New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana.

June 1, 2008 at 5:10 P.M. It is not possible to update my system, scans are ineffective. I will continue to try to receive new updates and run security scans. "Errors" may be inserted in essays and other vandalism is always expected.

May 31, 2008 at 12:12 P.M. I discovered new "errors" inserted in a number of essays. I hope to correct all of these inserted "errors" and defacements of my works in the days and weeks ahead. I am still unable to update my security system. However, I will continue to try to do so. Please see "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "What is it like to be tortured?" as well as "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System."

May 30, 2008 at 6:03 P.M., after four scans, I am unable to update my security system. I will continue to struggle to do so. I am blocking:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/N3753.msn/B27104952=728x90;ord;... (NJ)
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src.f1652865;met=...
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src.f1652865;met=...
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src.f1652865;met=...

This usually means that "errors" are about to be inserted in my work. I'll keep you posted.

May 30, 2008 at 1:39 P.M. after two scans, I cannot update my security system at this time. "Errors" were inserted in a number of my essays yesterday. I will do my best to make corrections today. Calls received from "Anonymous" and 918-468-2338. My printer was disabled yesterday, preventing my child from printing her homework. At 1:51 P.M. today, I attempted to print my essay, "Carlos Fuentes and Multiculturalism" from Critique. I received a blank page with "728x90_edit" on the upper left corner and the following address at the bottom of the page:

http://view.atdmt.com/iview/msnnkhac001728x90xWBCBRB00110msn/direct;wi.728;hi.90/01

I wonder why it says "edit"? Could someone be in the process of inserting "errors" in my texts? (See "What is it like to be tortured?")

May 28, 2008 at 10:37 A.M. I was unable to run a scan after attacks against my security system. I will spend the rest of the day trying to do so, then I will try again tomorrow. I am blocking:

http://view.atdmt/com/MON/iview/msnnkssc12200... ("Atlas"? Is "Atlas" The New York Times?)

At 7:38 P.M. on May 27, 2008 I received calls from: 866-590-4640; at 3:10 P.M. on May 28, 2008 I received calls from: 517-931-2212; and at 2:55 P.M. from 213-537-1800; and at 2:25 P.M. from 888-343-7033; at 6:28 P.M. from 213-537-1800; at 7:35 P.M. from 213-537-1800. When I answered the calls from 213-537-1800, there was no response.

What a coincidence that I am on so many computerized marketing call lists? At least four other calls were received from 213-537-1800 and, again, there was no answer or response from the caller. "Anonymous" also called to say hello. See the essays in the General section at my msn group, http://Crtitique@groups.msn.com/ .


Mission Statement of New Jersey's Judiciary:

"We are an independent branch of government constitutionally ENTRUSTED with the fair and just resolution of disputes in order to preserve the rule of law and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this State."

Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure, "The Soviet Socialist Republic of New Jersey," in The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2008), pp. 271-287.


I have tried to understand the bizarre and flagrant criminality of New Jersey's powerful politicians and government officials. I have achieved only limited success in this effort. Everyone can see that the state is "run" by the various mobs determining judicial appointments and political elections. No one seems capable of doing anything about this corruption. Anne Milgram's belated attempts to jump on the federal prosecution bandwagon with the after-the-fact charges against the likes of Mims Hackett is humiliating and pathetic. Ms. Milgram is clearly irrelevant to real power in the state.

The salt on the wound for many victims of this evil -- there is no other word for what these N.J. mobsters are! -- is the hideous, obfuscating jargon that has enveloped this explicit criminality. Mobsters, extortionists, murderers -- these people get to embody and define "ethics" for the rest of us in a twist of fate worthy of George Orwell -- by presuming to explain "goodness" to the electorate or legal profession.

"The Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards originally consisted of only lawmakers hearing ethics complaints about fellow lawmakers, so the outcome was predictable."

Things were fixed for the boys and girls in Trenton, just as they are for most of the real crooked lawyers in New Jersey. The uncrooked lawyers tend to have problems with Ethics Committees and New Jersey's Supreme Court, where Jaynee LaVecchia still can't find those $300 MILLION that disappeared during the HIP deal. What the hell? ... Forget about it, Jaynee.

"One critic said [the lawmakers' ethics committee] should be named the 'damage control committee.' Legislators didn't take it too seriously either."

Among lawyers serving on county ethics committees, political connections mean everything. Phone calls take care of problems for members of the "club," whereas those outside the club are targeted for destruction. Payoffs are said to work wonders with judges and committee members. Refusing to provide a payoff is "not cooperating." This is, probably, an ethics offense in New Jersey. Right, John? What does your rule book say? Does $25,000 in political contributions still buy a judgeship?

"[The Committee's] Chairman, Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto, told Gannett's Tom Baldwin in 2003 that the complaints heard by the committee -- which reprimanded only two members and fined a fourth $200 in ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN cases it handled since 1972 -- generally didn't amount to 'donkey dust.' One time the committee, under Impreveduto, claimed that it dropped an ethics complaint because it couldn't find the accuser, an individual that a Gannett reporter found with ease."

"Ethics watchdog Impreveduto, a Democrat who represented corrupt Hudson County in the legislature for seventeen years while double-dipping as a teacher and administrator at Secaucus High School for thirty-three years, resigned from the assembly and was forced to pay a $10,000 fine in a 2004 bargain with the attorney general after he was caught spending $50,000 in campaign donations on personal items such as wedding, travel, eyeglasses, a hearing aid, and sports memorabilia. He could have been sentenced to five years in jail and fined $25,000."

Those attorneys who do not dip into the trust account receive the ultimate penalty in New Jersey, as a kind of ass covering move by the OAE. Get rid of potential "exposers of corruption and criminality on the part of government lawyers," right John? How's Terry (or Stacy?) Tuchin doing these days? Diana? Still interrogating people under hypnosis or drugging in the presence of government lawyers to extract information that is used against victims, Terry? Just say you got it some place else, fellas. Then you hide the real discovery, right John?

As for Albio Sires, "the New Jersey town hall where he was mayor for more than a decade -- West New York -- was handed subpoenas in April 2007 as part of the federal probe into the way discretionary state grants are handed out when lawmakers' votes are needed to pass the state budget. The subpoenas were served after the Jersey Journal reported that the lion's share of Hudson County grants, $7.2 MILLION, went to West New York in 2005 while Sires was both its mayor and assembly speaker." (emphasis added)

Did "pappa" get to wet his beak, Albio? I will treasure our conversations, Albio, and mutual friendships with Municipal Court "judges" and pals -- who can all be trusted to do a "favor for the people in Trenton." Right, boys? How's the babe, "BobbyM"? How are things at the old law office, Bob? Still keep the old records?

"Impreveduto, incidentally" -- like quite a few of these crooks in judicial robes and political whores -- in addition to his teacher's pension of "$40,000," will get his legislator's pension when he turns sixty -- and it will be six figures or close to it, despite the guilty plea. Many other political and legal convicts in New Jersey can say the same. Maybe they have to take care of Stuart Rabner. Otherwise, they're home free and can laugh all the way to the bank. (An essay dealing with good old Stuart Rabner is coming up.)

I do not want a "little something" in order to go away. I wish to see the persons who tortured me for a little chat. Questions, boys? How about some more cyberwarfare?

"The new supposedly non-political head of the ethics committee, Bramucci, prompted a call for his resignation when he said ethics complaints against lawmakers using the budget process to benefit their family members or employers amounted to just New Jersey doing what New Jersey does." (emphasis added -- and how!)

Ethics is a matter of such concern that celebrity so-called "philosophers" teach the subject, allegedly, at local universities. " ... Kean University" -- a very good school with excellent philosophy, history and political science departments -- hired "former governor McGreevey, whose administration was one of the most ethically challenged [and who resigned in disgrace!] to teach ethics part-time for $17,500. In doing so, McGreevey was jumping on to the bandwagon of college patronage jobs, as former governor Jim Florio, was already teaching one course one day a week at Rutgers for $96,632.00 a year." (How much are tenured faculty paid per course?)

Wayne Bryant should get twice that much to teach a course in political corruption for fun and profit.

"Carolanne Kane-Cavaiola [at the Department of Human Services, was] accused in a report the state inspector general issued ... of steering $7.7 MILLION in state grants to a group she's CONNECTED with, circumventing public bidding laws and eliminating financial oversight for how the money was spent -- or misspent, as [state inspector] Mary Jane Cooper alleges." (emphasis added)

That's your money being sucked away. How do you like being a chump? "Connected," Carolanne? To whom? Not too many people in New Jersey politics and courts are "unaffiliated" with at least one of several "family-like" organizations in politics. Right, Diana? No wonder Hudson County Prosecutor Ed De Fazio was unwilling (or unable) to indict Lt. Andriani from Hoboken on charges of corruption and misuse of authority.

