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Big political corruption busts in New Jersey . . . thanks to a cooperator

By Douglas A. Berman

The Wall Street Journal provides this extended account, which is headlined "Dozens Arrested in New Jersey Corruption Probe," of a huge political corruption story breaking today in New Jersey.  Here is how the piece starts: Federal agents swept into New Jersey towns across several counties Thursday morning, charging 44 people, including mayors and rabbis, in a federal investigation into public corruption and a high-volume, international money-laundering conspiracy. The arrests in the corruption probe included Peter Cammarano III, the newly elected Democratic mayor of Hoboken; Dennis Elwell, mayor of Secaucus, also a Democrat; state Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt, a Republican; and Democrat Leona Beldini, the deputy mayor of Jersey City. Those arrested were expected to be arraigned in court Thursday afternoon...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).