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Leona Beldini, the Jersey City deputy mayor and a campaign treasurer, charged with taking $20,000 in conduit campaign contributions and other self-dealing in her official capacity


One wonders where Healy pulled off that $3 million campaign for reelection..

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the CW is solomon dwek

from wsj.com ...

"Solomon Dwek was arrested on bank-fraud charges in 2006 and was forced to seek bankruptcy protection for himself and his companies, which owned about 300 residential and commercial properties. Mr. Dwek, 36 years old, a religious-school head and philanthropist from Ocean Township, was charged with defrauding PNC Bank out of $25 million. Mr. Dwek remained free on a $10 million bond. A lawyer for Mr. Dwek couldn't be reached for comment.

To ensnare most of the defendants, the Federal Bureau of Investigation used Mr. Dwek to attempt to bribe numerous public officials in New Jersey, including Hoboken and Jersey City, according to a person familiar with the matter. The probe roped in several other real-estate developers who also wanted to bribe officials. The criminal complaints unsealed Thursday referenced an unnamed "cooperating witness" who represented himself as a real-estate developer seeking to pay bribes. A person familiar with the matter said Mr. Dwek is the witness."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124835404608875685.html

I am fairly new to JC and heard about it's reputation for having a corrupt government, but who expected this?!? Whoa. I think this might be bad for Corzine. Not that he is implicated but voters might think all incumbents are to blame.

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one of these criminals will soon sing a nice little song. if you are facing 25 years in a nice cushy penitentiary, you will soon find your lovely and sweat voice to implicate ....

one of the guys was saying that this has been going on for 10 years. so others will fall too.

now, the question is what will happen with the nidia lopez case, now that jimmy is behind bars?

http://www.politickernj.com/matt-frie ... r-chance-council-arrested

According to a federal complaint, a cooperating witness was introduced to King by two unnamed people ? a consultant and Jersey City official involved with the Housing Authority and school board. They allegedly agreed to accept $5,000 on behalf of king for help with zoning changes for a Garfield Avenue property if he was elected to the council.

The consultant, according to the complaint, told the coorperating witness at a later meeting: ?[o]ne thing about Jimmy, even if he?s the only vote on the council, he?ll vote for your projects.?

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No, no, no.... they got "caught" taking $15k, but they've probably taken about 10-20 of these bribes per year for all we know.

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They're politicians not rocket scientists!!

You mean to tell me, these people risked going to prison for 20 years for about a mere $15,000?!?!

I DON'T GET IT!

now illegal organ trades are part of the mix. and I don't mean Hammond.

here is the complete list:

List of the 44 New Jersey officials, others in FBI sweep and the charges they face
by The Jersey Journal
Thursday July 23, 2009, 12:18 PM
The U.S. Attorney's Office has released the names of the New Jersey officials and others picked up this morning and charged with crimes that range from extorting money to money laundering. One person was charged with human organ trafficking.

Here's the list of those arrested and/or charged with political corruption:

• Moshe Altman, 39, of Monsey, NY, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right & money laundering

• Charlie Ammon, 33, of Lakewood, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Leona Beldini, 74, of Jersey City, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Peter Cammarano III, 32, of Hoboken, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right

• Joseph Cardwell, 68, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with agreeing to offer bribe to public
official

• Joseph Castagna, 53, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Guy Catrillo, 54, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right

• Edward Cheatam, 61, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & attempted extortion

• Dennis Elwell, 64, of Secaucus, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Itzak Friedlander, 41, of Union City, NJ, charged with money laundering conspiracy

• Richard Greene, 45, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• John Guarini, 59, of Bayonne, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Shimon Haber, 34, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering conspiracy

• Denis Jaslow, 46, of Wall, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Maher A. Khalil, 39, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & attempted extortion

• James P. "Jimmy" King, 67, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right

• Louis Manzo, 54, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Michael Manzo, 53, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Ronald Manzo, 65, of Bayonne, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Michael Schaffer, 58, of Hoboken, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Lori Serrano, 37, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• Jack Shaw, 61, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right

• L. Harvey Smith, 60, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Anthony R. Suarez, 42, of Ridgefield, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Vincent Tabbachino, 68, of Fairview, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & money laundering

• Daniel M. Van Pelt, 44, of Waretown, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right

• Mariano Vega, 59, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right

• Lavern Webb-Washington, 60, of Jersey City, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right

• Jeffrey Williamson, 57, of Lakewood, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right

For the charge of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and/or attempted
extortion under color of official right, the maximum statutory penalties are 20 years in federal
prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000.

For the charge of agreeing to offer a bribe payment to a public official, the maximum statutory
penalties are 10 years in Federal prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000.

Here's the list of those charged with money laundering/iIlegal money remitting:

• Eliahu Ben Haim, 58, of Long Branch, NJ, charged with money laundering.

• Schmulik Cohen, 35, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering and illegal money
transmitting.

