Seems like convictions are a prerequisite for being a Healy deputy mayor - Beldini, Tayari, this guy... I mean, if the mayor wants to pander to the Indians he couldn't find one without a record? That is hard to believe...

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At least he didn?t do any of it while he was serving the good people of Jersey City. For me whenever someone says they want to keep a ceremony or something low key it rings bells. And that dollar salary crap?remember this guy?.one dollar to 128K within a year. Yeah he really wanted to give back to JC.


http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008 ... y_stands_by_councilm.html

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_councilman_fulop_c.html



Then there?s this guy, didn?t go to court but just another odd twist in JC politics..?.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... rother_of_jersey_cit.html



Again all of this stuff is on public record and can be found in newspapers and the web.

Sounds like a typical sleazeball corrupt politician wannabe to me.

from their horrid website:



AKA: "We grease palms and get lazy corrupt government officials to do stuff that requires bribes to get done"

Raj
come on to JC list as let us know what is up.
You seem to have a crazy good resume for someone so young. I will forgive some youthful indiscretions if it means someone with some drive to make JC a better place to live is part of the city government.

Let me start with this question. What are three things you can do from a government point-of-view that would make life easier for small business owners in Jersey City.

I hope you respond.

(And this was from the star ledger ww.nj.com/starledger )



Lobbyist accused of stalking pleads guilty to trespassing
Additional charges dropped as part of deal

JIM O'NEILL STAR-LEDGER STAFF
Published: January 9, 2007

A 22-year-old business whiz and lobbyist from Fanwood faces a probationary term after pleading guilty yesterday to a count of trespassing, admitting he was intoxicated when he entered a home where, police say, a young woman and her boyfriend were sleeping.

Raj Mukherji avoided a trial on charges of stalking two women under a plea agreement reached as jury selection was about to begin in Middlesex County.

The defendant, who was a business partner of former Morris County prosecutor and one-time gubernatorial candidate Michael Murphy, will be allowed to enter a pretrial probationary program known as "PTI," and could be released upon successful completion in six to 12 months.
In exchange for the guilty plea to the non-criminal disorderly persons charge, prosecutors agreed to drop two counts of stalking, as well as charges of breaking into the home where one woman was sleeping with her boyfriend, and trying to convince the other woman not to testify against him at trial.

A Middlesex County grand jury charged that he pursued the women, kept calling them, even after they changed their phone numbers and continued stalking one of the women after she obtained a court order to leave her alone. Mukherji said he never pursued the women, and was ready to prove in court in New Brunswick that one of them stalked him and filed the charges against him when a scheme to blackmail him failed.

"I am frustrated that it took them a year to figure it out, but I commend the (Middlesex County) Prosecutor's Office for dismissing the (five-count) indictment," Mukherji said in a written statement. "The stalking and related charges were baseless and could not have been successfully prosecuted."

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said the plea agreement was a reasonable way to resolve the case. "The objective of the prosecution was the protection of the victims and we satisfied that objective with the (guilty) plea," he said.

The plea agreement, reached between Assistant Prosecutor Manuel Sameiro and Mukherji's attorneys, Robert Gluck and his associate, Amy Criscuolo, permits the defendant to avoid the criminal charges, but warns that if he fails to complete the probationary term, he could be jailed for up to six months.

The agreement also includes a civil order banning him from having any contact with the two women. Sameiro said the women were notified of the plea agreement and approved it.

If convicted of the criminal charges at trial, Mukherji could have been imprisoned for several years, but, in all likelihood, as a first-time offender, he would have been sentenced to probation, Sameiro said.

Mukherji still faces federal charges of impersonating an agent of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and lying about it to an FBI agent. The case was forwarded to federal prosecutors by investigators from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office during the stalking investigation, according to a federal indictment.

Mukherji denies wrongdoing, and said he expects to be cleared, contending he is a defense intelligence specialist and linguist for the U.S. Marine Reserve. No trial date has been set.

His former lobbying partner, Murphy, said he was pleased the stalking case was dropped. "I've been in his corner all along," Murphy said. "It took a lot of courage and heartache from him to get through the last year."
Murphy said he would welcome Mukherji back into his Trenton-based lobbying firm, ImpactNJ, once Mukherji has fulfilled his commitment to the Marines and the federal charges are resolved.

"Whatever Raj decides to do, he is going to excel at," Murphy said.

Mukherji has run his own Internet marketing firm and has been involved in several multimillion-dollar marketing ventures, according to his Web site.

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Yeah can?t find much on the impersonating indictment outcome. I guess he got off on that one also.

Mayor Healy must trust him.

Nothing against the guy it happened years ago?but it is all just so strange.

Here?s some more on the stalking story??sounds like it was the same Raj. Can't find the outcome of the impersonating story.


http://www.goleader.com/07jan11/07jan11.pdf

Indictments Dropped Against
FW Man; Fed. Case Remains

By PAUL J. PEYTON
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD ? A five-count indictment
by a Middlesex County grand
jury against a Fanwood lobbyist, developer,
businessman and Marine
Corps intelligence specialist was dismissed
Monday after the 22-year-old
pleaded guilty to a trespassing charge
following a plea agreement reached
with the Middlesex County
Prosecutor?s Office.
Raj Mukherji had initially been
indicted on two counts of stalking
and one count each of witness tampering,
burglary and contempt. Assistant
Prosecutor Manuel Sameiro
told The Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Times that the burglary charge was
reduced to trespassing and ?all the
other charges were dismissed.?

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Mr. Mukherji still faces a twocount
federal indictment for impersonating
an agent of the United States
Defense Intelligence Agency and for
lying about it to an FBI agent. The
Times was unable reach the U.S.
Attorney?s Office for comment at
press deadline.
Mr. Mukherji said his lawyers expect
the federal indictment to be
dropped.

