Posted on 07/23/2009 3:34:26 PM PDT by bobsunshine
A two-year corruption and international money-laundering investigation stretching from the Jersey Shore to Brooklyn to Israel and Switzerland culminated in the arrests of 44 people on Thursday, including three New Jersey mayors, two state assemblymen and five rabbis, the authorities said.
The case apparently began with bank fraud charges against a member of an insular Syrian Jewish enclave centered in the seaside town of Deal, N.J. Eventually, stemming from that arrest, a federal informant posed as a crooked real estate developer offering cash bribes to obtain government approvals — and the case mushroomed into a political scandal that could rival any of the most explosive and sleazy episodes in New Jersey’s recent past.
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Are they all DEMOCRATS?? What a GROUP!!
This was the most amazing thing to see on Fox and they led these people out and listed all of those involved. Wow.
Sure would help to clean up the scum.
additional.
and unrelated, from Canada:
Obama is rapidly turning this country into a totalitarian regime
Canada Free Press | July 23, 2009 | Dr. Laurie Roth
Posted on 07/23/2009 3:24:09 PM PDT by SloopJohnB
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2299574/posts
Here is more from Moe Lane (crossposted at Redstate):
http://moelane.com/2009/07/23/update-on-hudson-county-democratic-party-organlegging-arrests/
Yes, in fact: there was trafficking in human organs involved. At least one individual has been brought up on charges of attempting to sell a liver.
The list of individuals and charges can be found here: we’re looking at conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and again, at least one charge in trafficking in human organs.
There are at least two Republicans on the list; but the Hudson County Democratic Party organizational chart is probably going to end up looking like there was a sudden outbreak of the bubonic plague.
There is currently no indication that Governor Corzine was aware that numerous Democratic officials were allegedly involved in any conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and/or trafficking in human organs. He apparently missed it completely.
The FBI raided Community Affairs Commissioner (and NJ Cabinet member) Joseph Doria’s office, presumably in relation to their investigation of conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and/or trafficking in human organs charges; Doria has resigned.
Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie (R) is also involved in this up to his eyeballs; in the sense that he was the one that started the investigation two years ago as a… I believe the term is, ‘crusading US Attorney.’
An attempt to get a statement from Senator Robert Menendez (D, NJ), Hudson County Democrat and chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was unsuccessful. There has been no press release and/or statement made at the time that this post was written.
Compare and contrast:
44 Are Arrested in New Jersey-Focused Corruption Inquiry
44 Is Arrested in New Jersey-Focused Corruption Inquiry
Which would you rather see?
bttt
WOO HOO! I do love seeing the corrupt politicians jogging handcuffed in the afternoon! Even better when they are democrats!
I wonder if Obama will weigh in on these arrests, championing the cause of the arrested and disparaging AG Christie. It would fit the pattern.
There are a couple of Republicans. But the sad thing is that, despite the fact that these alleged criminals are almost all Democrats, NJ will just keep voting Democrats into office. It’s a sickness that seems to have no cure.
The second but I’ll settle for the first right now.
It’s stupid racism.
ML/NJ
But only if he includes himself.
"Recent past" Is that weeks or months?
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