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Over 40 people including mayors, rabbis arrested in corruption probe, involved in "high-volume, international money-laundering conspiracy"
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[quote:FreeFlow:MV84NDYwMDhfMTMxMzM3NTVfMzNGQzNFMg==] [quote:Anonymous Coward 726786] a little more info ..... 23 Jul 2009, Here is the full list of names of those arrested on Thursday in a massive FBI corruption probe in New Jersey and New York and the charges they face. 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 colorof 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. Money Laundering/Illegal 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. 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. www.myfoxny.com [/quote] Thanks for this list, very complete! [/quote]
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UPDATE II:
Here's a further going article from CNN:
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NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- The New Jersey officials and their associates charged in a federal probe of public corruption exchanged hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in parking lots, restaurants, boiler rooms and bathrooms, an acting U.S. attorney said Thursday.
Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell has been in office since January 2000.
The investigation netted 44 defendants -- 29 on corruption charges and 15 for alleged money laundering, acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra Jr. said at a news conference.
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Here's the FBI News Conference from 12:30:
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(CNN) -- About 30 people, including some New Jersey mayors and several rabbis, were arrested Thursday in a federal investigation of public corruption, the U.S. attorney's office in Newark, New Jersey, said.
Hoboken, New Jersey, Mayor Peter Cammarano III is among those arrested in the public corruption probe.
The probe also involves a "high-volume, international money-laundering conspiracy," according to a statement from the office.
Among those arrested in the public corruption portion of the investigation are Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III, Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, New Jersey Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt and Leona Beldini, a Jersey City deputy mayor.
Several rabbis in New York and New Jersey also were arrested in connection with the money-laundering portion of the investigation.
A news conference is planned for around noon ET, with federal court appearances to start about 2 p.m., officials said.
Cammarano, a former city councilman at large in Hoboken, was elected mayor in June and inaugurated July 1.
According to his campaign Web site, he pledged to "lower taxes, reform government and deliver real change for Hoboken."
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