?The indictment was in error, plain
and simple. Raj could not have impersonated
himself. This unique and
remarkable young man served in defense
intelligence, having joined the
Marines at the age of 17 two weeks
after September 11, and continues to
serve with honor as a reservist,? according

Excellent job qualifications!

why am i not surprised?

Am I dreaming? Gotta be the same Raj right? Put Raj Mukherji Fanwood in the goggle see what pops up. If this stuff is legit would you trust him heading an 80 Million dollar JC agency?



Indicted Developer Removed From Fanwood Project
Dec 8, 2005 ... Grand Jury, charging Fanwood resi- dent, Raj Mukherji, age 21, with stalk- ing
two women, burglary, contempt of court and witness tampering, ...


www.goleader.com/05dec08/05dec08.pdf - SimilarThe Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains Fanwood Times Union ...
Dec 8, 2005 ... Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Mountainside, Union County, New ... Indicted
Developer Raj Mukherji Removed From Fanwood Project ...

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Indicted Developer Removed
From Fanwood Project

By DEBORAH MADISON
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD ? Fanwood Mayor
Colleen Mahr told The Westfield
Leader that the Fanwood Downtown
Redevelopment Project would not be
hindered or impacted by the recent
indictment of one of the development
partners for the former Dean Oil Site
on LaGrande Avenue. A five-count
indictment was handed down on November
30 by a Middlesex County
Grand Jury, charging Fanwood resident,
Raj Mukherji, age 21, with stalking
two women, burglary, contempt
of court and witness tampering....,


Federal Grand Jury Indicts FW
?Prodigy? on Additional Charges

By DEBORAH MADISON
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD ? A 21-year-old
Fanwood resident hailed as a business
prodigy, Raj Mukherji, has been
indicted by a federal grand jury on
charges of impersonating a U.S. Defense
Intelligence agent, fraud in connection
with unauthorized use and
possession of false identification
documents and lying to the FBI when
questioned about the source of those
credentials.....

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Again if it is true WOW!!!!

http://www.jcha-gov.us/

NO

?When he was appointed to the JCHA, he replaced Lori Serrano, who was later arrested in the same sweep that ensnared Beldini. Serrano, awaiting trial on one count of mail fraud, has pleaded not guilty.?

Does Raj Mukheri draw a salary for being the JCHA Chairperson ?


JCHA Board of Commissioners

Chairperson Raj Mukherji
Vice-Chairperson Darice Toon
Commissioner Elba Perez-Cinciarelli
Commissioner Pamela Gardner
Commissioner Freddie Kitchens
Commissioner Russell Robinson
Commissioner Della Womack
Executive Director/Secretary Maria T. Maio

Why does this kid's name sound familiar? I could be mistaken but isn't there a business man in little India with the same name?

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this poorly stitched sentence makes me laugh ... i think we have a winner with this guy as well ...

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Somehow I doubt that Healy and Mukherji are related, FAB

Just how many people actually applied for the role of Deputy Mayor and who was on the impartial interview panel ?

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HA

healy appointed him to his position at the JCHA...why wouldnt he donate to his reelection campaign?

Interesting individual until I read, "Mukherji has contributed in recent years to the campaigns of some Hudson County politicos, like state Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos. He contributed $2,500 to Healy?s 2009 mayoral campaign, $100 below the legal limit."

?Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.? He's right about the gift.

Interesting. Anyone know more about this guy?

Jersey City swears in 27-year-old lobbyist as new deputy mayor

March 02, 2012, 5:31 PM
By Terrence T. McDonald - The Jersey Journal

Jersey City lobbyist Raj Mukherji, chair of the Jersey City Housing Authority, was sworn-in as the city?s newest deputy mayor in a ceremony at City Hall today.

Mukherji, 27, of Ogden Avenue, said he hopes he can help the city attract capital investments and jobs, in addition to funds from Trenton and Washington D.C.

?Everyone's suffering right now: businesses, unions, the taxpayers,? he said. ?But I think there are creative ways that we think outside the box that we can find solutions.?
Mukherji, a managing partner of lobbying firm Impact NJ and a U.S. Marine, officially replaces Leona Beldini, who was arrested in the massive 2009 corruption sweep and sentenced to three years in prison after she was found guilty of accepting $20,000 in illegal campaign contributions.
When he was appointed to the JCHA, he replaced Lori Serrano, who was later arrested in the same sweep that ensnared Beldini. Serrano, awaiting trial on one count of mail fraud, has pleaded not guilty.

Asked how he feels following in the footsteps of two Operation Bid Rig III defendants, Mukherji said, ?Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.?
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy noted that the appointment of Mukherji, who is of South Asian descent, is a nod to Jersey City?s burgeoning Asian population, which represents about 24 percent of the city, up from 16 percent a decade ago, according to Census figures.

?Raj?s extensive public-affairs experience will enable him to effectively advocate for our city in Trenton and Washington,? Healy said. "His service at the Jersey City Housing Authority has shown him to be a tireless public servant and consensus builder."

Jersey City?s other deputy mayor, Kabili Tayari, earns a $110,056 salary, but Mukherji said he will only take $1 annually for his new role, citing ?the austere economic climate.? He also said he will decline the city car he is eligible to receive.

?Fortunately, I?ve been blessed in my young adult private-sector career to be in a position where I?m able to do that,? Mukherji said.

Mukherji has contributed in recent years to the campaigns of some Hudson County politicos, like state Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos. He contributed $2,500 to Healy?s 2009 mayoral campaign, $100 below the legal limit.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_swears_in_27-year-.html