked even the most jaded Jerseyans.

One suspect, Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, a Democrat, was caught on tape at a diner bragging, "I could be indicted and still get 85 to 95 percent of the vote," said acting US Attorney Ralph Marra.

[Scanian]

* RABBIS & TOP POLS AMONG 44 BUSTED * SCHEMES TO SELL KIDNEYS, LAUNDER $$ * INFORMANT 'BRIBER' CAUGHT BIGS ON TAPE

[Leisler]

"Dwek's original brief was to expose international money laundering by rabbis in Jersey and Brooklyn.

Once flipped by the feds, the 36-year-old posed as a crooked businessman looking to launder proceeds from fraudulent bank loans or sales of fake designer handbags to accomplices who would launder the money through charities in the United States and Israel.

They moved "at least tens of millions of dollars through charitable, nonprofit entities controlled by rabbis in New York and New Jersey," Marra said. "

Is this how Madoff hid his money?

[Scanian]

Good question. If true, the headlines will be blaring the story in no time.

[iopscusa]

When will they cuff Gov Corzine? Isn’t he the top dog in Joisey? Doesn’t the buck stop on the Gov’s desk?

[RU88]

These are two separate incidents which happened at the same time. The rabbis were involved with laundering money and selling human organs. The politicians were arrested on charges of taking bribes to facilitate building permits. The fact that they were arrested and charged at the same time makes it look like they were connected in some way but they were not. Most of the 44 were from the Jewish community in Brooklyn. Of the politicians arrested all but one were rats from North Jersey. As an aside, they were showing pictures of one of the rabbi's homes in Deal, N.J. on www.nj.com This place was right on the ocean and looked more like a hotel than a house. Unbelievable.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

There are already rumblings about replacing him with Newark Mayor Corey Booker. But then again, Corslime is behind in the polls against Christie.

I'm just waiting for the bait and switch. Whenever the dims are behind in the polls they replace them.

It's the Party of Corruption's way and the NJ Supreme Court backs them up!

Laws...what laws???

[VermiciousKnid]

As soon as I saw the title of this thread I said, “That HAS to be a NY Post headline.”

Right up there with “Yassir, That’s My Bibi.”

Regards,

[SECURE AMERICA]

Corruption and criminality in New Jersey and New York Politics.
Never saw that coming..............