Does this N.J. legal sewer seem like a tempting model for other countries? It doesn't to me. Do you think that the judgments concerning my "ethics" on the part of such people keep me up at night? As for elections, Brendan Byrne said that when he died he wanted to be buried in Hudson County, New Jersey, so he could continue to take part in the electoral process. In New Jersey the dead not only vote, they receive government paychecks and (perhaps) will be appointed to the judiciary:

"... an estimated 13,000 deceased people remained on voter registration lists and at least 4,755 of the more civic-minded corpses voted in November 2003" -- and, apparently, they also voted in subsequent elections. Mysteriously, all of them are Democrats. Many undead voters are expected to turn out in the forthcoming presidential elections, which makes Florida's "chits" look good by comparison. (See "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Make a few of the corpses judges, George E. Norcross, III. I guarantee you that they will be better than many of the judges now serving in the Garden State. Smarter, for sure. Some corpses will also be more honest and steal less money that current New Jersey officials, while dead people are at least as ethical as several judges I know in Jersey City.

These are New Jersey's Democrat "political whores." No one in Hollywood will make a documentary about these shenanigans. There will be no editorial expressing outrage in the Times. I say this as a democratic socialist. No wonder my computer was frozen this morning. Attacks on my work continue on a daily basis. I will respond with further analysis of mafia involvement in New Jersey politics, corruption, and incompetence among New Jersey lawyers and judges.

Wherever Cuban-American and mob relationships flourish -- as in New Jersey -- democracy is sure to succeed. Irony? Right, Senator Bob? What would be your attitude to such people deciding that you are "unethical," the same people trying to destroy or obstruct your writings on a daily basis, stealing from you, slandering you and destroying your relationships for years? Do you think that the "ethical" views of such persons should be a matter of burning concern for any reasonable person? Do you speak to me of "ethics"? Is New Jersey and its befouled Supreme Court capable of doing the right thing or judging anyone without provoking the laughter of intelligent observers from all over the world? I doubt it. My torture-journey is from 1988 to 2009. How are you doing, Terry? Adjust and go to a gym for displacement purposes, right? Where are those reports, Terry? Videos? Audio tapes? How much did you steal from me, Terry? Diana?

Future posts will focus on specific questionable associations and money transfers between developers and other interests "connected" to New Jersey politicians as well as legal officials, mob activity in New Jersey, Cuban-American criminality in the Garden State, along with corruption of legal proceedings at the most fundamental level through a brazen disregard for the U.S. Constitution's protections of the rights of persons and grotesque incompetence on the part of judges.

I expect that battalions of coopted minority lawyers will be trotted out by New Jersey to "counter-spin" this nightmare for the system. This will help the tumor to grow, as I devote years to further documenting the evils of New Jersey law. An "error" was inserted and corrected in the foregoing paragraph. More such actions must be expected, as new evidence of corruption as well as indictments are anounced. I will continue to struggle. "Christmas Tree Items," Brian? Shame on you people.

Unless I am framed for something or experience an unfortunate accident, I will devote many years to highlighting these legal realities and profiling the persons responsible for this heinous criminality. "New Jersey -- come see for yourself!"

Mafia Involvement in New Jersey Courts and Politics.

May 4, 2008 at 11:56 A.M. A massive computer attack has pretty much frozen my computer. I will run scans throughout the day, try to cope with the problem, and (maybe tomorrow) I will be able to write again. I am unable to access Critique at this time.

May 3, 2008 at 11:41 A.M. I was just obstructed as I was working on essays at my group at MSN. I will struggle to get back to that site, repair any harm done to essays defaced by hackers, then I will fight to keep writing. I will continue to run scans all day. Maybe new indictments are about to be handed down in New Jersey. As of 7:10 P.M. I believe that I have corrected all of the "errors" inserted so far today. The process of inserting "errors" and my efforts to make corrections will be continuous, 24 hours per day. I will run scans around the clock.

On May 2, 2008 at 12:08 P.M. calls from 702-520-1160; May 3, 2008 at 11:55 A.M. calls from 757-990-8980.

May 2, 2008 at 11:49 A.M. I was researching the Penns grove Municipal Court scandal, when my computer was frozen after a new virus struck. I am running a scan. I will make a point of researching this matter thoroughly. I am blocking:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/N2998.AdconionMediaGroup... (AconionMediaGroup? Cubanoids?)

May 1, 2008 at 12:57 P.M. I was just obstructed and prevented from accessing my group, Critique. This is a good sign that I am having an effect on the boys. This means that new "errors" are being inserted in my essays. I will struggle to make the necessary corrections. I will do my best to get back to my work at some point today. I am blocking:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N3148.MSN/B263720...
http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N3159.MSN/B263239...
http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/3549940/5-1x1_tracking... (Illegal Spyware?)
http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N3148.MSN/B263720...
http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/11770542blank.gif
http://view.atdmt.com/adm/iview/msnnkdrv00100... (Illegal Spyware?)


April 30, 2008 at 7:04 P.M. just as the convictions of Guttenberg's mayor and wife were anounced, I was blocked again from Critique. I will continue to run scans and struggle to reach my group, expecting further "errors" to be inserted. More indictments and convictions are on the way. Sentencing for these convicted felons is scheduled for September. Many calls from marketers are just a coincidence, probably: 6:39 P.M. 877-218-5230; 6:50 P.M. 877-218-5230; 7:02 P.M. 877-218-5230. I wonder why I receive so many recorded telemarketer calls?

April 30, 2008 at 5:01 P.M. I was obstructed at 4:55 P.M. from my group. I will struggle to get back to the site. There seems to be a pattern to this experience. Harassment value? (See "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" and "Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

April 29, 2008 at 5:08 P.M. I was just blocked from accessing my msn group, again. Many calls from marketers and advertisers today. I will struggle to regain access to my group. This sort of attack usually means that new "errors (or old ones) are being inserted (or reinserted) in my essays. I will do my best to make corrections. I have run two scans, so far, and I will continue to run scans. I average about 11 viruses per day and many intrusion attempts.

April 29, 2008 at 9:04 A.M. Call from 909-842-8166. It is a federal crime to conspire to violate civil rights, such as privacy and free speech rights. It is also a crime to conspire and actually to cover-up criminal conspiracies and activities. Crimes are usually unethical. Whatta-ya say, fellas at the OAE? Oh, it's O.K. when the OAE commits crimes?

April 28, 2008 at 4:58 P.M. Calls received: at 2:01 P.M. 212-461-4024; then at 4:13 P.M. from this unusual number 000-000-6424. (NJ Police?)

April 28, 2008 at 10:49 A.M. I was in the middle of working on some essays at Critique, when I was obstructed in my access to the site. Numerous essays have been vandalized again. I will make corrections soon. The updating feature of my security system has been blocked by a hacker. I will run scans throughout the day in an attempt to restore it. I am blocking:

http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1316334/11286/ http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N4304.microsfotonlinel... (Microsoft On Line?)

Calls from: 718-358-0900 (Time Warner -- I love the new building!)

See my new essay "Mafia Involvement in New Jersey Law and Politics." I will do my best for the rest of the day to return to my group.

April 27, 2008 at 9:59 P.M. I was obstructed, once again, as I was struggling to correct some "errors" inserted in an essay that I had posted earlier today. I will continue to struggle to return to my msn group. Sometimes, I can access the group for ten minutes at a time. When I am unable to access the site, new "errors" or old ones are reinserted in essays that I have previously corrected. "The purpose of torture," George Orwell writes, "is torture." I am blocking:

http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1137716/34-1x1.gif (Dem Guys! Criminal Violation!)

April 27, 2008 at 6:54 P.M. I am again unable to access my MSN group. Any damage inflicted on my writings will be repaired as soon as possible. I will continue to struggle to regain access to those essays.

April 27, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Surprisingly, more obstructions to Internet use make writing difficult. I am blocking:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N38880.SD2527.3880/... (SD?)
http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1137716/34-1x1.gif (criminal violation)

April 25, 2008 at 11:55 A.M. after about forty minutes of effort, it is very clear to me that I will be unable to write at Critique today. However, I was able to change the image. I will struggle throughout the day to get back to my group and correct whatever damage is inserted (or reinserted) in essays. I am periodically obstructed and prevented from accessing the site, also prevented from posting. I expect additional vandalism and defacements of essays and short stories. I will continue to write somehow and somewhere. This usually means that new indictments are about to be handed down in New Jersey. It's about time! (I still cannot post images in my blog or profile.)

