I don't know if this was posted or what happened to it but I will not be a hypocrite

[Maraya1969]

All of these arrested were Democrats. If they are guilty they need to go!

11 NJ officials arrested on bribery charges
by Jeff Whelan
Thursday September 06, 2007, 6:43 PM

FBI agents this morning rounded up 11 New Jersey public officials on bribery charges related to roofing and insurance contracts following an 18-month operation that swept the state from south to north, authorities said.
The investigation probed nearly every layer of government, beginning with the Pleasantville school board in Atlantic County, and gradually widening to include state assemblymen, mayors and current and former councilmen from Passaic and Essex counties, according U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie.
Among those charged are Samuel Rivera, the mayor of Passaic; Assemblyman Mims Hackett, Jr., who is also the mayor of Orange; Assemblyman Rev. Alfred E. Steele, who was also a Passaic County undersheriff; and Keith Reid, the chief of staff to Newark City Council President Mildred Crump. All of them are Democrats.


http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/11_nj_officials_arrested_on_br.html

[zabet]

1. I do not care what party they belong to,

We do not need crooks in office! :grr:

[Adelante]

2. This is big even for Jersey

:(

[ccpup]

3. although I agree with you

I would like to know more about the story -- eg. who's behind the investigation -- before deciding whether or not they're guilty. In light of the US Attorney debacle, we can't always assume we know all the facts or that those "rounded up" are actually guilty.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Hey, I've got no problem with it.

I'll gladly trade off two assemblymen for one of their US SENATORS any fucking day.

I know, corruption is corruption, but face it; low level crooks get weeded out all the time. The power and potential for wealth often draws a certain kind of person into politics. Usually, they are found out early in the game, in local and state office. In the Republican party, however, they are coddled and protected until they reach the very highest levels of government.