April 18, 2014 at 2:19 P.M. A list of sources will be attached to this text in the days ahead. Expressions of disgust and outrage at New Jersey's foul corruption continue to be made to the U.S. Justice Department and Supreme Court. No action is taken.
Peter Sampson, "5 Indicted on Charges in $60K Courier Theft," The Star Ledger, April 10, 2014, p. 15. (5 men -- four from Elizabeth, New Jersey and one from Miami, Florida -- have been indicted on robbery charges for stealing $60,000 from a "cash courier." Alleged Bob Menendez supporter, Julian Pena-Santana, is among the men facing charges.)
Susan K. Livio, "Menendez's Friend Tops List at $21 MILLION," The Star Ledger, April 10, 2014, p. 9. (Salomon Melgen "earned" $21 MILLION for treating elderly eye patients in Florida, many of whom were surprised to learn that they had received eye surgery. In order to "earn" the necessary fees, Dr. Melgen would have had to perform multiple 6 to 8 hour surgeries and other procedures, every day, upon dozens of patients. Senator Menendez had no comment on alleged fraud investigations by medicaid targeting Dr. Melgen.)
Hannan Adeley, "$8 MILLION Later Last Suit Against Zisa Settled: Convicted Police Chief's [Also a Former Hackensack Municipal Court Judge Involved in a Heated Conflict With Me!] Home is Going Up For Auction," The Record, April 11, 2014, p. A-1. (Ken Zisa has cost the city of Hackensack at least $8 MILLION in lawsuits in addition to the costs of his incompetence and unethical conduct which never interested the OAE. Mr. Zisa provided protection for Diana Lisa Riccioli. Zisa should be serving time in prison.)
John Reitmeyer, "Wall Street Skeptical of New Jersey's Reforms: Credit-Ratings Among the Nation's Three Worst," The Record, April 11, 2014, p. A-1. (Corruption is listed as a major reason for Wall Street's lack of trust in, and/or respect for, New Jersey institutions. Incompetence is also listed as a concern for the financial industry with regard to New Jersey's government and courts.)
Abbott-Koloff, "Luring Suspect, 65, Has History of Sex Arrests: Englewood Man is Still Paying Fines in N.H. Incident," The Record, April 11, 2014, p. L-2. (Jay Dorfman attempted to lure two girls into his SUV in Leonia. Videos of sex with 7 year-olds are sold -- often by police officers on the side -- for about $500.00)
Peter Sampson, "More Women Allege Sexual Abuse From a Massage Therapist," The Record, April 11, 2014, p. L-2. (At the time that Diana Lisa Riccioli was involved in an alleged sexual affair with former Chief Justice Poritz and "Judge" Estela De La Cruz, Ms. Riccioli was listed as a "therapist." What credentials did -- or does -- Ms. Riccioli possess to be so listed in New Jersey?)
Chris Hayes, "Villages to Study Finances After Theft: Stolen Meter Coins Prompt Two Analyses," The Record, April 11, 2014, p. L-3. (Town officials in Ridgewood, New Jersey admitted stealing $450,000 from meters in town. Ridgewood is a hot bed of criminal activity.)
Ben Horrowitz, "Ex-Teacher Pleads Not Guilty in Sex Case Involving Student," The Star Ledger, April 9, 2014, p. 13. (Jenna Leahy, 32, former English teacher in a local high school in Morris County has been indicted after a sexual relationship with student. "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison" and "Marilyn Straus Was Right!")
Ashley Peskal, "15 Men Arrested in Prostitution Ring," The Star Ledger, April 9, 2014, p. 13. (15 men arrested in Wall Township for soliciting prostitution and others for profiting from the services of prostitutes. Allegations that local officials and judges were "served" cannot be confirmed.)
Mathew McGrath, "'Improper' Overtime Flagged: State Faults Several Towns in North Jersey," The Record, April 10, 2014, p. L-1. (Some officials earned an average of $100.00 per hour overtime for working less than full-time for the taxpayers.)
Michael Linhorst, Melissa Hayes & Herb Jackson, "Firm Hired for Probe is GOP Donor: $10,000 Disclosed as Christie Backs Unlimited Contributions," The Record, April 16, 2014, p. A-1.
Joe Malinconico, "City Bills [Mr.] Goow for $500,000: Lawyers Filed For Fees From Civil Rights Lawsuit," The Record, April 16, 2014, p. L-1. (Lawyers seeking payment from Paterson for defending civil rights lawsuits are contributors to elected officials who will probably "share" some of the wealth with these same politicians in future contributions and/or cash "gifts," or both.)
"The law firm that cleared Governor Christie of any involvement in the George Washington Bridge scandal gave $10,000 to a national political group [Republican Governors' Conference] he [Christie] leads, a disclosure made public hours after the governor said donors like that [wealthy law firm] should face no limits to the amounts they can give to candidates."