April 24, 2008 at 6:39 P.M. My cable signal was just blocked. I am, once again, unable to access Critique. I will spend the rest of the day trying to get back to my group.

April 23, 2008 at 4:49 P.M. I was just obstructed from accessing my group. This means that new "errors" and other vandalism of my essays will take place. If and when I am able to regain access to Critique, I will do my best to make the necessary corrections. I understand that new indictments of prominent New Jersey politicians are about to become public. What a coincidence? (The title Critique will be altered from its italic form on a regular basis.) I am blocking:

http://rover.ebay.com/ar/1/711-58813-2060-0/4?m/... http://view.com/APM/iview/msnnkdrv00100...
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/N3753.msn/B271049
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=165283;met=
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/activity;src=165283;met=
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=165283;met=
http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=1652863;met=
http://view.atdmt.com/iview/msnnkhac001300x250... (OAE? NJ?)

April 24, 2008. I am blocking:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/adj/N3753.msn/B2719491.3sz=728x90;ord (NJ, Appellate Division Judge?)

Work on an essay in the drafts section of my HOME computer has been delayed by various insertions of "errors." However, I will continue to struggle to make progress on that work, every day.

April 20, 2008 at 4:32 P.M. I am unable to access my MSN group. In response, I will be working on more judicial profiles and essays examining the N.J. legal system. I will focus in future essays on the law practices of politicians in the Garden State (Senator Bob, remember the good old days?) as well as other poltical scandals. I will continue to try to regain access to my MSN account throughout the day. I will struggle every day in order to continue my work, either at this computer or at a public computer.

Any additional "errors" inserted in my essays during this period will be corrected as soon as possible. All calls or cooperation with the anti-corruption efforts of the U.S. Attorney's Office, I am sure, are deeply appreciated by all law-abiding citizens.


Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure, The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption (New York: St. Martin's 2008).

"If the mafia were a religion, the first song in the hymnal would be 'What a friend we have in New Jersey.' ..." (p. 219.)

"Little Joe Salema" was Florio's man who ran things in Camden County, before Norcross became the political Godfather. Salema "used Florio's clout to place loyalists in elected and appointed positions and to control county policy. Lawyers, consultants, and others who reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars in county contracts in turn contributed to Florio's congressional races." (pp. 209-210.)

Eventually, Salema did some time for one of many scams. (Ibid.) The much-noted Miami and Jersey mob connection dates from the "go-go" or "greedy" eighties.

"... the Florio administration was knee-deep in the process of issuing bonds for various authorities. Huge state bond deals handed out under Governor Florio" -- and under subsequent administrations -- "have opened a pipeline that's pumped more than $1 MILLION from Wall Street financial firms and bond lawyers into the state Democratic Party's coffers." (p. 213.)

Yeah, but was it in the non-federal account? That's the one they like in New Jersey. It's a lot more than that now! No wonder Nancy Pelosi loves Senator Bob. (See again: "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" and "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?")

"... One of the reasons that we're borrowing ourselves into oblivion is that bond issues are how the politicians pay off their investors -- that is, their contributors." (p. 213.)

"When legal advice has been needed, law firms with a history of Democratic giving have gotten the jobs."

Where's the OAE? DRB? AG? Conflict of interest? (See "More From New Jersey's Tainted Law Firms.")

"A role has been found for construction firms whose names appear prominently on lists of ... Democratic contributors." (p. 214.)

"Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano, thought to be a member of the Genovese crime family, was a member of a Teamsters local in Union City, New Jersey." (p. 214.)

Bob Menendez turf. Gambinos and Lucheses (not "Licausis"?) are also well represented in that municipality and county, also among political contributors for local politicians. Since I am being obstructed from accessing my group, I will devote additional essays to these mob-Hudson County connections.

"After going to jail for jury tampering and manipulating a jury pension fund, [ex-Provenzano pal] Jimmy Hoffa was freed by President Nixon in 1971." (p. 220.)

You won't see Hoffa no more. Heh, heh, heh ... I bet Hoffa still gets a N.J. paycheck, though! And he still cashes it. (See "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead.") The mafia wants to run Hoffa for congress next year. They already have a friend in the U.S. Senate.

"Danny Provenzano, Tony's nephew, carried on the family tradition. Danny" -- an old friend of Senator Bob? -- "was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty in 2003 to racketeering. He was among eight named in a forty-one count indictment charging beatings, kidnapping, and murder threats to extract $1.5 MILLION from a dozen victims." (P. 221.)

All with the cooperation of Hudson County authorities, allegedly. You want to talk to me about ethics? How many "errors" inserted so far? North Bergen school administrators were among the defendants in a recent organized crime bust coming out of Bergen County, a follow-up investigation is said to be on the brink of issuing new indictments and arrests. (See "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court.")

John Gregorio's hidden interest in two local go-go bars and other (allegedly) nefarious activities were about to get the former Linden mayor indicted, when somebody "persuaded" former AG Peter "See-No-Evil" Harvey to "forget about it." Horse's head?

Is James R. ("The Zazz") Zazzali really a buddy caught on federal wiretaps "discussing options" in these matters? Or is that only a vicious rumor? Zazzali served as "Chief Justice" on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Yes, people laugh when they hear these things.

Among the partners in Gregorio's deals were "Paul M. Weiner, [an aptly-named] Parsippany attorney and law partner of State Senator Raymond "Shyster Ray" Lesniak -- a Democrat power broker from Union County, host of fund-raisers for Bill Clinton and longtime confidant of Jim McGreevey -- and Agnes Villani [also aptly-named] wife of Benny Villani, who has been banned for life from New York City's trash business because of alleged ties to the Genovese crime family."

Villany, indeed. In New Jersey, such ties are a plus. Former Malboro honcho Matthew Scanapieco "pleaded guilty to tax evasion, [after paying himself $107,000 for sitting on the crime victims' compensation board,] and accepting $245,000 in BRIBES while mayor."

Ethics? North Bergen and Union City will receive full essays soon concerning their mafia histories and the current "affiliations" of politicians and judges from the area. I wonder why I am being obstructed when I try to reach my group?

Joe Doria's Business as Usual in New Jersey.

As of about 2:00 P.M., on April 17, 2008, I lost access to my MSN account and my security system was disconnected. I have restarted my computer. I will run scans all day, while doing my best to get back to Critique. Unfortunately, several essays at my msn group have been vandalized. At 1:48 P.M., I received one of many recent calls from 704-633-8373. Over the next days and weeks, I will struggle to make the necessary corrections of my essays, AGAIN. I am unable to access my own group at this time. I will spend the rest of the day trying to regain that access and repair the harm done. April 17, 2008 at 3:27 P.M. If I am unable to get back to my group today, then I will try again tomorrow. I am blocking:

http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1361549158-DL_1x1_tr... (NJ, AG?)


"Editorial: How Not to Develop New Jersey," in The New York Times, April 15, 2008, at p. A15.
Dorothy Samuels, "The Selling of the Judiciary: Campaign Cash 'in the Courtroom,'" in The New York Times, April 15, 2008, at p. A15.


"Anyone who drives around New Jersey should realize that the last thing the state needs is a return to the unregulated home-building boom that left it marred by scattershot housing and clogged highways. The Garden State is likely to get even more of this sort of misguided development, however, if the recently released draft recommendations of a housing task force are adopted. Gov. Jon Corzine must prevent that from happening."

The way N.J. politicians cover their asses when they adopt public policies that are really intended to benefit themselves and their friends is by first creating a committee to investigate an issue. This committee then becomes a "spot." In other words, a public job opportunity for one of the made members of the organization, who will be told what his or her findings should be long before any investigative effort is made.

These findings by committees will always involve an urgent need to spend public money on some project. Typically, the people serving on this committee or their "buddies" will benefit, financially, from the chumps' money. The chumps are the taxpayers -- in every sense. At the moment, New Jersey is $32 BILLION in the hole from the accumulated effects of all the scams of recent years. However, the boys don't care. They want to spend more public money, your money.

"With little public notice" -- that's the idea! -- "the state's new commissioner of community affairs, JOSEPH DORIA, Jr., [the same guy who wanted three jobs, the "political enforcer from Bayonne"!] set up the task force and loaded it with builders and their supporters, along with a few advocates of affordable housing. the result: a blueprint for rolling back environmental protections and allowing greater traffic congestion."

Given the soaring cancer rates, lead and chromium as well as other poisons in the earth and water in New Jersey, residents are NOT asking politicians to "roll back" environmental protections. More people will get sick and die. New Jersey's Senate says: "Who cares?" N.J. Supreme Court justices are busy posing for their portraits.

"The task force recommended, among other things, permitting sewer lines to be laid in environmentally fragile areas and making it easier for builders to construct access roads from their developments that empty directly into main roads, slowing traffic."

