New Jersey Corruption

John Celock

N.J. Lawmakers Propose Ethics Crackdown

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.06.2012

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A pair of Republican lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed a new layer of ethics reform in an attempt to crack down on corruption in the historically ...

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John Celock

New Jersey Tops Anti-Corruption List, Study Says

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A new study named a state known for government scandals and arrests as in the best position to prevent corruption. The State Integri...

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Leona Beldini, Jersey City Deputy Mayor, Found Guilty Of Corruption Charges

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — A city official in New Jersey has been convicted on two of six corruption counts in the first trial stemming from the state's lar...

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Leona Beldini Tapes Show Jersey City Deputy Mayor Taking Bribes: Prosecutor

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — Secretly recorded meetings show the deputy mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city eagerly welcoming the entreaties of a federa...

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Massive Corruption Trial To Reveal Scandal, Deceit

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — The most eagerly awaited video release in New Jersey won't be showing in theaters, but will screen exclusively at a Newark federa...

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Guy Catrillo, Ex-Jersey City Official, First Sentenced In Giant Corruption Bust

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — A former aide to the mayor of Jersey City has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in New Jersey's largest corrupti...

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Require Lie-Dectector Tests For New Jersey Politicians And Candidates: George Dredden

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — A political consultant proposed a last-ditch effort to lawmakers Monday to help rid the state of its reputation for political co...

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"Corruption Shtick" in the Garden State

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Dezenhall

Philip Roth called it right when he said, "We now live in an age in which the imagination of the novelist lies helpless before what he knows he will read in tomorrow morning's newspaper."

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Jack Shaw, Player In New Jersey Corruption Scandal, Found Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Shaw, a key figure in last Thursday's giant New Jersey corruption scandal, has been found dead in his apartment. The Jersey Journal is reporting...

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New Jersey is NOT a Joke

Morton Goldfein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Morton Goldfein

Makes one wonder if any officials rejected bribes offered by wired informants. If so, maybe New Jersey needs to recognize them and advance their careers rather than those of the prosecutors.

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Corruption Arrests Front Page News In Israel

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders,...

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Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano Gets Ground Into Powder

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derek Beres

One quote from Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano from the Criminal Complaint against him paints a picture of what was going on during his election process.

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Corruption Arrests in New Jersey Net Two Mayors

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEXT FROM AP (GET UPDATES HERE)... VIDEO FROM NBC NEW YORK Update: NJ official steps down amid corruption arrests: A member of the New Jersey gover...

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