Thursday, July 23, 2009

Please come over here next!

From NBC 4:

The mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus were among 30 people arrested in early morning raids across New Jersey this morning as federal officials unveiled a long-ranging probe into public corruption and international money laundering, officials said

FBI and IRS rounded up scores of elected officials and several rabbis across the state in what is being described as one of the biggest investigations of its kind in Jersey's scandal-plagued history.

It appears to be a corruption-related investigation but Justice Department and FBI spokesmen would only say the corruption involved a "high-volume international money-laundering conspiracy.

Among those arrested this morning were Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano and Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, authorities said. Several area rabbis and other community leaders and politicians, including Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega, were brought into custody in connection with this case, officials said.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Rabbis arrested have Brooklyn connections & connections in Deal, NJ within the Sephardic Communityin Brooklyn. It just so happens that our Councilman Domenic Recchia has many. many connections to this Sephardic Community. He was involved with the money scandal of the Sephardic Angel Fund that was reported last year in the DN. Recchia has given hundred of thousand of dollars in member item monies to this community. I think the Feds need to folllow the money with regards to Recchia & friends. Something is kosher.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for 'em to get to Queens. Hey Evan...you and Mommy quaking yet? Finally, Queens will be able to de"Claire" victory!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Wait till it hits the Vallone$.

Anonymous said...

You mean like C.H.O.K.E. where a school maintenance guy got a $100,000 in public money?

Anonymous said...

Why does a city that demands so much from the arts and is so demanding of performances on stage, passively accepts a batch of bumbling two bit clowns/crooks to govern it?

Anonymous said...

Please, please, please, please investigate the Queens Political Machine. The corruption will make the New Jersey politicians look like amateurs.

Anonymous said...

Some kind of raid is still going on in Great Neck since this morning.

Anonymous said...

Methinks I hear the sounds of rats leaving the sinking ship!

Anonymous said...

How about Carolyn Daly and the Brian McGlauglin connection ?

Anonymous said...

Hope they get senator menendez

Anonymous said...

Think we need to hire more FBI agents and staff. We neeed a FBI Army.

Anonymous said...

Dirty government once again. And Obama wants the federal government to control healthcare? Yeah, it'll be in good hands.

Anonymous said...

GET RID OF THEM ALL, NOW!!!!

Anonymous said...

Be careful what you wish for! Ogni-has-been should have been convicted for corruption.