Another FBI Investigation of Menendez.

January 31, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. I was asked to sign a receipt for a cash purchase yesterday. I assume someone wanted to verify my signature. I have retained my copy of the receipt for the item. I am deeply grateful to have made this purchase. 

Ms. Zimmer may soon be under investigation, news items suggest, for ethics and legal matters. Several prominent attorneys in New Jersey are facing new and intense scrutiny. More and far worse allegations against Mr. Menendez are rumored to be on the way. Apparently, The Record has disappeared from the Port Authority building in Manhattan. 

David Giambuso, "Zimmer Accused of Trying to Oust Chief for Not Giving Contracts to Her Political Allies," The Star Ledger, January 30, 2014, p. 13. (Dawn Zimmer now has a problem of her own in connection with alleged corruption by the mayor of Hoboken. More such charges are said to be on the way. "You gotta pay to play!")

Tricia Moore, Mark Morales, & Thomas Tracey, "Gave Kid 'Fetish' Freaks: Mom Eyed Super-Loot if Teen Serviced Sickos," Daily News, January 31, 2014, p. 5. (If any person deserves a prison sentence, then it must be the woman prostituting her own teenage child.)

Eric Baclia, Joseph Stephansky, and Corky Siemanzo, "Giant City Drug-and-Sex Ring Busted," Daily News, January 31, 2014, p. 5. (The "business" is in the billions of dollars per year. Legalizing and licensing the sex workers' industry would eliminate the worst abuses and protect women.)

January 30, 2014 at 1:34 P.M. I am writing at computer #9, Morningside Heights branch, NYPL, where I was recently prevented from accessing my dashboard at blogger. This is only one of the computers at which I have enjoyed such experiences. I will continue to struggle to write from private and public computers. 

January 29, 2014 at 6:36 P.M. I am dealing with the usual harassments at my home lap-top which may result in preventing me from posting future writings. I will attempt to make further comments from public computers tomorrow.

Melissa Hayes, "Records Sought From GOP, Campaign Republicans Hire Familiar Law Firm in GWB Probe," The Record, January 21, 2014, p. A-1. (The mutual back-scratching between politically-connected law firms and politicians leads to unethical and criminal practices to say nothing of theft of public services. The "Patton Boggs" firm, for example, made $1 MILLION, thanks to Mr. Christie, defending claims that N.J. repay $271 MILLION for the cancelled Hudson River project that would have enriched the mafia and Democrats in N.J., together with their lawyers -- such as Brownstein, Booth, Barry -- a law firm that may no longer exist. I am sure GOP lawyers will find a way to express their gratitude: "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and "New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce.")

Selim Algar, et als., "Feds Didn't Fuhggedaboutit: Geezer 'Goodfella' Busted in '78 Lufthansa Caper," New York Post, January 24, 2014, p. 9. (Whenever New Jersey politicians are involved in a crisis nothing is more convenient than a mafia bust in New York. The goal is always to distract the public from the unseemly spectacle that is New Jersey's fraudulent and failed law practices. "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

AP, "Reputed Mobsters Held in 1978 Heist: Robbery Dramatized in 'Goodfellas,'" The Record, January 24, 2014, p. A-3. (The 1978 robbery resulted in the loss of $6 million. This is a tiny fraction of the money stolen in the Xanadu/American Dream or HIP scams in New Jersey politics: "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

Matt Friedman, "Menendez Said to be Under Investigation in Fugitives [sic.] Case," The Record, January 24, 2014, p. A-7.

"U.S. Senator Robert Menendez is under federal criminal investigation [again?] for allegedly helping a pair of Ecuadorean fugitives who are wanted in their home country on charges of embezzling money from their failed bank, [money laundering?] according to a report by NBC New York."

What is really going on here? 

Well, a number of persons affiliated with deposed Central American governments supported by the Reagan administration and later by the first President Bush, often graduates of the so-called "School of the Americas" run by the CIA -- sometimes torturers and murderers -- escaped the collapse of Right-wing dictatorships and made their way to sunny Florida. 

Many such persons are far worse than the Italian-American mafia, more ruthless, bigger thieves, and utterly without any sense of honor or rules -- even among themselves -- as well as frequently displaying mind-numbing stupidity. I am sure that most of these persons would be happier digging ditches than doing what they are doing today. ("New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana" and "New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters.")

Many of these recent arrivals are also affiliated with Cuban-American organized crime and America's numerous "paid-for" politicians. ("Is Menendez For Sale?" and "New Jersey's Child Sex Crisis" then "Crooked Broker Paid-Off Menendez.")

A few of these Fascist thugs have drifted into media industries that allow them to engage in (and conceal) production of low-grade porn, much of which features children -- porn that is protected by crooked politicians and incompetent lawyers, so-called "stumblebums," who are "on the government tit." ("New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

How's the law practrice, Ramon Gonzales? How is the Superior Court Judgeship, Estela De La Cruz? ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and "Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" then "Menendez's Croney's Office Raided" and "Edward M. De Sear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth.")

Senator Menendez has taken an unusual interest in this immigration matter concerning William and Robert Isaias. These men are wanted fugitives accused of theft and other offenses in Ecuador, including reputed organized crime activity. ("Luis Posada Carriles and America's Hypocrisy.")

Along with Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, recently Brazil and other Latin American countries, Ecuador has infuriated U.S. authorities by establishing an independent foreign policy that includes granting asylum to Julian Assange in that nation's London embassy. 

A number of nations -- including Cuba -- would certainly grant political asylum to Mumia Abu-Jamal. Will Senator Menendez express concern for the human rights of Mumia Abu-Jamal? ("Is Senator Menendez 'For' Human Rights?" and "Justice For Mumia Abu-Jamal.")

"Menendez, who has held office since 2006, leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and already reportedly faces a federal probe over his relationship with a Florida eye doctor." 

The troubles seem to be piling-up for Boss Bob. An effort is underway to persuade Bob to retire from the U.S. Senate and get out of electoral politics, permanently. Whether Bob will accept this graceful exit is unclear. I certainly hope so. ("Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" and "Wedding Bells Ring For Menendez!")

What are the motives for Bob's "generosity" and touching concern for these upstanding members of the Florida community as a Senator from New Jersey?

"Menendez spokeswoman 'TRICIA ENRIGHT' ..." 

Ms. "Enright" is probably Lilian Munoz, Bob's former flunky attorney who did the menial legal work in his office, and a notorious member of the "Lesbian Love-Fest," also a writer for the Times using pseudonyms, who may have acted illegally to harm me, and certainly lost an on-line argument against me! "It's all relative," Lilian? Are you going to "front" this situation for Bob, Lilian? Can you identify "Malbus," Lilian? ("Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!")

"... said the Senator's office had not heard from investigators and that the Senator believed the family had been politically persecuted in Ecuador, 'including through the confiscation of media outlets they owned which were critical of the government.' ..."

These same "media outlets" were said to be involved in child porn, in which case, it would be appropriate to confiscate the material and the outlet under Ecuadorean law. The same is true under U.S. law. ("Law Firm 'Employee' Distributes Child Porn" and "New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters.")

The U.S. has not granted the immigration requests of these fine upstanding members of the community, even under a Democrat administration that likes their money. 

Perhaps this lack of success with the INS is due to the U.S. being aware of these legal issues, Mr. Menendez, as are you -- even as the federal government is aware -- of a growing number of international warrants for these persons. In my opinion, these men are lucky that they have not been deported:

"Family members of the fugitives donated $10,000 to Menendez's 2012 reelection campaign, according to the report, as well as $100,000 to Democrats."

What a coincidence?

"According to public filings, Robert Isaias [sic.] son, Luis, donated $2,300 to Menendez's 2012 campaign."

Whatever cash, if any, was also "donated" to Menendez by these men has not been disclosed, but the issue is under investigation by the FBI. 

In addition to their other holdings the Isaias brothers recently acquired CNN Latino. The slant on political coverage on that network is likely to favor politicians who "cooperate" with these people -- like the distinguished member of the New Jersey Bar Association, Mr. Menendez. ("Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?" and "Is Menendez a Suspect in Mafia-Political Murder in New Jersey?" then "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

Using child porn or other nefarious activities, allegedly, to finance media purchases in America is to import Fascism from south of the border to replace American democracy. No, thank you.

"Ricardo Patino, Ecuador's Chancellor, has said he thinks campaign donations to American politicians helped the brothers stay in the country."

Poor N.J. Residents Lose Legal Services.

