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[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Mayor, state legislators arrested in N.J. corruption probe

(CNN) -- Eleven public officials were arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. attorney's office announced Thursday.

State Assemblymen Mims Hackett Jr. and Alfred E. Steele -- both Democrats -- and Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera are among those arrested, a source in the U.S. attorney's office said.

Also arrested were the chief of staff to the Newark City Council president, two Passaic City Councilmen and five Pleasantville school board members, the source said.

The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, citing sources close to the investigation, reported that the officials were arrested on bribery charges pertaining to roofing and insurance contracts.

The 18-month investigation, which included undercover operations and secret recordings, focused on officials in Passaic, Essex and Atlantic counties, sources told the newspaper.

The probe targeted school board members, state lawmakers, mayors and city officials, the sources said, according to The Star-Ledger.

U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie and FBI agent Weysan Dun are expected to announce the charges and provide details at a 3:30 p.m. news conference in front of the federal courthouse in Trenton.

Those arrested will begin making appearances before a judge at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The names of those arrested are expected to be released before noon.

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

yup

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

just goes to show you goverment corruption is rampant... usually on the local level its more because of the ease of it.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

glad i live in jersey

although nj has the best tasting water but that due to the beer breweries in the area

which reminds me i should go to jersey city 2morrow

80

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

LAWL @ NJ... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

LAwl...

nG

 

[bumpweLL.nYc 10+ year member]

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[HitManSE 10+ year member]

Oh, its not just Jersey that has his problem. Goes a little deeper then that.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Jersey is a shithole.

Literally. Try driving through the cesspool known as New Jersey.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I was in jersey for a few days, and I totally thought it was a shithole. I ended up in Elizabeth, NJ for some software writing bullshit I was doing at the time, where I had to go on site at a Burger King and dick with their register system. What tripped me out about the city of Elizabeth was - and mind you the days I was there it was raining..... that the people who live there just walk around on the streets downtown like its not even raining...like they dont give a shit if they get wet or not. I found that behavior quite odd, but I do realize that most people in that area cannot afford to own a car.

And the Burger King I was at - OMG it was a rat trap owned by some Indians that would sit there and eat BK food all day. They kept bugging me to try their food and I was like "uhhh, no means no". I even found a rat in the back office //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

i dont know where I was going with that, other than to reiterate that NJ blows goats.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Rat would make BK tastes better... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Demolition Man, rat burger.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

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[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

I had BK the other day....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

my state is pretty hardcore.