Great, additional traffic tie-ups, adding to the pollution problem.

"The recommendations would also make it easier to build homes close to rivers and even in flood hazard areas."

"The proposals closely match the building lobby's wish list. [No, really?] Although Mr. Doria larded the task force with developers, he did not include a single representative from the state's Department of Environmental Protection or other groups likely to resist the developers."

If you wish oppose this disregard for the public interest by people who are responsible for protecting that interest, the courts will provide little assistance. This is because judges are products of the same political clubhouses. In fact, Doria may wind up as a Superior Court judge -- in addition to his other jobs.

The campaign cash in New Jersey is paid to political bosses rather than spent on elections, but judgeships are for sale, just like everything else. In my day, the scoop on judgeships was: 10 years of experience, $25,000 in the right pockets, plus $15,000 more if you need to finesse the so-called "four-way check" because your brother "Cheech" is in organized crime. (One "error" inserted since my previous review.) I hear that little has changed.

Have prices gone up? The cost of living is outrageous. These days, it's not even cheap to bribe politicians and judges in New Jersey. Outrageous, I tell you. Geez ...

Anne Milgram Does it Again!

March 24, 2008 at 9:50 A.M. I experienced many difficulties accessing this site today. I had to sign in twice. "Errors" will probably be inserted in these essays throughout the day. At my MSN group at 9:22 A.M. I blocked:

http://rtm-ext.ebay.com/rtm
http://ad.farm.mediaplex.com/ad/js/711-55224-877...

Considering that I do not have ebay account, this seems odd -- as does my frequent ebay designation as a "power seller." I am also blocking:

http://view.atdmt.com/iview/msnnkhac001728x90xWBCBRB00110msn/direct;wi.728;hi.90/01
Kareem Fahim, "Immigration Referrals by Police Draw Scrutiny," in The New York Times, March 23, 2008, at p. 21. (Metro Section)
Patrick McGeehan & Nina Bernstein, "Businesses Say New York's Clout Is Emigrating, With Visa Policies to Blame," in The New York Times, March 24, 2008, at p. B1.

"WOODBURY, N.J. -- A green card holder from Guatemala said he was asked about his immigration status last month when he went to pick up his nephew from the West Depford, N.J., police station."

"An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested March 5 when the car in which he was a PASSENGER was pulled over for rolling through a stop sign in South Harrison Township, N.J."

A passenger has no liability for the errors of a driver. There was no legal basis for asking any questions of this passenger. Unless the police officer "observed" the status of the person's immigration papers from a mere glance in his direction, these questions put to the passenger were illegal. If based on ethnicity and/or race -- which would not surprise me! -- they could have been criminal.

"Seven months after the state attorney general, Anne Milgram, ordered local police departments in New Jersey to question people they arrest for certain crimes about their immigration status and to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities, the rate of such referrals has nearly doubled."

Latino identity has been criminalized by Ms. Milgram, who is said to regard Latino males as her "inferiors." Right, Anne? Still upset that I kicked your ass in debates? Did I do better than Anne Milgram in law school? Have I read more books than Ms. Milgram, despite not being a dyke? These are grave faults.

"But immigrants and their advocates say that some people have been unfairly swept up in the dragnet because of overzealous enforcement or confusion over how Ms. Milgram's directive was supposed to be implemented, creating a chilling effect on some immigrants' relationship with the police."

An underground network exists in New Jersey and in most big states, providing cover for people from other countries, together with documents (usually good and bad fakes, also for the really enterprising, genuine documents are available), allowing for bypassing the authorities on all important matters. Non-idiots in law enforcement are well aware of this reality.

Cooperation from these underground communities and people is vital if cops are to prevent future crimes and terrorist incidents. The current policies are designed to achieve the opposite of trust in these communities. This is what is known among us simple folks as idiotic.

Try to get this through your skull if you're in N.J. law enforcement, especially if you are responsible for preventing future terrorist attacks against Americans. You cannot solve this problem by rounding up every immigrant in the state. The people you're looking for will have valid paperwork, bearing all-American names. They will look like you and your fellow officers. They may be one of your fellow officers. (One "error" inserted and corrected -- we're doing good so far.)

The effectiveness of law enforcement in this difficult area or any other in which the opposition -- i.e., criminals or terrorists -- will be organized and international, with resources in the millions or billions (like the big drug cartels), will depend on intelligence and penetration, not torture and strong arm stuff. Macho swagger will not help. There will be no one for you to "beat up," necessarily, and even lots of trips to the weight room may not help.

Similarly, you will not prevail in an argument with me, or someone like me, by taking letters out of my sentences or engaging in other sabotage efforts against Internet texts. Americans do not and should not have to do such things or to put up with such affronts.

Americans have arguments that are indestructible, in my opinion. In fact, I have made some of them in defense of our Constitutional system. (See "Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution" and "Why I am not an ethical relativist.") One of my arguments is that you have every right to be a nihilist, relativist, Marxist or Right-Winger, along with any other view on ultimate matters that you may wish to adopt, as long as you do not seek to suppress the speech of others.

We need smart people. We need well-educated persons, intellectuals, to cope with our pressing troubles -- including the terrorism issue. The person who will see the associations between discoveries in the sciences and philosophy, developments in law and aesthetics may not be the individual that you expect to be brilliant. Be open to that possibility of being surprised by people.

If you -- all of us -- are not open to unexpected genius or ability in persons, others will be. The best and the brightest people from all over the world must continue to be attracted to this country and city, before all others, if we are to remain the great nation and world capital that we have been during past two centuries.

"... 'This is imposing an incredible human cost on these immigrants,' said Maria Juega of the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund. 'They fear contact with authority. Any remote or direct link with the government is now a risk for an immigrant.' ..."

Any sane person should dread contacts with the authorities in New Jersey, since it is necessary to figure out: 1) whether one is dealing with the Gambinos and/or Lucheses; then 2) to discern whether a political boss has been sufficiently appeased (i.e., bribed) in order to ensure delivery of public services already paid for with one's taxes, usually paid for twice-over and then some.

In West New York, a person identifying himself as a cop, went to immigrants' homes to collect payments -- this seemed strange to immigrants confirming that Americans are simply "bizarre" -- payments for delivery of police services if they were ever needed. (Another "error" inserted and corrected since last night.) Immigrants paid up in case they needed the cops or firefighters in an emergency, paid usually every week. Think about that. Who is getting exploited?

Hackers are altering my possessives again. Oh, boy! Most people here illegally are exploited in about a million ways. They are treated like shit by N.J. bosses making money off of them, then ignored as stupid or ignorant, when many of these workers happen to be very well educated. Most are struggling to escape poverty in their native countries, after having completed their educations. In some cases, professionals in poor countries cannot find employment and seek survival wages in America, despite being competent engineers, chemists, accountants. I met many immigrants -- most were illegal and in menial jobs -- who were far better educated than the lawyers AND judges I dealt with on a daily basis.

"The directive was anounced last August amid outrage after a triple murder in which one of the suspects was an illegal immigrant who had been released on bail after previous arrests. It urged officers to inquire about citizenship and nationality when booking people for felonies or drunken driving."

It is not a good idea to allow headlines to dictate social policies because you will then receive dozens of unfavorable headlines when the failed "trendy" policy explodes in your face a few months down the road. Our national schizophrenia on immigration is hurting us in other ways:

"... senior executives of some of the country's biggest corporations, like Alcoa, have been complaining that American immigration policies are thwarting New York's ability to compete with other world capitols."

We are losing scientists and engineers, theorists and intellectuals to other countries. This is affecting American high tech industries. More than 60% of American Ph.D.s in science and engineering are born outside the U.S. Many of these people have decided that the prospects of a visit to lovely downtown Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib do not seem very promising, opting instead for cushy jobs in Paris. American competitiveness is being affected by this nonsense. (See "This is my first torture.")

Is this the kind of thing that N.J.'s brilliant attorney general wishes to leave as a legacy of her years in office -- yet another chapter in New Jersey's narrative of incompetence and criminality, insensitivity and exploitation, ethnic discrimination and bias in the most corrupt government in the nation? I hope not. Back to the "lesbian love-fest." Ms. Milgram's only response to this question continues to be: "...Whatever."

More From New Jersey's Tainted Legal Profession.

"Meadowlands Scandal Sounds Familiar," Home News Tribune, March 9, 2008.
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20080309&Category=OPINION01&ArtNo=803090449...


"Anyone with a memory for disastrous public contracts read the Inspector General's report on the EnCap Meadowlands project last week with a drowning sense of deja vu. Wind the clock back several years and you might have replaced EnCap with Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, the company given nearly $600 MILLION to privatize and modernize the state's vehicle inspection system."