January 25, 2014 at 1:53 P.M. I managed to reach my dashboard at blogger from NYPL, Morningside Heights branch, computer #12. I will do my best to complete the essay below in the time available. If necessary, I will post only a portion of the work as I try to find another computer at which I can finish typing the essay.

Trip Gabriel, "Ex-Governor of Virginia Is Indicted On Charges Over Loans and Gifts," The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A10. (Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Marie are accused of accepting $135,000 in cash and thousands more in gifts from a political patron and lying about it. Payback for Christie's scandal? Vice versa? "Is Menendez For Sale?" then "Menendez Croney's Office Raided" and "Crooked Broker Paid-Off Menendez" and "Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?")

Adam Liptak, "Sexual Orientation [sic.] Is No Basis for Jury Exclusion," The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A10. (A brave and accurate decision, surprisingly, from the Ninth Circuit. In practice, lawyers are usually afforded the right to exclude a limited number of jurors for any reason.)

Jack Healy, "Same-Sex Newlyweds Sue Utah After a Series of Rulings," The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A13. (Are same-sex unions valid and is the system consistent in its treatment of such relationships and the persons in them? "Ape and Essence.")

Michael Barbaro & Nicholas Confessore, "Amid Scandal, Christie Sounds Note of Optimism at Inauguration," The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A15. (Mr. Christie was sworn-in on the 21st by Chief Justice Rabner, who may soon be more embattled than the governor: "Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

Jim Dwyer, "Broken at the Bridge, A Basic Law of Politics," The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A15. (N.J. politics have become a cautionary tale for America concerning the consequences of hyper-partisanship and corruption in politics.)

"How Governor Christie Moves Forward," (Editorial) The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. A20. (More nonsense from the Rachel Maddow brigade? Or genuine criticism?)

Alvaro Enrique, "Trotsky's Pursuer Finds a Pursuer to Call His Own," (Book Review) The New York Times, January 22, 2014, p. C1. (Review of Cuban author Leonardo Padura's most recent novel that is marred by a paragraph inserted in the text by an unknown party. Mr. Padura has come to be known to an international audience as a master of the Noir genre, like Dennis Lehane or Michael Dobbs.)

David E. Sanger & Thom Shanker, "N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers: Reaching Targets Cut Off From the Internet," The New York Times, January 15, 2014, p. A1. (You don't have to be on the Internet for the N.S.A. to spy on -- or steal -- your computer's contents. "What is it like to be plagiarized?" and "'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review.")

Manny Fernandez, "Seeking to End Life-Support For a Woman and Fetus," The New York Times, January 15, 2014, p. A14. (A woman pregnant at the time of her collapse and now brain-dead may be disconnected from life-sustaining equipment ending the life of her fetus and her own life at the request of her family. Claiming that this double termination of life would have been the woman's wish, her relatives seek a court judgment and order directed to the hospital in order to end all treatment. The hospital seeks to preserve the woman's body long enough for the fetus to be viable, against the mother's wishes. Do we seek to protect a potential human life or "possible" person at the cost of the autonomous will of an actual person in violation of her right to privacy and/or to determine what is done to -- or with -- her body? Is "Manny Fernandez" also "Miguel Perez"? "Raymond Hernandez"? "Manohla Dargis"?)

Kim Lueddeke, "Former School Trustees Are Censured: Garfield Pair Accused of Ethics Violations," The Record, December 9, 2013, p. L-1. (Edward Puzio and Anthony Damato censured by the state's School Ethics Commission for conflict of interest in connection with an appointment. Kickbacks?)

Jeff Green, "Clifton Cops Overtime Expected to Hit $1.9 MILLION: Total Busts Budget, Draws Protest From Council," The Record, December 9, 2013, p. L-1. (Clifton, N.J. is often called the "home of the mafia." Some cops put in 20-to-30 hours of overtime per day to deal with the problem. Friends of yours, Diana? "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison.")

"Legal Aid: Services for the Poor Are Dwindling," (Editorial) The Record, December 10, 2013, p. A10. 

"The law protects people who are unjustly evicted or fired or who are beaten by their partners. But if the victim has no access to the courtroom the law isn't much help."

The American legal system is very much like the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan: Its doors are open to all who can pay several thousand dollars per day for services rendered. ("You gotta pay to play!")

Justice is not a luxury hotel, however, but something to which all are entitled, as a matter of right, especially the poor and powerless -- those who are least able to afford life's luxuries -- since courts should be the great equalizers in a democracy. 

In a society with a capitalistic economy, for instance, any number of privileges and special opportunities in public life are incidental to great wealth, so that the rich are treated very differently, in many ways, by the judicial system from how others are treated:

" ... a [Trenton] legal services budget of $70 million in 2008 has dwindled to about $40 million today. [New Jersey's government waste and theft has not helped.] State support which had been about $30 million a few years ago, is now down to $15 million. These cuts have impact. The agency has lost half of what was an estimated 720-person staff over the past few years."

In a culture that increasingly extracts a terrible price from the poor to benefit the rich in order to cover the obscene costs of government waste and theft, the courts are being closed to ordinary people and what few benefits and resources remain available to the poor are starved of funds. 

"In a nation that professes equal justice under the law, [this disparity in access] is a disgrace." (emphasis added!)

New Jersey's politicians devote much of their time to mutual efforts at destruction and far less of their attention goes to the desperately-needed efforts at social meliorism and extension of due process (in a meaningful or real way) to the poor. Few Garden State politicians seem to have much time to ponder the needs of those they ostensibly represent. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

There is real suffering today among citizens without representation by lobbyists -- poor citizens whose rights can only be guaranteed by judges, many of these citizens may be homeless or hungry as a result of that poverty. Their rights are effectively lost because they do not receive legal representation. For such people -- possibly a majority of persons -- "rights" that exist in theory or in the books are meaningless or lost in practice. ("How censorship works in America.")

Government should be concerned to some slight degree with the plight of such persons, perhaps during commercial breaks in the Super Bowl game in the Meadowlands our politicians may give a few seconds of thought to such matters. A second or two of reflection during the Oscar ceremonies this year may be devoted to considering the rights of poor people and how they may be respected or protected from further encroachments. 

There may be more issues to ponder on the Left than same-sex marriage rights. Among the poor there must be some lesbians and gays, certainly most poor people in American and the world (70%) are now women and children. There are aspects of these "controversies" that may even interest trendy journalists like Ms. Maddow. 

Ad hominem insults are something that I am accustomed to, despite my advocacy of gay and lesbian rights, so that sharing the experience with my N.J. opponents and would-be "politically correct" censors should be fun for all. ("Is there a gay marriage right?")

"The law can stop a landlord from evicting a family illegally. But unless that family has a lawyer to protect their interests, they may lose their home."

Perhaps 1 out of 10 persons qualifying for assistance or free legal services will receive that assistance or services. This means that the majority of poor people are effectively denied their rights through the slow strangulation of the budgets of agencies and/or programs which are unpopular with Republicans that are aimed at helping such poor persons. 

Is this a coincidence? I doubt it. Among the programs being quietly killed are some aimed at helping women with substance abuse problems, or former inmates, to reintegrate in society. No doubt some of these women are lesbians, Ms. Maddow. Not interested?

Loretta Weinberg (D) from Bergen County, I believe, is a surprisingly good person to approach on these issues whatever her other "alliances" may be, but she seems to be outnumbered by politicians who wish to spend their time hurting their enemies rather than helping their constituents. ("Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!")

There are so many women who are viciously beaten by live-in boyfriends or others -- including female lovers -- but who lack legal representation to obtain a restraining order or help them find safety and/or emergency shelter. 

Only access to legal services will prevent the tragedies that are certain to take place unless these issues are dealt with through the cooperation of the major parties in Trenton. 

"Legal services of New Jersey deserves an immediate infusion of cash and a more reliable funding stream. The agency's goal is simple and important: to provide individuals with the representation they deserve. The fact that legal services is struggling financially is an unfortunate comment on priorities in Trenton."

Guardano Versus Zimmer.

January 24, 2014 at 5:40 P.M. Earlier today I was prevented from accessing my sign-in sheet at blogger or even my profile page at NYPL, Morningside Heights branch, computer 11 at about 2:40 P.M. I made copies of the bogus warnings concerning "Error 503." These copies are dated and indicate the computer of origin. Evidently, the message is that New Jersey can prevent me from writing at any time. ("How censorship works in America.") 

