[Liz]

Kushner is accused of trying to thwart a federal investigation of his taxes and campaign contributions by hiring hookers to blackmail potential witnesses. Kushner was even willing to shell out $25,000 each for hookers and handlers, court papers say.

Kushner is a Clinton and Torricelli backer. He sure knows how to pick 'em, eh?

[adam_az]

Total for this search: $1,387,100

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRINCIPAL	11/13/2003	$2,500	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRINCIPAL	12/24/2003	$500	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRINCIPAL	3/31/2004	$1,500	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINISTER MANAGEMENT	10/1/2003	$2,000	Deutsch, Peter
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT	9/29/2003	$2,000	Clinton, Hillary Rodham
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT LLC	9/26/2003	$10,000	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT LLC/REAL EST	2/13/2003	$2,000	Lieberman, Joe
KUSHNER, CHARLES LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT	9/29/2003	$1,000	Schumer, Charles E
KUSHNER, CHARLES LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT	11/10/2003	$1,000	Knowles, Tony
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932		12/6/2001	$600	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	2/14/2001	$1,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	GENERAL GREENE VILLAGE ASSOC	12/31/2001	$15,000	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	12/21/2001	$1,000	Corzine, Jon S
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/CHIEF EXECUTIVE O	11/9/2001	$5,000	Liberal Party of New York State
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	NEW PUCK LLP	6/24/2002	$10,000	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	NEW PUCK LLP	9/30/2002	$100,000	DSCC/Non-Federal Unicorp Assoc
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	REAL ESTATE DEVELOPM	2/14/2001	$1,500	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	SELF/EXECUTIVE	6/4/2002	$1,000	Holt, Rush
KUSHNER, CHARLES LIVINGSTON,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/SELF	7/19/2001	$5,000	New Jersey United
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BROCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES	5/2/2000	$5,000	Cmte for Working Families
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA	4/18/2000	$1,000	Schumer, Charles E
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES	2/24/2000	$1,000	Dear, Noach
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES	3/31/2000	$1,000	Levin, Susan Bass
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES LP	3/20/2000	$1,000	Lapolla, Michael J
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES LP	6/29/2000	$1,000	Clinton, Hillary Rodham
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	12/30/1999	$1,000	Corzine, Jon
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	3/15/2000	$1,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	6/15/2000	$1,000	New Jersey Democratic State Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANY	5/16/2000	$1,000	Senn, Deborah
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	REAL ESTATE	6/30/1999	$5,000	Cmte for Working Families
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRINCIPAL	12/24/2003	($500)	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRINCIPAL	2/20/2004	$1,500	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	QUAIL RIDGE ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	12/19/2003	$10,000	Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINISTER MANAGEMENT	10/1/2003	$2,000	Deutsch, Peter
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT	9/29/2003	$2,000	Clinton, Hillary Rodham
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT LLC	2/23/2004	$7,500	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT/REAL ESTATE	10/13/2003	$2,000	Lantos, Tom
KUSHNER, CHARLES LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT	9/29/2003	$1,000	Schumer, Charles E
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES	6/29/2001	$5,000	HILLPAC
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	2/14/2001	$1,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	7/16/2001	$500	Assn for Commercial Real Estate
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	12/21/2001	$1,000	Corzine, Jon S
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/REAL ESTATE DEVEL	9/30/2002	$1,000	Swett, Katrina
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	NEW PUCK LLP	9/11/2002	$100,000	DSCC/Non-Federal Building Fund
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	NEW PUCK LP	6/24/2002	$10,000	New Jersey Senate 2002
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	SELF/EXECUTIVE	6/4/2002	$1,000	Holt, Rush
KUSHNER, CHARLES LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	MILLBURN DEVELOPMENT CORP./PARTNER/	10/16/2002	$1,000	Carden, Timothy L
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932		11/14/2000	($1,000)	Senn, Deborah
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA	4/18/2000	$1,000	Schumer, Charles E
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES	2/19/1999	$1,000	Torricelli, Robert G Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	12/30/1999	$1,000	Corzine, Jon
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	3/15/2000	$1,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	3/15/2000	$1,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	6/15/2000	$1,000	New Jersey Democratic State Cmte
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANY	5/16/2000	$1,000	Senn, Deborah
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANY	5/16/2000	$1,000	Senn, Deborah
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	QUAIL RIDGE ASSOCIATES	3/16/1999	$1,000	Pascrell, Bill Jr
KUSHNER, CHARLES FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	REAL ESTATE	6/30/1999	$5,000	Cmte for Working Families
KUSHNER, CHARLES MR FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/REAL ESTATE DEVEL	2/21/2003	$2,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES MR FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES/REAL ESTATE DEVEL	2/21/2003	$2,000	Menendez, Robert
KUSHNER, CHARLES MR LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	KUSHNER COMPANIES/PRESIDENT/ REAL E	12/31/2003	$25,000	DNC Services Corp
KUSHNER, CHARLES MR LIVINGSTON,NJ 07039	KUSHNER COMPANIES	10/25/2002	$1,000,000	DNC/Non-Federal Individual
KUSHNER, CHARLES MR FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	KUSHNER COMPANIES	6/22/1999	$1,000	Bradley, Bill
KUSHNER, CHARLIE FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	9/15/2003	$5,000	New Millenium PAC
KUSHNER, CHARLIE FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	BRUCKNER PLAZA ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	1/22/2002	$5,000	New Millenium PAC
KUSHNER, CHARLIE FLORHAM PARK,NJ 07932	QUAIL RIDGE ASSOCIATES/PARTNER	10/9/2001	$2,500	New Millenium PAC.

[eureka!]

Great article. What an idiot--and scumball. I thought the FEC fine for Mr. Bundle was some justice but this is just too kewl. Wouldn't happen if Gore was in office. Sweet...

[sinanju]

This is a bit of a digression but I find myself wondering just how series like The Sopranos or Sex and the City could ever have run out of wacky subplots and supporting characters, real life just keeps serving up material.

[danneskjold]

This guy gives extortion a bad name...

[ken5050]

IMHO, the REAALY BIG story here is yet to come..First, they have this guy dead to rights..witness tampering..he's looking at serious time...Second, the prosecutor, though on the record he's strictly nonpartisan, is a McGreevey's strongest potential opponent..so this idiot has a strong incentive to try and cut a deal for himself..and to get one he'll have to give up a lot on the crooked and corrupt Dems....a lot of NJ Dem officials are sweating big time..

[tang-soo]

Biz web site is kushnercompanies.com/



Article under biz web site with title "F•E•G•S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM TO HONOR CHARLES KUSHNER, CHAIRMAN OF KUSHNER COMPANIES" can be found here

[Liz]

This one has hookers and videotape, a botched blackmail attempt, a motel called the "Red Bull Inn," and a diner called "Time to Eat." It also has enough stupidity to make you wonder how Charlie Kushner could become so rich - rich enough to amass a real estate fortune and have enough spare cash to bankroll McGreevey and other Democratic Party candidates with more than $3 million in donations in the last five years. This isn't just another court case. This is a case of rich-guy stupidity. You can't make it up.

Another Dim corruption story (yawn).

[Grampa Dave]

Another friend of Bill's heads to jail.

Whoopi is heading to the unemployment line to sit with Ed Asner and Danny Glover. Martha is probably headed to jail.

Life is good.

[Just mythoughts]

"Kushner is a Clinton and Torricelli backer. He sure knows how to pick 'em, eh?"

Leading cult member of the Cult of Clintonism... all about "sex" stupid.