That's $600 MILLION of YOUR money, if you live in New Jersey. This massive fraud was greased by attorneys in government and private practice. An essay concerning the criminal and unethical conduct of a number of N.J. attorneys is forthcoming. Where are Trenton's notorious acronyms? OAE? DRB? AG? Xanadu will cost residents of New Jersey BILLIONS for an unfinished mall. To his credit, Richard J. Codey has suggested that this latest disaster should be brought under control, rather than throwing more money at an unfixable situation. Nobody's listening.

"The Parsons contract was eventually declared a 'mamoth boondoggle' by a state agency. [In other words, a scam.] What Parsons lacked in expertise and experience, it more than made up for with sizable campaign contributions, influential lobbyists and even a few jobs to some important folk. When the report was made public, there was a great deal of finger-pointing and angry denunciations of pay to play. And state lawmakers said it would not happen again. It has."

Xanadu?

"The story of EnCap is virtually identical to that of Parsons in every important way. According to the Inspector General the company had neither the expertise nor the experience to do the job it promised; neither did it have the investors or the financial backing it said it did. But it gave to candidates, hired one of the state's most politically connected law firms, [Did they also hire the OAE?] got access to the folks who mattered, and landed the project and plenty of public money that seems to have been relentlessly squandered."

It's all about who you know and whether you are willing to share the bucks when they come in from the government treasury. I heard a former partner of a prominent N.J. politician discussing their cynical grab for dollars in terms of Trenton's contracted legal services, services that were often redundant, unnecessary, or overbilled.

I heard chuckles from political lawyers discussing "phone calls" to politicians to "fix" little ethical messes, like theft of client funds. To discover that the same people "fixing" things become important officials and judges in the Garden State is to realize that the poison of corruption and mafia influence taints every decision by those tribunals, making a mockery of the state's so-called "ethics proceedings."

"And so, nine years, five administrations and HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS into a project that was going to turn some stinking old landfills into luxurious golf courses and high-rent residences, the project is knee-deep in garbage."

And the shit of legal corruption, deservedly, covers the Brennan Courthouse. None of the attorneys greasing these massive criminal frauds have been subjected to ethics charges. If they were, the situations would be "fixed," quietly and smoothly. Maybe public pressure can change that -- for a little while. (For a view of a typical New Jersey Superior Court judge, see "Maurice J. Gallipoli and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

I am not interested in being nice after being subjected to a torture chamber. More judicial profiles are coming up. New "errors" inserted and corrected overnight. March 13, 2008 at 8:37 A.M. Keep it up fellas, you're helping to prove my point.

"The Inspector General has asked the state Attorney General's Office to look into possible criminal behavior."

Waste of time with Anne Milgram around. Don't bother to expect much from the A.G. I am sure that Ms. Milgram is a wonderful pastry chef, but this little situation is way over her head. No more "errors" inserted by hackers?

"In particular, the company seems to have wilfully misled [lied to?] public agencies in an attempt to get money from both state and local sources, and the law firm comes in for a good deal of censure and questionable tactics."

If any of these lawyers were minority solos, they'd be disbarred by the state, unceremoniously, with the eager assistance of minority frontpersons, the house slaves of the legal machinery. Lying that results in theft of public money in the millions is just fine -- for some people in New Jersey's legal practice. Who wants to talk to me about "ethics"?

"The Inspector General did not investigate public officials, even though the office's summation speaks to a political system that allowed it to happen: 'The project is a study in what can go wrong when a public body with high-minded public policy goals and compelled by its status to engage in fair dealing joins forces with a private entity whose primary goal is to maximize its profit and operates in a buyer beware atmosphere."

Never give a sucker an even break. Rumors of payoffs and political favors for OAE and DRB officials are unconfirmed, though highly likely to be true. Under existing federal criminal law (yes, there is such a thing), silent acquiescence in criminal conduct is grounds for equal liability and impositions of identical penalties. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

"The real question to be answered is how a 'public body with high-minded public policy goals' came to be duped for so long and so much."

They were sharing in the booty, in every sense, that's how they were "duped." OAE? How much did you steal from my office?

"The suspicion in this instance is that high-minded public policy played a poor second fiddle to the greed of public officials and the buddy system still at work in Trenton. The only one, in fact, who seems to have acted both competently and openly was Gov. Jon S. Corzine, when he refused to endorse yet more loans and instead ordered the Inspector General's investigation."

Nothing in N.J.'s legal establishment -- which is essentially coopted by the criminal culture of warped legal practice -- will bring about change. To have such people judge the ethics of anyone is a disgusting form of hypocrisy and farce. You are right to be appalled and furious if you live in the Garden State. The Soprano State, pp. 35-40. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"Several law makers and public policy groups have called for an investigation by Chris Christie, the federal prosecutor in New Jersey. It's a good idea. The public policy system has failed, yet again. An outsider is needed to find out how and when Trenton keeps going wrong."

New Jersey's Legally-Connected Pimps!

Many obstacles have prevented me from regaining access to these blogs, until now. I will continue to write. March 8, 2008 at 3:01 P.M.

Alan Feuer, "Four Charged With Running Online Prostitution Ring," in The New York Times, March 7, 2008, at p. B3.


"Federal authorities arrested four people Thursday on charges of running an online prostitution ring that served clients in New York, Paris and other cities and took in more than $1 MILLION in profits over four years."

More like five million "clean." Probably and allegedly. (Compare "One of New Jersey's Highly Ethical Attorneys Has a Problem" with "New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House" and "We don't know from nothing!")

"The ring, known as the Emperor's Club V.I.P., had 50 prostitutes available for appointments in New York, Washington, Miami, London and Paris, according to a complaint unsealed in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The appointments, made by telephone or through ... an online booking service, cost $1,000 to $5,000 an hour and could be paid for with cash, credit card, wire transfer or money orders, the complaint said."

Let's guess about what jurisdiction serves as home base for this operation, boys and girls. Where do you think the powers-that-be know how to cooperate with ... shall we say, "business enterprises"? You guessed it:

"According to the office of the United States attorney in Manhattan, MARK BRENER, 62, of New Jersey, was the leader of the ring, but delegated day-to-day business responsibilities to CECIL SUWAL, 23, also of New Jersey. The office said that Ms. Suwal controlled the bank accounts, took applications from prospective prostitutes" -- let me guess, you need two references to good character? -- "and oversaw two booking agents, identified by the authorities as Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, of Brooklyn, and Tanya Hollander, 36, of Rhinebeck, N.Y."

It is rumored that minors, including pre-teens were available for additional fees, though this is neither confirmed nor denied at this time by anyone. (See again: "We don't know from nothing!" and "Judges Protect Child Molesters in Bayonne, New Jersey.")

They are worried about my ethics at the offices of the OAE, not about the lawyers and crooked politicians who must have helped to make this operation viable. You people in Trenton -- including the members of the most corrupt state Supreme Court in the country -- make decent people everywhere sick to their stomachs. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

New Jersey's legal bosses and crooked judges usually require 10-15% off the top for protection, allegedly, plus an occasional show of hospitality towards visiting dignitaries and "bosses." I knew a prominent N.J. "businessperson" who assured me that he could obtain any documents necessary in New Jersey for a reasonable fee within 10 to 14 days. I believe him. (See "One of New Jersey's Highly Ethical Attorneys Has a Problem" and "New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House.")

Illegal aliens who visited my office usually acquired valid legal documents with names of choice on them. It was assumed that "all-American" names were less likely to call attention from the authorities. I was amused to discover people with names like "Thomas Jefferson" or "John Henry" who spoke no English. Movie star names were also "feasible." When you run into a brown-skinned person, who speaks no English and whose driver's license identifies him as "Brad Pitt," you'll know what I mean. Still $1,500.00 for a driver's license in North Bergen's DMV office? More if you go to Wayne? Or have they closed the office in North Bergen? For $5,000 you can be called "George W. Bush"?

Wouldn't it be a hoot to discover that several owners of these shady websites or "shared addresses" have visited my sites? Perhaps there is more interest in philosophy than I suspected in New Jersey's legal sewers. Ethics?

"For its most valued clients, the Emperor's Club offered membership in the elite 'Icon Club,' with hourly fees starting at $5,500, according to the federal complaint. The club also offered clients the opportunity to purchase direct access to a prostitute without having to contact the agency."

The prostitute in that situation probably still has to pay "overhead." These two "persons" are each looking at 25 years in the can. The authorities are said to be sitting on several middle level players and to have hooks in a few more higher ups. I suggest that we look for more arrests soon, together with seemingly unrelated indictments of more prominent political figures in the Garden State on money laundering charges. Senator Bob? No wonder they're inserting new "errors" in my essays. Whenever you see attacks on these writings and new "errors" arising, mysteriously, it usually means that the pressure is rising in Trenton.

