October 18, 2013 at 10:35 P.M. Hackers have interfered with the on-demand feature of my television service. I am sure that this is only a coincidence. ("John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.")
A bogus "N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs Final Order" has been posted on-line, also a false "Facebook" site has been created by persons affiliated with New Jersey government agencies, apparently. I am sure that this is also only a coincidence. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")
Steven Strunsky, "Democrats Say They'll Investigate if Politics Caused GWB Lane Closures," The Star Ledger, October 3, 2013, p. 13. (PA closes a lane in GWB bridge to inconvenience Fort Lee Democrats, probably on behalf of Christie.)
Dan Ivers, "Ex-Cop Gets 5 Years in Sex Crime Deal," The Star Ledger, October 3, 2013, p. 17. (Steve Vigorito gets another 5 years. "Why is it O.K. for Bob Menendez to date little girls?" Mr. Vigorito is alleged to have asked. "Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes.")
Jason Grant, "Ex-Official in 'Bid Rig' Bust Gets 33 Months: Cheatam Implicated 10 Others in Sweep," The Star Ledger, October 8, 2013, p. 17. (Edward Cheatam ADMITS taking $70,000 in Solomon Dwek-related 'Bid Rig' scams that implicated the likes of Stuart Rabner and multiple N.J. public officials, all Demorats.)
Tom Hayden, "Ex-Worker Admits Scamming Union County Out of $200,000," The Star Ledger, October 8, 2013, p. 17. (Neil Palmieri, who earned $112,000 per year as a Union County official admits that he stole $200,000 from the taxpayers. These officials were all Democrats.)
Ted Sherman & Josh Margolin, The Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey Style Corruption Ever (New York: St. Martin's, 2011).
AP, "High Court Rejects James' Appeal," The Star Ledger, October 8, 2013, p. 21. (Sharpe James, charged with $3,000 in "questionable" expenses is convicted criminally, whereas Joe Di Vincenzo scams hundreds of thousands of dollars from a padded election campaign account and will not face criminal charges. New Jersey's Supreme Court, featuring Solomon Dwek croney Stuart Rabner, does not wish to hear Mr. James' appeal. Jaynee LaVecchia, who is rumored to be "affiliated" with the Lucchese crime family, has not explained the disappearing $300 MILLION in the HIP scam. No conflict of interest in the HIP matter for Jaynee? "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")
"A former Jersey City housing commissioner and education official who admitted taking $70,000 in bribes from Solomon Dwek, the government informant at the heart of 2009's massive 'Operation Bid Rig III' corruption sting, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 33 months in prison, according to court records and his lawyer."
The federal judge imposing this sentence is Jose Linares. ("JoeD Doesn't Know From Nothing" and "JoeyD Knows How to Eat!")
Edward Cheatam was part of the biggest corruption sting in N.J. orchestrated by Christopher Christie as U.S. Attorney, long before Christie himself became an allegedly corrupt official, that involved colorful characters (like Solomon Dwek) and nearly every prominent member of N.J.'s Orthodox Jewish community in the state's legal and political world. ("Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?" and "46 Persons Arrested in New Jersey Corruption Scandal.")
The role played by Terry ("The Jewish Mengele") Tuchin of Ridgewood, New Jersey in the Dwek matter is not known. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")
Mr. Cheatam implicated 10 others, important and well known Hudson County officials such as L. Harvey Smith, former Hoboken Mayor Peter Camarano, former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell. ("Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and N.J.'s Hypocrisy.")
Many others were allegedly aware of what was going on, but were not named or indicted: "Big Nicky" Sacco and Bob Menendez among others were at least "aware" of Mr. Dwek's efforts and may well have expected to, as it were, "wet their beaks."
N.J.'s Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is alleged to have been offered -- and to have accepted -- a cash-in-an-envelope "consultation fee" from Mr. Dwek. Was the consultation concerned with ethics matters, Mr. Rabner? ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")
The Dwek fiasco was a revelation or crystalization of politics in N.J. as a system of pay-offs, mutual favors, avoidance of ethics rules and criminal laws, but mostly HYPOCRISY where everyone is utterly cynical about the rules and what may be said, publicly, as opposed to done, privately:
"Known as the largest corruption sweep in the history of New Jersey, the FBI investigation started as a dig into money laundering in the Orthodox Jewish community before growing to focus on political corruption. Eventually, several mayors and a raft of other lawmakers were convicted of crimes." ("New Jersey Rabbi Faces Child Porn Charges.")
As usual in New Jersey, many more persons should have been charged and convicted for these and many other scams, including a number of lawyers serving on the disgraced and discredited ethics committee of the N.J. bar association:
"Cheatam admitted funneling $15,000 in illegal contributions to the campaign of Jersey City's Democratic Mayor Jeremiah T. Healy."
Mr. Healy was recently photographed sitting naked and reading a newspaper on the porch of his home. He is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and member of the Hudson County ethics committee:
"Only one defendant's case is still pending in Bid Rig III prosecutions: Lavern Webb-Washington, a former unsuccessful candidate for Jersey City's council, who faces wire and mail fraud charges tied to campaign contribution reporting [-- or failures to report.] One defendant is still on the lam, and another died after charges were brought."
It is alleged that his death was due to natural causes after the prospective witness was shot several times. ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")
Have public officials and the legal establishment learned any lessons from these convictions? No, it is still lies, hypocrisy, cover-ups and theft in New Jersey's politics and courts:
"Through the scheme with Frank Vincendere, owner of Viva Group, [mob front?] Palmieri received kickbacks in cash, $1,000 gift cards to Lowe's and Sam's Club, a $2,000 kitchen range and a $3,000 bowflex fitness mahine ... $25,800 [in cash] were seized from the [Union County official's home.]"
Do you speak to me of "ethics" in New Jersey?