I suggested a new problem for Mr. Menendez and the likely use of Ms. Zimmer's accusations against Kim Guardagno to promote the Hoboken Mayor's candidacy for higher office in Hudson County -- if Mr. Menendez is indicted, eventually, as seems likely. Whatever happens, I believe there will be political payback for Ms. Zimmer from all sides:

N.R. Kleinfeld, "In New Jersey, Claims Elevate Mayor's Profile," The New York Times, January 23, 2014, p. A1. ("N.R. Kleinfeld" is also "Jennifer Shuessler" and/or Jill Abramson. This article reads like a paid political advertisement for Ms. Zimmer -- which it may be. "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!")

Mike Kelly, "Low-Key Mayor at Center of Storm: From Unlikely Start to National Spotlight," The Record, January 24, 2014, p. A-1. (Good luck with your future plans, Ms. Zimmer.)

Matt Friedman, "Menendez Said to be Under Investigation in Fugitive Case," The Record, January 24, 2014, p. A-7. (In addition to the U.S. Senate's Ethics Committee going forward with their investigation and a previous FBI inquiry into Dr. Melgen's relations with the Senator, there is a related inquiry into Mr. Menendez's acceptance of payoffs from fugitive money-laundering bankers and others. I am afraid there may SOON be more bad news for Senator Menendez. Perhaps it is for this reason that I find it difficult to use computers so as to write my essays at the New York Public Library. I will attempt to post the new essay that I have already written from public computers tomorrow.)

January 23, 2014 at 8:10 A.M. Efforts to target Mr. Christie have not been as successful as many of the governor's enemies may have hoped, being limited (mostly) to liberal media stalwarts. Rumors are that new allegations concerning Mr. Menendez and/or others are about to break in the media. 

Scott Fallon, "Port-Backed Report Favorable to Builder," The Record, January 21, 2014, p. A-1. (Christie and Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer dispute whether the administration withheld Sandy funds because Ms. Zimmer did not favor "fast-tracking" a $1.1 BILLION development in her city that would have "involved" or benefitted the governor's "friends.")

Melissa Hayes & John Reitmeyer, "Both Sides Sticking to Their Stories: Christie's No. 2 Staunchly Denies Mayor's Allegations," The Record, January 21, 2014, p. A-1. (Why did Ms. Zimmer wait so long to complain and express her outrage at this so-called threat, even taking her picture smiling, beatifically, with Mr. Christie after Ms. Guardagno's alleged threat?)

AP, "Arrests High For Men Not Yet 23: Study Shows Black Rate Almost 50%," The Record, January 21, 2014, p. A-3. (50% of black men and 40% of [blue collar] white men arrested before age 23 for non-traffic related crimes. As many as 75% of minority men will be arrested when you include traffic offenses and expand the age group to include 25 year-olds. Given the disparity in education and a number of other factors, we seem to be increasing the social distance between men and women. "So Black and So Blue in Prison.")

"Zimmer's Charges: Serious Allegations and Questionable Timing," (Editorial) The Record, January 21, 2014, p. A-8. (An incident that, allegedly, occurred last May, 2013 leads to complaints by Ms. Zimmer now, in January, 2014. Why this substantial delay? Ms. Zimmer claimed that this was due to her original concern that she would not be believed. However, if her primary motivation was "outrage" on behalf of her city, why does she feel more outraged now -- nearly a year later -- than when the incident happened, allegedly, and why would she be photographed during the interim period with the governor and Ms. Gaurdagno  offering a beaming smile for the camera? Does the political firestorm over the GWB delays have something to do with this sudden accusation? Was Ms. Zimmer approached by Barbara Buono -- Tattaglia? -- or Mr. Menendez -- Barzini? -- to make these allegations at this time? Was Ms. Zimmer promised "something" by prominent N.J. Democrats in exchange for making her accusations against Ms. Guardagno?)

Joe Malinconico, "Schools Settled Ousted Official's Bias Suit: Paterson District Paid Him $275,000 in '12 Deal," The Record, January 21, 2014, p. L-3. (Michael Maglio, one of multiple school employees claiming termination, for political reasons, by Democrat-controlled school boards in New Jersey. Ms. Maddow?)

Eric Lipton, "(Legal) Spree With Lobbyists," The New York Times, January 20, 2014, p. A1. (Lots of partying Republicans being entertained by the very lobbyists with legislation before these same individuals receiving the lobbyists' little "favors." FOX News?)

Patrick McGeehan, "U.S. Attorney Said to Meet With Hoboken Mayor," The New York Times, January 20, 2014, p. A1. (The cat fight between Ms. Guardagno and Ms. Zimmer is getting nasty. My money is on Kim Guardagno who can probably beat up Chris Christie. It is interesting that Ms. Guardagno is a lawyer, Christie is a lawyer, David Sampson is a lawyer and his firm is clearly involved in these shenanigans -- where's the OAE on this one? Too political, boys? Payoffs? "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

Michael Barbaro & Bill Carter, "For Christie and MSNBC, a Messy Public Divorce Plays Out in Public View," The New York Times, January 20, 2014, p. A13. (Rachel Maddow and Kim Guardagno break-up? Dawn Zimmer says: 'It's her party and she'll cry if she wants to!' ...)

Nicholas Confessore, "Governor Tells Donor 'Come See Me Next Year,'" The New York Times, January 20, 2014, p. A13. (Christie puts off his presidential run until after he deals with this "Zolozzo business.")

"The Christie administration is now accused of tying Superstorm Sandy relief funds to a mayor's support of a development project. The charges come from Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer" -- whose two Democrat predecessors were indicted in office! -- "who claims Lt. Gov. Kim Guardagno applied the pressure in May, 2013. These new allegations that the Christie administration promised to retaliate against a public official who would not acquiesce to its will [something that NEVER happens in N.J. politics] come in the wake of the lane closure scandal at the George Washington bridge." (Record, 1-21-14, p. A-8.)

Mr. Christie finds himself embroiled in yet another scandal aimed at destroying his future as a politician, notably ending any possible presidential hopes. 

Destroying people's lives, illegally and from behind their backs, is a "sport" in New Jersey's slimy political and legal circles.

This crisis is especially troublesome because the governor created a reputation as a "corruption busting crusader," as U.S. Attorney, by going after the "pay-to-play" culture of bribes and kickback schemes that always featured in Trenton's politics and that has made the state a byword for incompetence and malfeasance in government as well as soiled courts. ("U.S. Attorney Calls New Jersey a 'Culture of Corruption.'")

A notable feature of this allegedly "past" practice was the use of "connected" law firms to transfer bribes to politicians in exchange for political favors that allowed money interests and organized crime groups, also (allegedly) such entities as the makers of child porn, to do very well indeed in the Garden State. ("New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters.")

The public treasury became a personal bank for the Democrat-mafia machine. ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce.")

The development in Hoboken, if allowed by the mayor and other authorities under existing zoning laws, would certainly enrich a Republican law firm (and its clients) who boast that they are "close" to the governor. In fact, David Sampson, Esq. -- who was appointed to head the Port Authority by Mr. Christie -- is a senior partner at this firm. ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

It is difficult for me to believe that Mr. Sampson and his "successful" clients would fail to show their appreciation to the governor who makes their sudden prosperity possible, whether in the form of political contributions or, more darkly, in the Menendez-preferred form of cash-in-an-envelope. ("Is Menendez For Sale?" and "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

So much for Mr. Christie's reputation for impeccable honesty. 

If Mr. Christie loses the perception among New Jersey's residents that he is an honest public official, then what does he have left to run on? Not much. ("De Blasio and Christie.")

It is not enough to be against political corruption by members of the opposing political party. It is also necessary to be against corruption by one's own political friends and contributors -- which is much more difficult -- who may select another "boy" or "girl" to carry the ball in the next election:

"Guardagno denies Zimmer's charges, first made this past week-end on cable television rather than directly to prosecutors. That choice raises the question of whether these allegations are linked to a political opportunity. [emphasis added!] Zimmer says she did not speak out in May because she did not believe that anyone would take her seriously." (Record, 1-21-14, p. A-8.)

Why would the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey making a serious allegation of unethical or criminal conduct by an assistant of the state's governor NOT be taken very seriously by law enforcement or the media? No answer. 

If a person believes in the truth of what he or she is saying, then being ignored by a politically-connected and corporate media, or tainted law enforcement, will not be sufficient to silence that person. Threats and censorship will not silence any committed critic. These tactics have not worked against me and few people -- who are honest in New Jersey -- doubt that what I am saying is true. ("How censorship works in America" and "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")

A passionate opponent of tactics deemed illegal or unethical is unlikely to pose for a photo with the alleged culprit who sought to intimidate that person. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

These realities suggest a problem of credibility and proofs in terms of allegations made against a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ms. Guardagno, who is unlikely to threaten someone in so stupid a manner in order to obtain cooperation on a controversial real estate development deal. 