The feds are going to sit on a few of these goons hoping that, eventually, they'll develop a condition known as "verbal diarrhoea." The goal is for these suspects to "splatter" (as it were) as many N.J. judges and politicians as possible. Quite a few New Jerseyeans are in the federal pooper scooper already. There's more coming. I will profile more New Jersey judges and legal figures in the weeks and months ahead. I will make some field trips to observe proceedings in New Jersey court rooms and report on all of the rules being violated by judges, providing dates and times, along with the names of offenders in judicial robes. Am I getting through to you, Stuart?

Oh, here is another little tid-bit. A man named "JUAN PABLO RAMOS, 33, who lived in Edgewater, N.J., but worked out of [an Upper East Side] apartment, the authorities said," was arrested on Wednesday. This businessman is alleged to have operated a "heroin mill out of an apartment building opposite a middle school on the Upper East Side."

Cubanoid? Anti-Castro activist? Court officers and others -- including street-level dealers -- were part of this operation, made possible (allegedly) by the protection afforded by the authorities in New Jersey to a multistate operation only "fronted" in Manhattan, which is aimed at your kids. Thank goodness N.Y. cops made the bust. Perhaps the next time we see Mr. Ramos he will be called, "George Clooney."

Anahad O'Connor, "Police Arrest Seven as Members of Heroin Ring," in The New York Times, March 8, 2008, at p. B2.

It will not help with this "gentleman's" defense that "Mr. Ramos was arrested on Wednesday as he was taking about $100,000.00 worth of heroin from a safe and packaging it."

Perhaps when he was seized by constables, Mr. Ramos expressed shock and said: "Hey, how did dat get there? Geez ..."

Senator Bob is expected to say that he is generally "against crime." Have a lovely weekend in Trenton. Please remember that I'm always thinking of you.

F.B.I. Initiates Multiple Investigations in North Bergen, New Jersey.

April 8, 2008 at 8:35 P.M. calls from 231-732-2268; April 9, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. calls from 603-214-3592. Hours of computer warfare yesterday resulted in defacements of numerous essays. I will correct and repost them.

February 26, 2008 at 8:15 A.M. I am blocked from accessing my MSN hotmail account or group. I cannot change the image or post new essays at this time. I am running new scans. I will struggle throughout the day to return to my e-mail account and group, in order to continue working on my writings.

February 26, 2008 at 10:18 A.M. telephone calls received from 213-363-5185 at 9:33 A.M. I am blocking all of the following as of 10:14 A.M.:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N296.MSN/B1656393

http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1695817/7-1x1_tracking (criminal violation, spyware)

http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N4359.MSN/B263239

http://m1.2mdn.net/viewad/1359940/5-1x1_tracking_pixel.gif (criminal violation, spyware)

Attempts to reach my MSN hotmail account are still blocked. A blank page with the message "Service Not Available" appears on screen and this address:

=98&ct=12040623&cb=siteid=msft&msppjph=1&ver=2.1.6000.1&rn=PEGIFLTX&TPF=d778094d782ead4074cf10c5795cd456

Jim Hague, "F.B.I. Investigates North Bergen Housing Authority," in The North Bergen Reporter, February 24, 2008, at p. 1.


There are several rumored investigations into "financial irregularities" in North Bergen's Municipal "organization." Democratic underboss Nicholas J. Sacco ("Big Nicky") is said to be working strenuously on putting the lid on these recent developments. Senator Bob is scrambling for cover.

"... New Jersey has been ruled by bosses who carve up the state like medieval fiefdoms. The bosses fall into two categories: the ones elected at the ballot box, and the ones scarcely known to the public even though they pull the strings that influence every part of Garden State living, especially the level of taxes and how that money is spent."

The Soprano State, at p. 71.

Sacco and Menendez are Hudson County's bosses. Hudson is "ground zero" for corruption and mob activity in New Jersey, also for cancer. Mafia, Cuban and traditional, has hovered around Menendez for years, reputedly. Besides, the alleged extortion attempts by way of Menendez crony Donald Scarinsci captured on tape by Dr. Sandoval, "... while a member of the House of Representatives Menendez worked to ease the prison transfer of Nicholas Parlavecchio, a racketeer, convicted of cocaine charges, who was eventually sent to the same federal prison as his son, jailed for similar reasons." Ibid., at p. 76.

The list of mobsters in the Menendez telephone directory is extensive. It is alleged that there are "two sets of books" in North Bergen, including different calculations for Municipal Court "intake" and "expenses." This can neither be confirmed nor denied at this time. That sounds like Union City. (See "Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Maurice J. Gallipoli and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Anyone raising such concerns about public expenditures will be "sleeping with the fishes," according to local attorneys.

"The U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark is investigating the North Bergen Housing Authority, which runs four publicly subsidized low-income housing buildings."

Wait till they get to Union City.

"They are looking to see whether certain Housing Authority employees skipped a wait list to give themselves housing, and whether employees took furniture meant to go into public housing."

Public Housing Authorities purchasing (with your money!) plasma t.v. sets that disappear, mysteriously, is not an unusual development in New Jersey's fetid mob swamplands.

"According to a reliable source involved with the investigation" -- reputedly, one of several secret inquiries by the feds in North Bergen and in nearby towns in flower-fragant Hudson County -- "federal officers have been looking at records from the office of Diana Peirano-Ingvaldsen, the long-time executive director of the North Bergen Housing Authority."

"Peirano-Ingvaldsen denied that there was a federal investigation."

"... 'Absolutely not,' Peirano-Ingvaldsen said. 'There was no FBI investigation. They didn't come in and take anything. I have no idea where this is coming from.' ..."

Geez ... her nose got bigger as she made this statement, allegedly.

"Peirano-Ingvaldsen is the niece of Town Commissioner Theresa Ferraro, [friend of Leona Beldini?] who remains the chairperson of the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and was formerly in charge of the Housing Authority before Peirano-Ingvaldsen [, and who] declined to comment further."

"But Housing Authority Attorney Richard Anastasi said he knew of the investigation."

Stay out barber shops, Mr. Anastasi. Notice, very carefully, the unconsciously revealing words being used by the local mouthpiece (I mean, "attorney") for the outfit in North Bergen:

" ... 'Sure, it exists,' Anastasi said. 'But our people [emphasis added] have cooperated and our records have been left open. [Which set of records?] I challenge them to come and take a look. They'll find nothing. [emphasis added] I know [how?] that they're acting on an anonymous phone call from a disgruntled ex-employee.' ..."

Friends at the F.B.I., Richard? Call the feds if you have information on any of the various corruption investigations and "shenanigans" at local Municipal Courts in Hudson County or anywhere in the Garden State. The feds are very interested. They'll protect your anonymity.

"Our people?" I wonder who is this attorney's client? Think before you answer, if you're a law student or a member of the bar. This is what they call a "tricky question." I also wonder whether Mr. Anastasi has given this issue -- exactly who or what is his client? -- some thought. I suggest that he do so. Same to you, Anne Milgram, Esq.

It may be advisable for an attorney for a government entity in such a situation to suggest that any employees of the public agency who are targets of a criminal inquiry retain private criminal counsel. Ever heard of a conflict of interest, Richard? How about you, Anne Milgram? Stuart? Larry? Does this ring any bells? How much criminal representation-litigation experience do you have, Anne? Don't worry, for you, the problems will be "fixed"; for others, they will be invented or created. Ethics? Come on, Debbie. Let's get real. How many dates do you need with young women to forget something, Debbie? Or do you prefer cash?

I spent 8 or 9 hours yesterday, April 8, 2008, in computer warfare -- running scans, against the same people who have done such things and worse for years in New Jersey. Why are they still committing these infractions? How can a society that tolerates PUBLIC CRIMINALITY recommend the rule of law to other countries? How can New Jersey lawyers for political bosses participate in criminal censorship efforts, while speaking of freedom of speech and civil rights? Do you speak to me of "ethics"?

"... 'The allegations are ludicrous. We'll stand by our record. [I am sure that you will.] I even invited them to come in and check out everything. It's getting so frustrating that these individuals will act on an anonymous phone call."

Are you inviting them to check out "everything" or (like the OAE) everything that you are willing to show them? I am certain that it is very frustrating. It is about to get much more frustrating.

"According to the source, the investigation began after the U.S. Attorney's office received information about the Housing Authority allegedly purchasing new furniture for its buildings, but instead of the furniture ending up in the community rooms, the furniture allegedly went to some of the employees' homes."