Lawyers who, essentially, bribe politicians usually get to serve on local and/or state ethics committees which are used to go after other lawyers who are "not team players." By "team players" is meant either seekers of political patronage or "ass kissers." Ramon Gonzales? John Bruno? Jay Romano? Estela De La Cruz? All of these persons were routinely described by other lawyers as "ass kissers" for local politicians.
The $10,000 contribution obtained a chance for Mr. Mastro's firm to rake-in $1 MILLION. I must admit the $10,000 was well spent. It is better than advertising to make a little donation to the Republican Governors' Conference and get a nice big fee out of it. ("New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit" and "New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce" then "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")
Governor Christie is a public official who might well have faced indictment from Chris Christie when he was U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. Mr. Christie, as U.S. Attorney, spoke of New Jersey's "culture of corruption" and was "appalled" at the tradition of "pay-to-play" among politicians (Jim McGreevey) and contractors or lawyers doing business with public entities in New Jersey only after making "necessary" political contributions. ("Joe Coniglio Charged With Extortion.")
When Mr.Christie went after a number of politically-connected attorneys, whose contributions bought public fees and protection from the state's Attorney General and Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE), there was applause from many of his colleagues in G.O.P. circles who were tired of Third World levels of corruption in America's Soprano State. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" then "Cement is Gold!" and "Senator Bob Loves Xanadu!")
Republican lawyers were not happy about being "excluded from the party" for so many years. Hence, they sought a means to provide patronage and buy loyalty. Mr. Christie's election to the governorship of New Jersey has allowed Republicans to "get on the tit" -- and they have. ("David Samson is On the Tit" and "David Samson Resigns!" then "Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and New Jersey's Hypocrisy.")
The $1 MILLION fee for Mr. Mastro came from the taxpayers who were also the ultimate victims of the GWB disaster. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")
No conflict of interest, abuse of office, exploitation of public office or authority for personal benefit or gain has taken place in this sad episode of New Jersey legal and political history, according to the ethics committee of the N.J. bar association. ("John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.")
Attorneys serving on these committees and/or employed at the OAE often come from the same politically-connected law firms and are the storm troopers used to go after people questioning this farce. I am questioning this farce. I expect the OAE to continue coming after me. ("New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court.")
Connected lawyers benefiting from the current system of kickbacks and bribery are unlikely to become eager reformers. Legal "whores" (I can name prominent attorneys who described themselves in such terms) are hardly in a position to judge or comment on anyone's ethics, especially after committing crimes against that person.
For this reason I experience not merely a lack of respect for the New Jersey Supreme Court's ethics pronouncements, but revulsion for the hypocrisy of persons who should be in prison even as they presume to judge others, like me, or to comment on the merits of officials in public life. ("Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?" and "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")
Among the contributors to the Republican Governors' Association since Mr. Christie took over the organization are hedge fund billionaires, large pharmaceuticals, and (surprise!) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Esqs., a firm that was recently enriched (again) thanks to Mr. Christie. ("You gotta pay to play!")
"Gibson, Dunn gave $10,000 to the RGA on March 18, nine days before a team of its top lawyers made public a report clearing Christie in the bridge scandal. The report which critics called a 'Whitewash,' said that Christie had no prior knowledge of the lane closures that created huge traffic jams in Fort Lee in September ..."
Mr. Christie -- like Solomon Dwek -- believes in the right to make unlimited donations to politicians, in cash perhaps. If I were given $1 MILLION, I probably would conclude that Mr. Christie knew nothing about the GWB traffic jam:
" ... [donors] should be able to give UNLIMITED AMOUNTS of money, Christie said Tuesday in a Town Meeting Hall-style event in Somerset. But their gifts should be quickly made public, he said." (emphasis added!)
I am doing my best to make many cash and other "gifts" received by New Jersey politicians and judges "public." ("Sexual Favors For New Jersey Judges" and "Bribery in Union City, New Jersey.")
Mr. Christie favors disclosures of unlimited donations. Mr. Christie's old concern with conflict of interest principles and the corruption that he believed, as U.S. Attorney, was likely to result from pay-to-play practices and unlimited contributions seems to have vanished entirely. ("U.S. Attorney Calls New Jersey a 'Culture of Corruption.'")
57% of REPUBLICANS do not want Mr. Christie to run for president. Mr. Christie is now irrevocably associated with New Jersey's filth and his credibility is seriously damaged. Mr. Christie should hesitate before bringing these practices and associates to the White House. ("Edward M. De Sear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth.")
I no longer expect much from the Christie administration. Nevertheless, I will continue to fight for the truth in my life no matter who holds public office in New Jersey.