Ms. Guardagno strikes me as too smart for the charges made against her in this matter:

"If Christie used Sandy aid as a cudgel to force a mayor to support a development project tied to one of his political allies, an ethical line was crossed and his higher political ambitions are almost certainly destroyed. There is much at stake here -- for Christie and for his rivals." 

Please deal with the issues I continue to raise in my matter Mr. Rabner, the OAE, Mr. Fishman, Mr. Christie. Many persons are suffering, endangered, and denied their Constitutional rights by the continuing spectacle of corruption, stupidity, ignorance, incompetence and arrogance that have come to define New Jersey's legal establishment to the world. It is time to end the cover-up, Mr. Rabner, and the computer crimes as well as censorship efforts. ("Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

It is because of this spectacle of corruption and history of the "Soprano State" that any allegations made against N.J. public officials or judges -- no matter who makes them -- must be taken very seriously by lawyers and observers in the world. 

Law Firm "Employee" Distributes Child Porn.

January 21, 2014 at 2:03 P.M. Obstructions have frozen the computer at which I type. I will continue to struggle to post this text at NYPL, Morningside Heights branch, computer #14, at some time today. I continue to receive the message that I will be prevented from writing. 

Shawn Boburg, "Probe Enlists Legal Muscle: Respected Lawyer Named Legal Counsel," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. A-1. (Reid Shar, Esq. will go after Christie for Democrats.)

Stephanie Akin, "Questions About Christie's Mouthpiece," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. A-1. ("Mouthpiece" is an interesting term to use in designating a lawyer when his adversary is called an "attorney." This sounds like OAE smears of their targets: "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System." Michael Drewniak, Esq. is Christie's "shyster.")

Hannan Adely, "Hackensack Cops Settle Suit for $2 Million: Harassment Brought About Reform," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. A-1. (Cops sue in the post-Zisa era to end the shocking corruption and civil rights violations that do not seem to concern Ms. Maddow or her "friends." "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

Adam Goldman & Anne Gersian, "Senate Assigns Blame for Benghazi: Panel Says 'Attacks Were Preventable,'" The Record, January 16, 2014, p. A-1. (Did the Benghazi incident cause a traffic jam at the GWB in order to interest Ms. Maddow and her friends in the media?)

Herb Jackson, "Feds Call Audit of Sandy Ads Routine: HUD Inspector Says Inquiry Not Focusing On Contract Award," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. A-3. (Recent events in the media have nothing to do with this focus on Sandy funds. In fact, it appears Democrat attacks are coordinated with White House friends of anti-Christie forces in New Jersey. Incidentally, Dawn Zimmer of Hoboken is a political "ally" of Barbara Buono, who is a "friend" of Diana Lisa Riccioli. "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love Fest!")

John Petrick, "Second Realty Agent Sues Over Trysts: Joins Colleague in Alleging Wayne Extortion Bid," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. L-3. (Real estate agents having sex in empty client homes, arranging trysts where no records are kept, perhaps, for politicians in the Garden State on the "payroll" or in exchange for favors. Alicia Mucci? Diana Lisa Riccioli? "Wedding Bells Ring For Menendez!" and "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison.")

Mathew McGrath,"String of 4 Burglaries in Clifton Ends in Charges," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. L-3. (Possible cooperation between Clifton Police and thieves in the ancestral home of Diana Lisa Riccioli. "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet.")

Ken Johnson, "Arthur C. Danto, A Philosopher of Art, Is Dead at 89," The New York Times, October 28, 2014, p. A25. (Professor Danto's existentialist aesthetics influenced a generation of students, myself among them.)

John Simon, "A Giant Among Men," The New York Times Book Review, December 1, 2013, p. 22. (Leo Damrosch's biography of Jonathan Swift gives full attention to Swift's imagination. "Hermano: An Evening With Christopher Hitchens.")

Carmen Cesari, "Kind Regards: An Ode to the Lost Art of Letter Writing in the Digital Age," The New York Times Book Review, December 1, 2013, p. 25. (Simon Garfield chronicles the art of gossip in epistolary form for the "Whatever" generation: "David Hume's Philosophical Romance" and "Master and Commander.")

Peter J. Sampson, "Former Paralegal Admits Distributing Child Porn," The Record, January 16, 2014, p. L-3:

"A registered sex offender from Warren County is facing a mandatory term of 5 years in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to distributing child pornography from a computer at a Paterson law firm where he was a paralegal."

Some of the members of Mr. De Sear's network may be emerging into the light. 

It is anticipated by law enforcement officials that more groups of related N.J. child porn "fans" will be apprehended in the weeks and months ahead. ("New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters!" and "New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters.")

I wonder whether this "paralegal" -- or a partner at this law firm -- was a fellow "enthusiast" sharing Mr. De Sear's habit of child molestation and delight in child porn. ("Edward M. De Shear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth" then "Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes.")

No lawyers or judges have been indentified (so far), either as friends of Mr. De Sear, or of the lawyers at the firm where this CONVICTED felon -- a man with several convictions for child molestation -- was employed without a background check, allegedly, or notice to anyone else employed at this firm. 

It is highly unusual for a convicted child molester, who is listed in the child sexual abusers registry, to be hired by a large law firm that may represent media interests, directly or indirectly, creating or manufacturing such material. This is a prominent local firm having many contacts with officials and judges. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

The defendant, KEVIN REASE, 33, is not African-American. Hence, no one was concerned that this so-called "important" local firm allowed Mr. Rease to go through the files of their clients, thus obtaining confidential information pertaining to the whereabouts of children and others entrusting the attorneys at this firm with confidential matters. ("New Jersey's Child Sex Crisis" and "Is Menendez For Sale?")

Does the OAE violate the fiduciary trust of clients in their attorneys by invading law offices to record conversations? Or offering bribes to persons to lie about their lawyers? Or does much depend on how "connected" lawyers may be to politicians or "others" in New Jersey? ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

This individual, Mr. Rease, was even empowered to prepare and file documents pertaining to confidential matters affecting these innocent persons, including minors (presumably), and to establish contacts with lawyers, clerks, judges and others affiliated with the courthouse, including prosecutors and police, or sheriff's officers. ("Judges Protect Child Molesters in Bayonne, New Jersey.")

Have the clients of this law firm -- a firm protected, so far, from disclosure or identification -- been informed of this arrest? Are any of the attorneys in this law firm "ethics" officials at the Passaic County (or state level) who are being protected by Mr. Rabner, the NJSBA, OAE, or other politicians? Does this firm represent media distribution companies specializing in erotic videos, whether directly or through their subsidiaries, whose recommendations ensured employment for Mr. Rease? ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" then "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks.")

No ethics investigation of the attorneys at this law firm -- nor of any judges "friendly" with the accused individual -- has been announced, if any exists. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" then "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "Marilyn Straus Was Right!" and "Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner!")

Mr. Rease admitted in "federal court in Newark that as a member of an online 'peer-to-peer' file sharing network he made available hundreds of pornographic images and videos, including some of a sadistic and violent nature involving children under the age of 12." (emphasis added!)

Was this the same 'peer-to-peer' file sharing network that included Mr. De Sear? Or are there many such networks in New Jersey? "That's Jersey for ya!"

It would be shocking to discover that part of the reason for the apprehension of this individual is that he may have attempted to commit computer crimes against me or my writings. ("How censorship works in America.")

"Rease was arrested at the office last April after the FBI downloaded illicit images from his work computer." -- Technically, this computer is a LAW FIRM computer! -- "Authorities decline to identify the law firm." ("New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce" and "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

The public may well be endangered by a law firm which is naive, at best, in its hiring practices or, more likely, complicit in these often lucrative media ventures involving distribution of child porn, allowing for "kicking back" to judges, prosecutors, ethics officials and police, who will help to go after annoying attorneys seeking to protect exploited women and children. Is this New Jersey's legal ethics, Mr. Rabner? ("What did you know, Mr. Rabner, and when did you know it?" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

Perhaps if these lawyers created a traffic jam one day at the GW bridge there would be much more media attention to the fate of children and women in New Jersey, or nationally. ("The Teflon Governor" and "Christie's Bridge of Sighs.")

As it is, hypocrisy, lies, double-standards will probably preclude any focus on the activities of these highly ethical N.J. attorneys, our so-called "superiors," and/or upon their judicial friends and enablers who may share their alleged passion for young boys and girls. 

No doubt some of the members of the bar who enjoy sex with children serve on the ethics committee in Trenton. ("John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption" and "New Jersey is Stronger Than the Storm!" then "New Jersey Superior Court Judge is a Child Molester.")