"Another side to the investigation centers on whether the Housing Authority circumvented the waiting list for income-qualified potential residents and gave available units to Housing Authority employees."

"Both of these allegations would be federal crimes, because the North Bergen Housing Authority has to abide by strict Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines."

I seem to "recall" connected local officials receiving nice lap tops, finagling cars, phones, together with other items at the tax payers' expense -- to say nothing of the mysterious accounting at Town Hall. Multiple jobs, contracts for buddies who show their appreciation, that's Jersey for ya. Once the feds get their foot in the door, then anything in furtherance of this investigation or other possible federal crimes is, as they say in D.C., "fair game." ("Errors" were inserted and corrected in the previous paragraph. I can't wait to see what they try next.)

"The F.B.I. just doesn't have much of a sense of humor!" A local goon once said to me. He's right. No wonder my access to MSN is blocked by hackers today. Go ahead insert "errors." I will fight to make corrections and continue to write.

Corruption May Cost New Jersey 3,000 Jobs!

Continuing computer attacks are making writing very difficult today. I will struggle to continue to write these essays. My goal in directing these criticisms at the most corrupt state legal system in the nation (NJ) is to "nudge" participants in that system in a more "rational" direction -- "for their own good" and not just because of some "quaint" humanitarian notion of "decency." They will thank me for this, eventually, after many of them are indicted perhaps. February 21, 2008 at 10:44 P.M. ("Errors" will be inserted, continually, and corrections will be made on a regular basis.)


David W. Chen, "Corzine Is Said to Weigh Cutting 3,000 Jobs and One Department," in The New York Times, February 20, 2008, at p. B1.


"TRENTON -- Faced with a worsening economy, Gov. Jon S. Corzine is considering reducing the state's work force by 3,000 employees and closing at least one department in the administration as part of his plan to slash up to $2.5 Billion from next year's budget, people who have been briefed on his plan said on Monday."

The unprecedented levels of theft and loss of public funds -- through blatant corruption -- has left N.J. in a desperate situation. Vital public services are threatened and may not be available in a crisis. Attempts to prevent Corzine's budget-fixing efforts and struggle to close many gaps and leaks in the budget process, allowing for grotesque levels of thievery, have not worked -- so far. Maybe they'll arrange for Corzine to have another "accident." If I were Jon Corzine, I'd get a food taster and stay off the Turnpike when being driven by a state trooper with loyalties to one of the secret organizations thriving among Garden State cops -- like the KKK or organized crime, for instance, or the "Lords of Discipline."

"State Senator Barbara Buono, a Democrat from Middlesex County and the chairwoman of the budget committee, said that Mr. Corzine -- who will unveil his budget for the new fiscal year next Tuesday -- was weighing eliminating the Department of Personnel and pushing for an early retirement package -- not layoffs -- to save tens of millions of dollars."

If jobs are not refilled after retirements, then they are effectively lost to the state's economy. Calling something a retirement or layoff does not alter this fact.

"... 'We need to end this longstanding bureaucratic inertia where departments and agencies refuse to face up to wasteful spending practices and a lack of oversight,' Ms. Buono said. [Irony?] 'I think we really need to change the mindset of how government operates.' ..."

Yes, I'd say so. One idea is to stop all the stealing of public funds and the payoffs necessary to get government permits or variances. Another suggestion is to have politicians in Trenton stop accepting cash from corrupt business people and criminals who want to operate in the state -- like the distributors of child porn who are busted regularly in New Jersey, the numbers runners who wave to the police in Union City and North Bergen, the drug dealers in West New York, whose friends in the police department (naturally, everyone denies this) give 'em a call when the heat is rising in exchange for an envelope filled with cash on Friday afternoons.

Ethics? In New Jersey? Whatta ya talking about? (As I write this I am obstructed from regaining access to my hotmail account or group at MSN.)

"Administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the plan, said that up to 3,000 workers could be affected" -- I guarantee you that Richard J. Codey and Speaker Roberts will not lose their jobs, unfortunately, neither will Stuart Rabner or Jaynee ("Boom, Boom, Rah, Rah!") LaVecchia -- "many of whom would presumably be older and have higher salaries. ..."

If these guys and gals can be "retired" from the system with a hefty pension, then re-hired someplace else -- especially, where it is not clear to the press that a public or quasi-public entity is doing the re-hiring, like a "private" corporation running the Turnpike and Parkway, then these known "ex-employees" will get two bites at the apple and can show their appreciation by dropping a little something in the politicians' laps "for their kids at Christmas time."

"Hey, here's a little something so the kids will remember ya! He, he, he ..." is usually whispered in the ear of an official, right before one of 'them guys' places a thousand dollars in a judge's pocket. All of a sudden, a lawyer finds that his arguments are not so persuasive to the judge who was convinced of their merits only a minute before. Also, a whisper from a politician who wishes to speak to a local judge in his "chambers" -- in the middle of a trial -- produces curious alterations in a judge's interpretation of the evidence in a case. Perhaps the politician merely wishes to chat about the weather, but I doubt it.

Yes, sir, N.J. is highly ethical territory. Right, Terry Tuchin? How much will people getting those fat pensions need to kick back to the politicians? What is Stuart Rabner's cut?

"[Corzine] has called for restructuring the state's troubled finances through a complex plan that would reduce about half of the state's $32 BILLION debt and finance transportation projects by relying on SHARPLY HIGHER TOLLS."

Lots of luck with that. Let us recall some of the sad history that explains who gets elected in New Jersey and why these guys never leave.

Steve Kornacki, "Menendez Haunted by Party's Ghosts," in The New York Observer, September 25, 2006, at p. 5.

"... If Robert Menendez, New Jersey's appointed Democratic incumbent, fails to hold off Republican Tom Kean, Jr., Euclid himself couldn't devise a majority-producing formula for the Democrats."

Menendez did "hold off" Tom Kean -- a decision N.J. voters may come to regret! -- which explains the Democrat concern to "hold off" indictment efforts against "their boy." I suspect that the U.S. Attorney's Office can not be bought off with promises of political goodies or threats, if they don't back off the Jersey Mob. Back in September of 2006, The New York Observer said:

"For now, the Menendez-Kean race is essentially a tie, something of an achievement in its own right for New Jersey's GOP, which typically enjoys all the September success of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. What's more, the most recent polls haven't even measured the impact of a recently revealed federal criminal investigation of Mr. Menendez, the consequences of which Democrats privately describe with words ranging from 'pretty bad' to 'fatal.' "

"... Just consider what else is in the news these days."

"There's Jim McGreevey, some 22 months after skipping town with federal investigations into his gubernatorial administration swirling, who barged back into our lives last week to let us know that the sexual affair with the unqualified Israeli sailor he appointed as his state's homeland security advisor actually began while Mrs. McGreevey lay in a hospital bed clutching the couple's new-born daughter. If that's not enough, Golan Cipel, Mr. McGreevey's supposed romantic partner, has himself re-emerged -- to declare that the governor had actually liquored him up ... and tried to rape him."

"Dem guys, I says to 'em, I says, ... Geez, what are ya doing, there?" These words have been attributed to Richard J. Codey.

"There's also John Lynch, the onetime New Jersey Senate President (and Mr. McGreevey's political godfather), whose plea agreement on federal corruption charges landed on the front page of last Friday's Star Ledger [sic.] -- right next to the news that Mr. McGreevey had been smitten with Mr. Cipel from the 'first kiss.' ... "

"And then there is this week's report from a federal monitor essentially charging Wayne Bryant, a powerful state senator and loyal cog in the feared Camden County Democratic Committee, with shaking down administrators at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to secure a no-show job for himself."

I thought it was N.J. Senator Joe Coniglio's job to extort money? Oh, they both do that. I see. The Camden Machine recently switched from Hillary to Obama. If Hillary re-takes the lead, they'll switch back. This should give you an idea of the Jersey Boys' sense of loyalty and commitment to political principles in supporting a candidate. It also tells you how much their support is worth. Codey supports Hillary from the north; Norcross and Roberts support the Obama rebellion from the south. This way the "Barons" win no matter the outcome of the election.

"... Mr. Menendez was always playing a risky game, betting that he -- and, more importantly New Jersey's voters -- had heard the last from some of the uglier chapters from his days as Hudson County's Democratic Boss."

Josh Benson, "The Second Time Around, It doesn't Seem So Brave," in The New York Observer, September 25, 2006, at p. 8:

"[McGreevey's] state budget was hopelessly out of balance. His political and ideological allies, frustrated by three years of vascillation on environmental issues, ethics legislation and spending priorities, had turned on him."

"And most seriously his administration was starting to give off the distinct whiff of ethical rot."

