the big news this morning: more bribery scandals for nj politicians, including the mayor of passaic (pictured above), samuel rivera (sources tell me he had domestic violence cases in the recent past) and assemblyman reverend alfred steele of paterson. according to an article just posted on nj.com, the FBI rounded up 11 nj officials this morning on bribery charges related to roofing and insurance contracts. hmm, business as usual..."The 11 officials are accused of accepting a total of $150,500 in bribes in exchange for agreeing to steer public contracts to companies that offered insurance brokerage or roofing services to school districts and municipalities, according to criminal complaints unsealed with the arrests.
They range from $5,000 to $32,000, according to sources close to the investigation who asked not to be identified."
They range from $5,000 to $32,000, according to sources close to the investigation who asked not to be identified."
update: more news on the arrests here.
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Gracious! Roofers, NJ, corruption, bribes, mafia-type activity. It sounds like a recently-deceased TV series about a certain family. Holy Sopranos...does life reflect art or vice-versa? Or both?
Jersey City ran 19 cadidates for mayor in the 80s. Newark's Sharpe James ran the last and most successful straight-up Tammany hall style political machine.
Some things are really hard to change. One of them is the state of New Jersey.
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