The defendant has a 2001 federal conviction for transporting child pornography (evidently, over the GWB where I can only hope that he did not have to endure a traffic jam!), then a conviction in Essex County Superior Court, where Paula Dow served as County Prosecutor at the time, being charged for --

" -- luring, sexual assault[,] and endangering the welfare of children, who were 4 and 6 years-old at the time. Rease served four years in state prison and was placed on the state's sex offender registry."

This individual managed to establish friendships, allegedly, with public officials who never looked into his background or credentials. 

Is the New Jersey population not entitled to know the names of such officials and lawyers? Should the OAE be concerned to protect the public from connected law firms whose "employees" are involved in such activities? ("Sexual Favors For New Jersey Judges" and "Neil M. Cohen, Esq. and Conduct Unbecoming to the Legislature in New Jersey" then "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks.")

"U.S. District Court Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh ordered Rease's continued detention and set sentencing for April 28. While accepting at least 15 years under his plea deal, Rease could get as much as 40 years under the law." 

How strange that no state officer or prosecutor was involved in this arrest? 



  

The Teflon Governor.

January 18, 2013 at 2:34 P.M. I was assigned to computer #2, NYPL, Morningside Heights branch. This computer was already being used, strangely enough, requiring me to change my reservation to #5. This confusion on the part of the computer system is most unusual. 

January 16, 2014 at 1:36 P.M. I will try to post most of this essay in the time allowed to me at NYPL, computer #12, Morningside Heights branch. If there is not sufficient time to complete the work -- or I am prevented from writing -- I will finish the text at another public or private computer.  

Jenna Portnoy, "Christie's New Woe: Probe of Sandy Ads," The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 1. (Despite Portnoy's complaint, there is no smoke -- let alone fire -- concerning ads featuring the governor's friends and family that are about N.J.'s recovery and not Mr. Christie's reelection campaign. "Conversion" of public funds would require personal monetary benefit to Christie: "Crooked Broker Paid-Off Menendez.")

Christopher Baxter, "State AG to Probe Top Cop for Bias: Veteran Trooper's Suit Claims Fuentes Tried to Destroy His Career," The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 1. (State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes "racially discriminated" against the force's retired head of minority recruitment by making him the target of bogus internal investigations. This is typical of New Jersey officials' abuse of power and much worse than anything Christie is accused of doing.)

Ted Sherman & Steve Strunsky, "Funding Choices Fuel Port Authority's Political Clout," The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 7. (More corruption, politics, waste at the Port Authority.)

Thomas Zambito, "Car Services File Suit Against Christie Over Lane Closures," The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 7. (Everybody is jumping on the band wagon.)

Sean Singer, "Amiri Baraka 1934-2014: Remembering a Newark Giant," (Op-Ed) The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 17. (Great poet, revolutionary, humanist.)

Michael Gerson, "How He Rebounds From Adversity a Key Test For Christie," (Op-Ed) The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 17. (The true test of leadership is dealing with the inevitable crises that develop, some orchestrated by the political opposition, while continuing to discharge the duties of office. Thus far, Mr. Christie has turned this crisis into an advertisement for his presidential run.)

Jed Rubenfeld, "A Jurisprudence of Anonymity," (Op-Ed) The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 17. (Is the question not whether privacy should be honored, but whether anonymity should be protected? We need both in our society. Privacy first; then -- if you are lucky! -- you may also preserve anonymity.)

Mary Ann Spoto, "Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge," The Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 19. (Andrew Johnson, 30, admitted to distributing child porn over the Internet. This is one of several incidents involving networks of possibly "protected" child porn users in North Jersey alone. "Edward M. De Sear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth.")

Steven Radas, "14-Year-Old Brings Handgun to School," Star Ledger, January 14, 2014, p. 19. (We teach our children -- sex for girls and violence for boys -- producing school shootings and child porn. Why are we surprised by this behavior by our children?)

Kate Zernike, "Another Mayor Felt Christie-Tied Reprisal: Meetings Cancelled in Jersey City," The New York Times, January 14, 2014, p. A18. (Steven Fulop in Jersey City is upset that Christie snubbed him, especially since Hudson County's Democrats are so fond of Mr. Christie. What did you expect?)

The Rachel Maddow brigade in the U.S. media is astonished at the continuing unwillingness of the benighted masses to follow their instructions concerning what "we" are supposed to feel about Mr. Christie, the bridge crisis, or anything else for that matter. ("Skinny People Dressed in Black.")

The "kiwi-munching," as it were, Perrier-drinking, skinny-people-dressed-in-black metrosexuals -- am I being politically incorrect? -- insist that we should be appalled at Christie's toughness in dealing with Hudson and Bergen Democrats. ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" and "More Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

Well, I've got news for you, we're not "appalled" by Christie. Most people who know the tri-state area realize that Bergen and Hudson Counties have traditionally been mafia safety zones producing far greater "inconvenience" for residents stolen from for years than is created by one of the region's regular traffic jams. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

Efforts to transform "bridge-gate" into a career ending crisis for Christie have failed. Mr. Christie, after all the attacks, is at 59% popularity in N.J. and his numbers are rising. 

If this crisis becomes an indication of the "Governator's" ability to deal with emergencies and the irrational hostilities of political fashionistas of all genders, then we may be looking at a highly successful future President of the United States of America. 

Mr. Christie is stronger than the storm. The paraphrase of Ronnie Reagan at the recent news conference was brilliant: "Mistakes were made." 

Use of the passive voice in this statement allowed for an absence of personal accountability while conveying the appearance of acknowledging responsibility. 

Will Mr. Christie be able to deal with my matters? I do not know. However, one good sign is that Christie seems to have avoided the worst consequences of this absurd and media-generated frenzy by undermining -- while accepting (also avoiding!) -- responsibility for the zealotry of well-meaning partisans. This is a pretty neat trick.

Christie questions the motivations of those attacking him by suggesting that they are "politically self-interested" even as these enemies are arrogant enough to complain that the governor is sometimes "political" in his targets of reprisals. 

Needless to say, Politics never motivates the actions of public officials in New Jersey -- from either party -- so that the public is shocked to hear that politicians from both parties have political enemies and try to hurt one another, also politically. We thought it was always a "love-fest" in Trenton. ("Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest.")

"Predictably, the scandal has unleashed a billiard table full of careening calculations. Democrats engage in hyperventilation because they fear that Governor Christie is an electable moderate conservative." (Gerson, p. 17.)

Has Mr. Gerson been reading David Hume on "causation"? ("David Hume's Philosophical Romance.") 

Perhaps the governor's resilience this week and his ability to make clear what he is up against from the liberal media -- I say this as a socialist -- in terms of hypocrisy and double standards, to say nothing of bogus self-righteousness, can only be compared to Ronald Reagan's poise under pressure in the Iran-Contra scandal. 

Mr. Christie's actions this week have suggested, deliberately, highly apt comparisons to Mr. Reagan. I expect Ollie North to accept responsibility for all bridge delays soon.

I did not particularly like Ronald Reagan -- nor did I vote for him -- but many Americans sure did. They tend to be the same Americans who like Chris Christie. 

If Republicans were smart, for once, they might develop a Rand Paul (Vice President) and Chris Christie (President) ticket that could cross political boundaries, appealing to blue collar and ethnic or Catholic Democrats, as well as Republicans. Like Democrats in New York, Republicans tend to form firing squads in a circle. 

In New Jersey, given the mafia's involvement in Democrat politics, Christie may be the leper with the most fingers. This is the best I can do in terms of a ringing endorsement, Chris. 

Many of the self-loving opponents of Reagan and Christie may be far worse persons and candidates for high office than Chris Christie.  One thing you can say for both Reagan (during his lifetime) and Christie (today) is that neither could ever be a hypocrite or fraud. With both men, what you see is exactly what you get, both for good and ill. 

Mr. Christie is a pragmatist, smart if not an intellectual (he could have used my help in Constitutional Law!), and a fierce opponent of New Jersey's traditional corruption, especially when it does not involve the enrichment of his Republican friends -- and there are few of them, luckily. Best of all, in a state with very little of either of these things, Christie is a "law-and-order" guy. ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead.") 

I was not surprised that Rudy Giuliani was quoted, immediately, in support of Mr. Christie because Rudy knows the "families" that Christie is up against and their friends in the media. ("Another Mafia Sweep in New Jersey and Anne Milgram is Clueless.")

