West New York mayor, in undershirt and slacks, and son appear relaxed in court on computer hacking c

NJ.com ^ | May 24, 2012 | By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal

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The two men face 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of the first two counts -- gaining unauthorized access to computers in furtherance of causing damage to protected computers; and conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers.

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According to the complaint released today by the U.S. Attorney's Office, on Feb. 9 at 11:55 a.m., Felix Roque placed a telephone call to "Victim 1" and said he "had www.recallroque taken down by highly placed government officials and that everyone would pay for getting involved against Mayor Roque."

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/05/arrest_of_west_new_york_felix.html

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http://www.politickernj.com/57141/roque-arrested-wny
The mayor publicly maintained his innocence and said the investigation constituted political payback for his defiance of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and the Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO).

After beating the Menendez-backed incumbent in last year’s mayoral election, Roque fired Menendez’s longtime friend and political confidant, Donald Scarinci, from the Board of Education. He also fired North Bergen/Sen. Sacco fixture Herb Klitzner as the attorney at the library.

Then in February, Roque, a Democratic Party ally of Gov. Chris Christie’s, endorsed state Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-13) for U.S. Senate over Menendez.

Subsequently, and after the start of a federal probe, the mayor publicly withdrew his support for Kyrillos and declared his backing of Menendez.

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The library has an attorney?