• Levi Deutsch, 37, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Yeshayahu Ehrental, 65, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering and illegal
money transmitting.

• Mordchai Fish, 56, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Yolie Gertner, 30, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• David S. Goldhirsh, 30, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Saul Kassin, 87, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Edmund Nahum, 56, of Deal, NJ, charged with money laundering.

• Abe Pollack, 40, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Lavel Schwartz, 57, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Binyomin Spira, 28, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Naftoly Weber, 40, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering.

• Arye Weiss, 34, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering and illegal money
transmitting.

One person charged with human organ trafficking:

• Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum, 58, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with conspiracy to transport human
organs

For the charge of conspiring to commit money laundering, the maximum statutory penalties are
20 years in Federal prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000.

For the charge of conspiring to conduct an illegal money transmitting business, the maximum
statutory penalties are 5 years in Federal prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000.

For the charge of conspiring to transport human organs, the maximum statutory penalties are 5
years in Federal prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000.

NY Times has Vega mentioned.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/nyregion/24jersey.html

Deputy Jersey City Mayor Leona Beldini is Thomas DeGise's sister.

This should keep the Jersey Journal in business!!!!!!!!!!!

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who was doing the bribing? and what was the nature of the bribes?

A release issues this afternoon details the charges:

-- Peter Cammarano III, the newly elected mayor of Hoboken and an attorney, charged with
accepting $25,000 in cash bribes, including $10,000 last Thursday, from an undercover
cooperating witness.

-- L. Harvey Smith, a New Jersey Assemblyman and recent mayoral candidate in Jersey
City, charged along with an aide of taking $15,000 in bribes to help get approvals from
high-level state agency officials for building projects.

-- Daniel Van Pelt, a New Jersey Assemblyman, charged with accepting a $10,000 bribe.

-- Dennis Elwell, mayor of Secaucus, charged with taking a $10,000 cash bribe.

-- Anthony Suarez, mayor of Ridgefield and an attorney, charged with agreeing to accept a
$10,000 corrupt cash payment for his legal defense fund.

-- Louis Manzo, the recent unsuccessful challenger in the Jersey City mayoral election and
former state Assemblyman, and his brother and political advisor Robert Manzo, both with
taking $27,500 in corrupt cash payments for use in Louis Manzo's campaign.

-- Leona Beldini, the Jersey City deputy mayor and a campaign treasurer, charged with
taking $20,000 in conduit campaign contributions and other self-dealing in her official
capacity.

-- Eliahu Ben Haim, of Long Branch, N.J., the principal rabbi of a synagogue in Deal, N.J.,
charged with money laundering of proceeds derived from criminal activity.

-- Saul Kassin, of Brooklyn, N.Y., the chief rabbi of a synagogue in Brooklyn, New York,
charged with money laundering of proceeds derived from criminal activity.

-- Edmund Nahum, of Deal, N.J., the principal rabbi of a synagogue in Deal, charged with
money laundering of proceeds derived from criminal activity.

The FBI needs to invest in a spokesperson who knows what they are doing.

Wow, if this was to get our attention taken off the whole Nidia Lopez scandal, well played. Well played! Nidia looks like a cute fluffy bunny at this point!

Perhaps he skipped town already.

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I doubt anyone from onejerseycity.org will be arrested either.
(hint: get involved next election. Today means nothing if everyone just elects another slate of goons next election)

I helped them as much as I could last election, but unfortunately, it wasn't that much because I work too much.

Now we see our only reward for all of the construction/development going on for the last decade is an 11% tax increase. That's the only "change you can see."

Is Healy still in bed sleeping off last night's bender? Where is his statement about the crap that just went down?

I get Comcast analog so I can receive NJ12 on my t.v. anyone know how I can watch the press conference?

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hey voice thanks!

will start at 1230pm. im gonna get my lunch for this!!!

i can't seem to fathom that everybody arrested is involved!!! i'm assuming a majority are implicated based on their association with those that are dirty. i think that there are innocent ones in the list.

cross your fingers =X

Organs??? They were laundering money from human ORGAN TRAFFICING?! What country am I in again?

Did anybody download the charges against cammarano? it refers to a "high ranking jersey city housing authority official." oh i hope these arrests keep coming.

finally some good news for the residents of jersey city!

Joe Doria's house in Bayonne and his office in Trenton were both raided this morning...

(Is that true about Jimmy King getting picked up, too?)

http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009 ... y_laundering_busts_3.html

Nice robe, Carmella. tee hee

Jeez. Just read Cammarano's indictment. If you don't want to go through the whole thing, just read the last 3 pages. Basically says that anyone who wasn't "with" him at the beginning that was competing with the guy providing the $$$$ was going to be "ground into dust".

If everything is on tape that they say is on tape, it is game over, no question about it. My God, I know this stuff goes on but it's depressing as hell to hear it being blatantly discussed.

Webmaster needs to combine the JC List categories, "Crime and Safety" and "Politics and Goverment" to become:

"Crime and Government"