Christie is detested by the party-going Upper West Siders and L.A. "swingers" because he is conservative on some social issues. Even they like him on economic issues and may approve of the Christie doctrine on defense: let's get out of Afghanistan. Regrettably, Chris Christie may be the Republicans' best choice for presidential candidate in 2016. Things are so bad for the G.O.P. that Christie looks good compared to the likes of Rick Santorum or Marco Rubio.

It is certainly true that many people, including minorities, see Christie as the best hope for getting the nation's finances in order. Let us hope that it will not come to a choice between Christie and Biden. I may have to flip a coin in such a scenario. 

Please deal with my situation, Mr. Christie. It is hurting your state's Supreme Court, damaging every lawyer, judge, and litigant to continue the lies and cover-ups in these matters, also undermining what little respect remains to your state's institutions and soiled politicians that no one has the decency or integrity to tell me the truth in 2014 about crimes like rape, theft, interrogational torture and obstructions of justice by so-called "ethics" officials acting on the orders of political bosses. 

This festering wound that is the so-called "ethics proceeding" against me disgraces New Jersey's legal system every day that you hide from me and fail to provide the truth and justice that we all deserve:

"Presidential candidates -- who are often human beings -- have been known to face draft record controversies, bimbo eruptions, early DUI revelations, drug-use allegations, questions about discreditable pastoral associations and the like. The successful ones share Christie's talent for crisis containment." (Gerson,p. 17.)

What is disturbing about this bridge crisis -- and others like it -- is the use of the events by insiders in the media, as political footballs (Benghazi), and the tendency of politicians from both parties to see personal loyalty from staff members (rather than competence) as the key criteria for governmental employment in important positions. 

Mr. Paul was subjected to a liberal media firestorm for trusting a staff member with the draft of a speech. This is something that can happen to any politician. 

This criticism applies to Christie, again, as well as to every other political figure in this hyper-partisan climate in American politics: Please hire people who will tell you the truth; who will disagree with you; who will tell you NOT to do something that seems attractive, but which may be dangerous to your future prospects. Invite staff members to persuade you on a controversial issue through rational arguments. Consider multiple points of view on complex issues regardless of party orthodoxy. 

This was certainly Bill Clinton's policy. Whatever criticisms may be made against Clinton, no one suggests that he was unreflective or careless about language. There is the "is" of identification versus the "is" of predication. Accordingly, we must ask what is meant by saying there "is" a GWB political crisis? After all, Mr. Christie may respond by wondering what the meaning of "is" is.

It is too easy to develop a bunker mentality in politics by seeing ALL others as the enemy so that whatever they are "for" you must be "against." Worry about being right, not just popular or "successful" in terms of winning political fights -- fights where you will develop long-term and powerful enemies anxious to get even: 

"The problem is that stupidity is scalable. Transported to the White House" -- or New Jersey's Supreme Court (Ms. Poritz? OAE?) -- "such attitudes and tactics might have been Nixonian. Some in Christie's circle of trust were not worthy of that trust. Though he asserts, 'I am not a bully.' ... [Christie] apparently employed some bullies." (Gerson, p. 17.) ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.") 

       

Christie's Bridge of Sighs.

January 14, 2014 at 1:26 P.M. I experienced numerous difficulties in signing-in at computer #7, NYPL, Morningside Heights branch. The printer and reservation mechanism has been destroyed or disabled. I found it necessary to sign-in twice today. If I am unable to regain access to these blogs, I will try to find an alternative location in which to continue writing. 

January 13, 2014 at 7:03 P.M. Important developments are expected soon in connection with several investigations in New Jersey's Hudson and Bergen Counties. I will be writing more about well-known New Jersey politicians this week. 

James C. Mckinley, "Sanity of Defendant in Psychologist's Death Is Again at Issue," The New York Times, January 3, 2014, p. A16. (David Tarloff, 45, found incompetent because he is severely mentally-ill, insane at the time of the killing, so as to render all moral and legal judgments concerning blameworthiness or liability not merely wrong, but pointless. What should the legal system do to conceptualize these situations consistently with our traditional models of individual legal responsibility?)

"Republican Disdain For the Jobless," (Editorial) The New York Times, January 6, 2014, p. A18. (Republicans have gone beyond the "let them eat cake" slogan to suggest that they -- the poor -- not eat anything at all.)

Morsi Secret, "Man Gets $3.4 Million for 17 Years in Jail," The New York Times, January 8, 2014, p. A19. (Martin H. Tarkoff filed a wrongful imprisonment suit after his false 1990 conviction in the death of his parents.)

Michael Schwirtz, "Body of a Brooklyn Landlord Is Discovered in a Basement," The New York Times, January 8, 2014, p. A21. (A wave of such killings points to issues of safety in overcrowded and poorly-guarded environments and, perhaps, worse dilemmas.)  

Alison Smale, "Germany Charges Former SS Member in Wartime Murders," The New York Times, January 9, 2014, p. A15. (Justice delayed is better than no justice at all.)

Kate Zernike, "Christie Faces a Scandal On Traffic Jam," The New York Times, January 9, 2014, p. A1. (Mr. Christie's continuing saga over use of traffic, or traffick, or traffik to damage or attack or undermine opponents is getting interesting. It's all relative.)

N.R. Kleinfeld, "Behind Inflamatory [sic.] Email, Aide With a Low Profile," The New York Times, January 9, 2014, p. A18. (Bridget Anne Kelly, 41, is a deputy chief of staff who may get to "keep the body," as they say in prison, in this political crisis.)

"The Bully Was a Dupe: Gov. Christie is 'Outraged' to Learn of a Traffic-Jam Vendetta: How about 'accountable'?," The New York Times, January 9, 2014, p. A22. (Democrats are ventilating their hostility at Christie by expressing outrage, for once, at the politics of the "Soprano State." There are quite a few Democrat "bosses" and "bullies" in New Jersey politics, most are far worse than Christie.)

Gail Collins, "Bridge Over Troubled Politics," (Op-Ed) The New York Times, January 9, 2014, p. A23. ("Jamming" with Chris Christie.)

Kate Zernike & Mark Santora, "'Very Sad' Christie Extends Apology in Bridge Scandal: Fires Aides and Cuts Ties With Adviser -- U.S. Starts Lane Closing Inquiry," The New York Times, January 10, 2014, p. A1. ("Little did he know ...")

"After Chris Christie's Performance: The governor has to admit that he set a tone of vindictiveness if he is to regain any credibility," (Editorial) The New York Times, January 10, 2014, p. A23. (What goes around comes around.)

Mark Santora & Kate Zernike, "Papers in Traffic Scandal Point to Cover-Up of Political Materials," The New York Times, January 11, 2014, p. A1. (OAE cover-ups, prosecutorial lies, and judicial stone-walling are far worse offenses that are ignored, every day, in my situation by the very people "offended" by Mr. Christie's "unethical" behavior. Hypocrisy? Perhaps it is something worse than hypocrisy. "Prosecutorial Misconduct.")

N.R. Kleinfeld, "A Bridge to Scandal: Behind Fort Lee Ruse: Trail of Reprisal, Force and Cover-Up Led to Christie's Office," The New York Times, January 13, 2014, p. A1. 

As a person who has struggled against the behind-the-back, retaliatory, corrupt politics and stone-walling or cover-up culture in Trenton for several decades, this recent absurd situation in Fort Lee that is so fascinating to liberal journalists is merely the same old stuff that I experience every day. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

Mr. Christie has experienced far worse from his political enemies in the state, whether he has been fully aware of slimy tactics or not. I am confident that Christie knows this and is genuinely angry at the political damage from this stupidity by well-meaning friends.

Incidentally, a lawyer representing that his client now contends -- as opposed to and in contradiction of that client's earlier statements -- that Mr. Christie was aware of the bridge closing when it happened is neither here nor there. 

What does "aware" of mean in this context? When did Christie become aware of the traffic jam? Was it before or after the order that caused the incident was given by an aide of the governor?

None of these questions has been answered. No lawyer is under oath in writing such a letter. He or she may suggest an "interpretation" of the client's testimony that is beneficial to that client. This is far from establishing the truth of the matter or that any other factual witness or party contradicting this interpretation is lying. 

New Jersey's political bosses and elected officials -- including Christie -- wield their power, sometimes, to damage their enemies, enemies who will do exactly the same to them if (or when) they, these enemies, have the chance to do so. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "Jim Florio and the Mafia in Atlantic City.")

Ethics, law, decency have very little to do with N.J.'s legal and political systems. Traditionally, Democrats have held political power in the Garden State. Democrats have used that power to hurt those who challenged the state's notorious corruption. Mr. Christie has fought that corruption for a long time and earned the hostility of the Jersey Boys for doing so. 

