In 1977 investigations began into the city's dealings with Rudolph Orlandini, who was hired for a $2.2 million project to construct additions on the city's two high schools at the time, Emerson High School and Union Hill High School, projects that ultimately incurred $12 million in spending. In 1979, with a trial looming, Deputy Public Works Director Bruce D. Walter and Board of Education Secretary Robert Menendez (both of whom would later serve terms as Mayor of Union City) formed the Alliance Civic Association, and publicly questioned the overrun costs on Orlandini's construction company. In April 1981, a grand jury indicted Musto and six others on 36 counts of racketeering, extortion and fraud. Musto's conviction drew disbelief from some of his contemporaries, as well as skepticism at the validity of the accusations against Musto. On March 26, 1982, Musto and his co-defendants were convicted in skimming $600,000 in kickbacks for Orlandini contracts for the school construction projects. Musto was sentenced to seven years in prison.[1]
Despite his legal troubles, Musto still managed to maintain his adoration from Union City and continued his 1982 reelection campaign for the city commission, winning the election against Menendez on May 11, 1982, the day after his sentencing. The courts forced him from office, and his wife, Rhyta, won her husband's seat in a special election.[1] He was succeeded in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher Jackman.[3] After two years of appeals, Musto began serving his prison sentence in 1984 on a reduced sentence of five years. After serving three and a half years, he was granted early parole to a Manhattan halfway house in 1987, where he stayed for two months.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Musto
Could not have happened to a nicer scoundrel, sadly this is probably the making of his own party. The GOP is still sleeping shhhhhhhh dont wake them up they may side with him
Now the committee is a punchline.
LOL. That's a good line. "Foreign Relations" are apparently his strength.
he is in line to take over as chairman of the ultra-powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.>>>>>>>>>>>
No Menendez is not in line. Memendez is not loyal to Barrak Hussein Obama, and is now being PURGED by Barak Hussein Obama.Menendez is an obstacle to what Barrak Obama wants to accomplish with “Foreign Relations.” In part Obama wants the Muslim world to have nuclear arms, and Obama also wants Israel destroyed. Menendez would prevent Obama from doing that.
Now we must see whether there are any Democrats left in Congress who will stand up fopr Menendez. It would be good to see the FBI evidence against Menendez,it seems that the FBI is now part of Obama’s campaign organization.
Its getting difficult to know where the line is between Obama’s campaign organization and the US government. The line is fuzzy is it not?
Yes, Hitler and Mussolini did the same.
BTW, Charlie Rangel was almost purged by Obama but Charlie saw the light and became an Obama man.
The really telling thing about this article is the Blasé way the author talks about the corrupt cess pool that is Hudson County and Union City. Menedez learned how to be corrupt in these dens of crime. If the author has known the 58 year old Menendez “since he was a teenager” then he has watched silently as the corruption went on for at least forty years. THIS is why New Jersey is THE most corrupt state in America even after Krispy put a bunch of pols in the can. New Jersey is so corrupt that there are even corrupt Republicans who work with corrupt Democrats to fool the suckers as they are robbing them blind. But they get what they deserve.