July 24, 2013 at 2:02 P.M. The usual harassments as I write at NYPL, Morningside Heights. More good stuff about N.J. corruption is coming soon.
James G. Carr, "A Better Secret Court," (Op-Ed) The New York Times, July 23, 2013, p. A21. (There can be no such thing as a "good" secret court.)
Joe Nocera, "Guantanamo Rulings Change Little," (Op-Ed) The New York Times, July 23, 2013, p. A21. (There are no justifications for what we have done to the men at Guantanamo.)
Abbott Koloff, "Chiropractor Facing New Insurance Charges: Allegedly Paid 'Runners' to Refer Patients to Him," The Record, July 18, 2013, p. L-1. (Attorneys alleged to be connected to such dirty chiropractors and runners may include Jose Ginarte, Edgar Navarrete, Armando Hernandez. I never had a runner, but Mr. Ginarte thought that was foolish and "bad business.")
Jim Norman, "Paterson Psychiatrist Admits He Took Bribes: 2 Others Plead Guilty in Lab Case," The Record, July 18, 2013, p. L-1. (There is nothing new here. For years there have been allegations that so-called "therapists" TERRY TUCHIN of Ridgewood, New Jersey and DIANA LISA RICCIOLI of Clifton, New Jersey falsified their credentials to receive state money for drugging and subjecting victims to interrogational hypnosis. This cannot be confirmed or denied at this time: What did you do to Marilyn Straus, Diana? "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")
Abbot Koloff, et als., "Lawyer Found Shot to Death: Ex-Prosecutor Killed Himself, Police Say," The Record, July 18, 2013, p. A-1.
"Former Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy, a prominent attorney who made frequent television appearances as a legal analyst, apparently shot himself to death with a handgun Wednesday on a sidewalk along Route 17 South in East Rutherford after walking there from his Rutherford home, authorities said."
Mr. Fahy is someone I knew, slightly, as I knew Brian Neri. I also recall sharing calendar calls in Hackensack with Jack Ford, now a CBS reporter. As a former Bergen County insider, Mr. Ford may have an opinion on the Fahy death.
John Molinelli, current Bergen County Prosecutor and alleged organized crime-affiliated official, is vowing to investigate this matter thoroughly. ("John Molinelli's Ethics Problem.")
Rumors are that Mr. Fahy served as a "middle man" and cover-up specialist who may have been seeking to protect Bergen County insiders from an upcoming scandal. I wonder what that scandal could be? Among the possible candidates for this "protection" are persons like Sybil R. Moses, former Superior Court Judge in Bergen County. ("Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "The Zisa Family Goes to the Matresses.")
It is also said that there was an OAE investigation (fixable?) of trust account records, which often may be used in Bergen County for money-laundering purposes. Much the same is true in Hudson County, right Gilberto Garcia? Ms. Kriko? Ramon Gonzales? ("Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and New Jersey's Hypocrisy" and "Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?")
Mr. Fahy has been embroiled in controversy "over the use of forfeiture funds -- money seized from criminals that is supposed to be used for law enforcement purposes. A report for the Record [sic.] showed that he used forfeiture money to stockpile a $5 MILLION surplus in the Prosecutor's Office and donated more than $100,000 to outside groups, [not all moneys are accounted for?] including about $29,000 for youth and educational programs sponsored by his alma maters, [sic.] Fairleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall."
There may be money "missing" from other accounts. Mr. Fahy was said to have served on the Bar Association's Ethics Committee in connection with my matters.
Whether some of this missing money also "went south," as John McGill would say, is impossible to determine at this time. Perhaps the OAE will share its opinion on this matter with the rest of us? ("Sexual Favors For New Jersey Judges" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" then "New Jersey Supreme Court's Implosion" and "New Jersey's Unethical Judiciary" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")