This selective sense of outrage by liberals in the Garden State explains the mobilization of armies of journalists more concerned about this episode in New Jersey politics than about Syria's new threat to the Middle East and America as well as Israel; Iran's nuclear program; Afghanistan and Iraq, to say nothing of Pakistan. Mr. Christie has not charmed Rachel Maddow nor has he pleased Melissa Harris Perry, but he sure has won over New Jersey voters. ("Skinny People Dressed in Black.")

"Boss Bob" Menendez did not appreciate that I supported a rival candidate against him in an early Congressional election, a decision I do not regret -- whatever it may have cost me -- and Bob acted against me (I believe) from behind my back. ("Menendez Gets Over On the Feds.")

Far from claiming to be Bob's friend or (heaven forbid!) his relative, I said and repeat, publicly, that I thought Menendez was (and is) dishonest and corrupt. I am sure that Senator Menendez is a far worse human being, also much more inept than Christie could ever be. I am not a Republican. I am not a Communist. ("Is Menendez For Sale?" and "Crooked Broker Paid-Off Menendez!")

I have said before -- I now repeat -- that Democrats in New Jersey established alliances with organized crime groups which greatly facilitated corruption for all concerned. 

Without Christie's efforts, as U.S. Attorney, nothing would have happened to deal with the "inconvenience" to voters resulting from theft of their money and abuse of their children. ("New Jersey's Child Sex Industry.")

No one suggests that Mr. Christie accepts bribes; few people in New Jersey deny that Bob Menendez does exactly that, except for people that work for Menendez. ("Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks.")

Christie -- like anyone opposing decades of pay-to-play Democrat-mafia control of N.J. -- has fought efforts to harm him on a personal level, I believe, to damage his family members and friends (we're seeing one such attack now), to humiliate and insult Christie, often with the eager cooperation of the trained seals in the media. 

The media's dislike seems to be based on Christie's lack of political correctness on such trendy issues as gay marriage rights (which I favor and the Governor does not), while ignoring the Christie administration's massive achievement with regard to controlling corruption and creating a sane budget for New Jersey. ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" and "44 Persons Arrested in Latest New Jersey Political Scandal.")

Did Christie's advisers order, through their henchmen at the Port Authority, reprisals that caused traffic jams at the G.W. bridge? Probably. In fact, almost certainly this idiocy occurred. 

Do I believe that Christie, as a lawyer and former U.S. Attorney, would be so stupid as to risk his political future and law license over something like this? I have to say obviously not. 

If Christie did order such a dangerous traffic obstruction to score political points or intimidate people, he should resign his office. I doubt that anyone cares whether he has "cancelled" an appointment with a mayor from the opposing party over politics. 

The Governor's political enemies KNOW about Mr. Christie's honesty and integrity. They will continue to use this bridge incident to gain political advantage. 

No one has yet suggested that Christie has misused or misappropriated public funds for personal use -- unlike every Democrat governor I can remember in New Jersey who "dipped" into the public treasury at least once before leaving office. McGreevey was probably corrupt before coming to the governor's office and became worse as New Jersey's Chief Executive.

I am also certain that Democrats have ordered far worse than traffic jams, including (I believe) New Jersey Transit delays intended to make persons they dislike uncomfortable or sick, regardless of the effects on other riders or commuters, and far worse for political purposes that are designed to hurt their enemies. ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "Voting in North Bergen, New Jersey" then "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

New Jersey's Democrats -- like the KKK -- cannot be slandered nor can they be believed on ethics or legality issues in light of the state's history. ("New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" and "Sexual Favors For New Jersey Judges" then "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

N.J. Democrats have certainly targeted persons that "bosses" do not like -- myself, for example -- for professional destruction and personal harm, usually by means of lies and fraudulent testimony, false evidence that is accepted by crooked judges engaging in known obstructions of justice. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

Democrats have used computer crime to suppress and censor critics in violation of their civil rights and of rights of access to these writings of New Jersey's innocent residents. ("How censorship works in America.")

Others (besides me) have certainly charged prior Democrat administrations with theft of pension funds based on fraudulently claimed benefits to which they were not entitled, while LYING about their actions then -- and expressing outrage now -- at Mr. Christie's "manners." ("Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!" and "New Jersey's Pension Funds Are $46 BILLION Short.")

New Jersey's Democrats, with many exceptions granted -- much more than their G.O.P. rivals, unlike at the federal level, perhaps -- have been most of the thieves, liars, and hypocrites in New Jersey's colorful history of political corruption. (Again: "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

Under the circumstances, the false piety in the media about the G.W. bridge "delay" --  a delay coming at a bridge which allows for the transportation of TONS of illegal drugs, child porn, illegal weapons from New Jersey into New York and the rest of the country! -- strikes many of us as disingenuous whatever the facts may be. There may have been good reasons for what they were doing at that bridge on the day in question. ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" and "Cement is Gold.")

Spare us your expressions of moral concern by way of bogus bylines in the Times, Mr. Menendez and "others." Is "Kate Zernike" connected to "Barbara Buono"? ("Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" and "Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?")

"The release last week of messages between conspiring government officials exposed a back story of a political ruse and cover-up. A chronicle of what happened, based on a review of documents and numerous interviews, shows how that ruse impinged on unsuspecting lives and ricocheted between two states before [morphing] into a national scandal that has shaken Mr. Christie's administration. There have been resignations, at least one high-profile firing, and incalculable damage to the governor's reputation and national aspirations." Times, January 13, 2014, p. A1, et seq.

Prosecutorial Misconduct.

January 9, 2014 at 8:18 P.M. An attempt to sign-in was obstructed by a page bearing the notice: "Error 503." I will do my best to continue writing from my home and from public computers. More New Jersey scandals and crises will be discussed soon. 

I was sorry to learn of the death of Amiri Baraka. My thoughts and good wishes are extended to all who knew and admired Mr. Baraka as well as his writings.

The circus-like atmosphere surrounding revelations of deliberate traffick ("traffic" or "traffick" are both hunky-dory) snarls, as political weapons, in Fort Lee has led to the unconvincing spectacle of North Jersey Democrats expressing "outrage" at bare knuckles political tactics. Compared to Bergen County's Democrats Governor Christie is St. Francis of Assisi.

Mr. Christie's blunder in trusting his assistants -- Christie is unlikely to be so stupid, I hope, as to place lives in danger to score political "cookie points" or extract tribute from the "Jersey Boys" -- is soon to be surpassed by new alleged bribery scandals affecting Mr. Menendez. 

Senator Menendez's far worse offenses do not seem to interest the media, for some reason, but they do concern the FBI and Senate's Ethics Committee. 

More about all of this will be discussed soon.  

January 8, 2014 at 2:02 P.M. Efforts to prevent me from posting new items have not been successful, so far. I will try to continue writing from multiple public computers in New York. 

Peter Baker, "Moves to Curb Spying Help Drive the Clemency Argument For Snowden," The New York Times, January 4, 2014, p. A16. (National Security Agency loses in world opinion.)

Adam Liptak & Michael Schmidt, "A Judge Upholds N.S.A. Collection of Data On Calls: 2 Courts Differ Widely," The New York Times, December 28, 2013, p. A1. (The value of surveillance to security versus privacy for personal liberty.)

Annie Lowrey, "Benefits Ending for One Million of Unemployed: Economic Impact Seen," The New York Times, December 28, 2013, p. A1. (Mr. Rubio had the nerve to oppose a ten dollar per hour minimum wage because "ten dollars per hour is not the American dream." How much did his father earn as a bartender in Miami when dad was fortunate enough to find employment? Some minimum standard is better than any "dream," Senator. "Let them eat cake," Mr. Rubio says.)

"This Week Mass Surveillance Wins: Congressional action is urgently needed after federal courts uphold N.S.A. phone dragnet," (Editorial) The New York Times, December 28, 2013, p. A18. (Never give the suckers an even break.)

"Despair at Guantanamo," (Editorial) The New York Times, December 28, 2013, p. A18. (86 remaining persons have been "cleared for release" -- most have never been tried or charged with any crime! -- but they are still being held in confinement.)

Adam Liptak, "Budget Cuts Imperil Federal Court System, Roberts Says," The New York Times, January 1, 2014, p. A13. (Chief Justice Roberts has been converted to socialism when it comes to spending on federal courts and increasing judges' salaries -- like his own small salary of $250,000 per year plus perks.)

Ben Wieser, "Dying Lawyer Convicted in Terror Case is Granted 'Compassionate Release,'" The New York Times, January 1, 2014, p. A15. ("Lynne F. Stewart, Esq.'s Path of Thorns.")

