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In a major setback for state prosecutors, the bribery and corruption case against Jason O’Donnell, a former Democratic legislator who was running for mayor in Bayonne, was thrown out of court Thursday after a judge found the candidate had committed no crime. The judge dismissed the indictment because she said O’Donnell had no power to make any promises in return for a $10,000 cash payment he allegedly accepted from an informant during an undercover sting operation.(Snip) The Attorney General’s office said it plans to appeal. “We strongly disagree with today’s decision, which, if upheld, effectively legalizes bribing candidates for public office,” said Peter Aseltine,
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Stunning development in big N.J.
corruption case as judge tosses
charges against former candidate 8 replies
corruption case as judge tosses
charges against former candidate 8 replies
In a major setback for state prosecutors, the bribery and corruption case against Jason O’Donnell, a former Democratic legislator who was running for mayor in Bayonne, was thrown out of court Thursday after a judge found the candidate had committed no crime. The judge dismissed the indictment because she said O’Donnell had no power to make any promises in return for a $10,000 cash payment he allegedly accepted from an informant during an undercover sting operation.(Snip) The Attorney General’s office said it plans to appeal. “We strongly disagree with today’s decision, which, if upheld, effectively legalizes bribing candidates for public office,” said Peter Aseltine,
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Is Fauci a fall guy?
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Sundance of The Last Refuge[i] looks into something that also puzzled me: why were multiple FOIA requests for the emails of Dr. Anthony Fauci all released at the same time, and why now? Using his time-tested technique of constructing timelines and comparing the current FOIA release with another key FOIA release, he constructs a thought-provoking theory. As so often in the past, he sees a tacit plot behind the events that capture so much attention.
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Bribery and political malfeasance is the coin of the realm in New Jersey, to the point where they're almost proud of it.