"Edward Snowden, Whistle Blower: Considering the Value of His Leaks, He Should be Offered Clemency or a Plea Bargain," The New York Times, January 2, 2014, p. A18. (Thank you, Ed Snowden.)

Yosir Glazi & Tim Arango, "Qaeda-Aligned Militants Threaten Key Iraqui Cities: Government Rushes Reinforcement Troops to Two Centers of Sunni Extremism," The New York Times, January 3, 2014, p. A1. (The same "rebels" we support in Syria against Assad, we oppose in Iraq against Al Maliki. Iraq is in a permanent state of disintegration. Syria's unrest is spreading to Lebanon. Iran and Hezbollah grow more powerful. Afghanistan-Pakistan is turning into the disaster everyone predicted. Yemen may be the next catastrophe.)

"Rampant Prosecutorial Misconduct: Evidence is Often Withheld From the Defense, and Courts Rarely Step In," The New York Times, Sunday Review, January 5, 2014, p. 10.

Government lawyers are ethically and legally obligated to disclose (rather than to lie about and hide or destroy) exculpatory material. There is to be no "secret evidence" nor any accusatory proceedings in the American legal system. No statements should be submitted to any tribunal in America that are not subject to cross examination and review, including so-called experts' reports from the likes of "Terry Tuchin" and/or "Diana Lisa Riccioli." ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

Ethics lawyers do not get to decide what is relevant for discovery purposes, nor what is "exculpatory" -- or helpful for the defense -- but they are required to make ALL files pertaining to a targeted individual available for review and inspection by their "victim." ("New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" and "New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House.") 

With regard to ethics proceedings, in fact, regulators are never to solicit grievances against a defense attorney who is designated, for political reasons, for destruction. They are certainly not to submit fraudulent or purchased testimony, lie about the fact later, nor to conceal or hide evidence. Shame on you, Mr. McGill. ("Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?" and "New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana" then "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.") 

Ethics officials must disclose the full truth concerning colleagues and clients to whom they have spoken about an attorney, usually behind his back, to make all slanders of an attorney known to him or her, and to say exactly when they have spoken to individuals about someone chosen for legal/illegal assassination through economic and professional harm, and in other ways. (Again: "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

"Conversations" between or among ethics attorneys and a target's colleagues and/or clients should never be held before the filing of grievances that are often solicited and purchased from bogus witnesses in New Jersey. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Among the persons spoken to, unethically, by the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) officials in my matters were Douglas Fleischer, Esq., Armando Hernandez, Esq., Mr. Espinoza and many others, including judges at the time (like Emile DelBaglivo) who were instructed to "give him" -- meaning me -- "a hard time." 

Giving me a "hard time" involved attempting to damage my clients' interests regardless of the law. For this reason, I found it necessary to appeal a number of Municipal Court decisions and reverse them, even if local officials were a tad miffed about my "arrogance" in doing so. ("Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Ms. De La Cruz, did you write letters "on behalf" of so-called former "clients" of mine without identifying yourself to them (or me) in accordance with ethics rules? Ms. Kriko? Gilberto Garcia? John McGill? Edgar Navarrete? ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" then, again, "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.")

If you can get away with the commission of such horrible crimes against a disfavored defense attorney, together with lying about and covering-up what you have done, OAE, then why not continue to target attorneys whose efforts do not meet with the approval of powerful officials and judges who tend to dislike "radicals" or anyone presuming to defend or speak for some of the least popular persons in our society while insisting on RESPECT for Constitutional and human rights? No reason. Ethics mechanisms then become a means of enforcing political conformity. Being a defense attorney is not a popularity contest.

It is important for prosecutors "to play fair, not just to win. This obligation is embodied in the Supreme Court's 1963 holding in Brady v. Maryland, [sic.] which required prosecutors to provide the defense with any exculpatory evidence that could materially affect a verdict or sentence."

Ethics attorneys are held to an even higher standard that requires, for example, disclosing so-called "experts' reports" filed by "Terry Tuchin" and/or Ms. Poritz's then "lover," Diana Lisa Riccioli, as "therapist," either with the OAE and/or the New Jersey Supreme Court, or both. Neither Riccioli nor "Tuchin" (whatever his real name may be), evidently, possessed professional credentials in 1988 or since that time. ("Marilyn Straus Was Right!") 

Were judicial or other favors for Diana Lisa Riccioli exchanged for lesbian sex with the likes of Estela De La Cruz or Debbie Poritz? Probably. ("Sexual Favors For New Jersey Judges" and "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" then "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!")

This legal obligation of fairness and due process is systematically violated by N.J. criminal prosecutors and ethics attorneys, who should also refrain from thefts from those they litigate against. Right, Mr. McGill? ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce.") 

Crimes -- like tampering with witnesses and obstructions of justice -- may also violate the rules of ethics applicable to OAE attorneys. This is to say nothing of "interrogational torture" or even "backdating documents." (Again: "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli.")  

"Alex Kosinski, the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, issued the most stinging indictment of this systemic failure in recent memory. 'There is an epidemic of Brady violations [also prosecutors lying, withholding evidence is a kind of lying,] abroad in the land,' Judge Kosinski wrote in dissent from a ruling against a man who argued that a prosecutor had withheld crucial evidence in his case. 'Only judges can put a stop to it.' ..." (emphasis added!)

Usually, nothing happens to crooked government lawyers: Ms. De La Cruz, did you have sexual contact with Marilyn Straus while she was under hypnosis, or drugged, and/or at all? What name did you give to Ms. Straus, Ms. De La Cruz, at the time of your encounter? How many other persons "had their way" with Marilyn Straus on this occasion and/or on the occasion of "other" therapy sessions, Ms. De La Cruz? Diana Lisa Riccioli? Alicia Mucci? How much did you steal from Ms. Straus, "ladies" and "Terry Tuchin"? It is difficult for a woman to refuse consent to your "charms," Ms. De La Cruz, if she is unconscious when you seduce her. (Again: "Marilyn Straus Was Right!" and "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison.")

Is there anyone who can put a stop to New Jersey's continuing criminality in my matters? (Again: "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!")

Mr. Rabner, are you too frightened or corrupt to deal with this matter which is affecting the remaining shreds of credibility of your state's Supreme Court? Are you frightened of the mafia, Mr. Rabner, or only of your own legal ethics establishment? Solomon Dwek ring a bell, Mr. Rabner? ("Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?" and "What did you know, Mr. Rabner, and when did you know it?")

Lying by New Jersey government lawyers, incompetence, slovenliness, fabrication of evidence, paying persons to testify falsely, covering-up and more lying about their criminal frauds, means that innocent persons often spend years in prison or are otherwise adversely affected by tainted legal decisions and outcomes in comical proceedings. Some persons may die before receiving the justice to which they are due. ("Luis C. Taylor Serves 42 Years As An Innocent Man" and "Larry Peterson Cleared by DNA.")

Is Anne Rodgers, Esq., still a Union County Prosecutor? ("Justice For Mumia Abu-Jamal.")

Corruption among U.S. and N.J. government lawyers, especially as regards the tainted Office of Attorney Ethics in Trenton --

" -- creates a serious moral hazard, ... particularly since prosecutors are virtually never punished for misconduct. According to the Center for Prosecutor Integrity, multiple studies over 50 years show that courts punished prosecutorial misconduct in less than 2 percent of cases where it occurred. And that rarely amounted to more than a slap on the wrist, such as making the prosecutor pay for the cost of the disciplinary hearing." 

It seems clear now that the OAE lied, invented evidence, covered-up frauds, lawyers and others stole money and clients from my office, with their blessings in Trenton, and that there was an illicit political component to the effort to "get" me, to say nothing of hypnosis-based interrogations and sexual assaults against me. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.") 

These facts have been known to the authorities in New Jersey and federal officials for some time. Nothing seems to happen in response to my requests for the truth from Trenton officials. How strange? Lulu? ("How censorship works in America.") 

No response has been received to my evidence of cybercrime and other censorship efforts against these blogs in violation of section 42 of the U.S. Code and applicable sections of the Constitution. To comment on my ethics or character seems a wee bit pointless or ridiculous at this time:

"The lack of professional consequences for failure to disclose exculpatory evidence only makes the breach of duty more likely. As Judge Kosinski wrote, 'Some prosecutors don't care about Brady because courts don't make them care.' ..."

Someone needs to make New Jersey care about the law and lawyers' ethics rules. Ironically, I may have to be among those persons contributing to the effort to force New Jersey's OAE to obey the law and conduct themselves ethically or professionally. ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit" then "Is America's Legal Ethics a Lie?")