"The [former] governor had only shortly before been caught on tape uttering the word 'Machiavelli' to a constituent. (He professes philosophical leanings towards Kant and the author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in his new book, but in this context Machiavelli was considered -- at least by federal prosecutors -- to be a code word in an illicit fund-raising scheme.)"

"And, most spectacularly, at least until the famous 'Gay American' speech, Mr. McGreevey's chief fund-raiser and financial patron, real-estate magnate CHARLES KUSHNER, had just been charged with interfering in a federal investigation into campaign finance violations."

A forthcoming essay will discuss the new F.B.I. investigation expected to play itself out over the Spring and Summer, 2008. North Bergen, New Jersey is ground zero for this investigation focusing on the Housing Authority and (allegedly) Municipal Court "books" -- apparently, there may be more than one rumored set of "books" -- and other disappearing items. "You take the money! No, you take the money!"

David W. Chen, "Senator Leaves Budget Post in Ethics Inquiry," in The New York Times, September 26, 2006, at p. B7:

"Responding to pressure from colleagues as well as the governor, State Senator Wayne R. Bryant, one of New Jersey's most powerful legislators, agreed on Monday to step down temporarily as the chairman of the influential Senate Budget Appropriations Committee."

"... According to the monitor's report, the university paid [Bryant] $35,000 a year to do little more than show up perhaps one day a week and read newspapers. At the same time, the university received a substantial increase in state funds. ... the school's financing climbed to more than $4 MILLION annually from $2.8 million."

Many speculate about whether some of that loot was spread among New Jersey's Supreme Court members and other prominent politicians and/or judges. In a state with New Jersey's history, courts and government have lost all credibility. It is widely assumed -- probably accurately -- that real decisions are still made behind the scenes and have nothing to do with laws on the books.

Debbie Poritz was said to be "amenable to persuasion" if she were provided with willing young women as sexual partners. Jaynee LaVecchia is said to have many friends in "Construction and Real Estate" who know how to show their appreciation. I know they'll come after me with framed-up or trumped-up charges. Let's give 'em hell until they do. Lots of struggle against computer attacks today. Verniero doesn't like African-Americans, allegedly. Virginia Long doesn't like anybody whose ancestors weren't on the "Mayflower." (See "A Letter From the DRB, in New Jersey!" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court.")

"Trenton: Senate Confirms Attorney General," in The New York Times, September 26, 2006, at p. B6:

"Stuart Rabner, a former federal prosecutor who tackled political corruption and international terrorism cases, was confirmed yesterday as New Jersey's new attorney general."

"Tackled"? Good old Stu is now N.J.'s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Don't you feel safer already? Badda Bing-Badda-Boom.

Jersey Boys Order Political Hit on the U.S. Attorney!

"Panel Seeks Testimony on Ashcroft Deal," The New York Times, February 19, 2008, at p. B2.


"NEWARK (AP) -- United States Attorney Christopher J. Christie has been asked to testify before members of Congress about a multi-million-dollar contract his office awarded to former Attorney General John Ashcroft."

The scoop on this item is that Bob Menendez is getting a lot of buzz about being indicted and got on the phone to his pal, Nancy Pelosi. The hearings concerning this type of contract -- which is not unusual for the U.S. Attorney's Office in many jurisdictions -- are an attempt to distract N.J.'s U.S. Attorney and forestall any possible indictment of the junior Senator from the swamplands of Hudson County. I doubt that this will work.

The question to ask is whether the political parties are serious about stopping corruption and mafia involvement in local governments, even when a political price will have to be paid for doing so. The jury is still out on this issue -- at least, in New Jersey. February 26, 2008 at 9:53 A.M. new computer attacks this mroning prevent me from accessing my hotmail account or posting new essays at MSN. I will continue to write, focusing more on New Jersey corruption.

"The hearing before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled for next Tuesday, the Star Ledger [sic.] of Newark reported on Monday."

After the $100-400 MILLION "inappropriately billed" to federal taxpayers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), a Democrat Congress felt "no compelling need" to hold hearings inquiring into this level of fraud and theft, but this fairly standard contract involving a former U.S. Attorney General asked to monitor an entire company's operations, both nationally and internationally -- for a fraction of the sum stolen from UNDNJ -- is a source of concern.

Who's "unethical" this time, boys and girls?

"The subject of the inquiry is a contract that Mr. Ashcroft's Washington law firm received from Mr. Christie's office to serve as a federal monitor. The deal is worth $27 million to $52 million over 18 months."

Get who was chosen to step into this pile of shit:

" ... 'We're interested in knowing about the process by which he was selected to be the monitor and what exactly he's doing to earn the money,' said United States Representative Linda T. Sanchez, Democrat of California."

I bet Linda has reason to believe that if she screws over Ashcroft and Christie, she'll get the big money for a Senate run -- if Ms. Boxer steps down or retires. In any event, Linda will earn cookie points with the Hispanic Caucus for providing some cover for Menendez, even as she kisses some of the right asses in Democrat power circles. Payback by Republicans will be aimed at her, but they probably left out that part of the deal, even as they promised more "face time" for Linda before television cameras.

Is this any way to run a federal prosecutor's office? Should we not allow the U.S. Attorney to do his job? Can law enforcement be effective if the two parties do not cooperate and each accepts "contributions" from different crooks? I doubt it. Geez.

"Mr. Ashcroft was also asked to testify but has not responded, according to Ms. Sanchez's office. A phone message left at Mr. Ashcroft's law firm on Monday was not immediately returned."

N.J. State Senator Charged With Extortion!

David Kocieniewski, "Ex-State Senator Is Charged With Extortion," in The New York Times, February 15, 2008, at p. B6.


"NEWARK -- A former New Jersey legislator was indicted on extortion charges in federal court Thursday, accused of using his position on the State Senate Budget Committee to steer millions of tax dollars to a hospital in exchange for more than $100,000 in consulting fees, prosecutors said."

"The former lawmaker JOSEPH CONIGLIO, a Democrat from Paramus who took office in 2002, is charged with funneling the money through a firm he set up after he was appointed to the powerful Budget Committee in 2004."

"The sole client of the firm, VJC Consulting, was Hackensack University Medical Center, which paid $5,000 a month for 'hospital relations,' a field in which Mr. Coniglio, a licensed plumber by trade, had no expertise, according to the United States attorney, Christopher J. Christie." (emphasis added)

"The 26-page indictment charges that Mr. Coniglio was actually selling his influence on the Budget Committee and was being paid to help the hospital win grants from various state agencies and support special requests for money, which are referred to as Christmas Tree items at the State House in Trenton."

I take it that we need not worry about "testicular fortitude" (regardless of gender) at the U.S. Justice Department. Point taken in New Jersey. There's more coming, boys and girls. (See "Jaynee LaVecchia and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"... 'The allegations against Senator Coniglio in this indictment paint a disgraceful picture of exchanging public tax dollars for personal gain,' Mr. Christie said in a news conference after the indictment was anounced. 'The public has had more than enough of this type of conduct.' ..."

I consider these remarks "temperate" considering that the Jersey Boys (also regardless of gender) have been going for Mr. Christie's head. Rumors suggesting that Barbara Buono and other prominent elected officials in the Garden State -- including a few old Bob Menendez buddies in Union City -- are high on the Justice Department's "to do List" are unconfirmed at this time and can neither be denied nor admitted by anyone. Mr. Christie will not comment on allegations that he discovered a severed horse's head in his bed this morning.

Senator Bob stated through a spokesperson that he is, generally, "against crime."

"Mr. Coniglio appeared here before Michael Shipp, a United States Magistrate" -- reputedly, Mr. Shipp is a remarkably "chipper" fellow, fond of reading occasional mysteries and delighting in bridge playing on alternate weekends -- "and was released on a $250,000 bond. Although he declined to take questions from reporters as he left the courthouse, his lawyer said Mr. Coniglio was innocent of the charges and had supported the hospital before and after he was on the Budget Committee."

Cash up front, Mr. Shyster. What did Coniglio get in "consulting fees" before he was on the Committee? When he got on the committee did he suddenly become much wiser about hospital management issues?

Coniglio's response: "Whatta ya wanna know that fer? Geez ..."

"Mr. Coniglio is one of five Democratic New Jersey legislators to have faced corruption charges in the past year, and the first to face charges in a federal investigation of how and why Christmas Tree items end up in the state budget."

N.J. Bar Association Ethics Committees are even more corrupt entities, with political favors flying back and forth -- favors having more to do with outcomes and dispositions than either the law or facts. (See "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "Maurice J. Gallipoli and Conduct unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.") Ethics?

"... Mr. Coniglio, 65, was charged with nine counts of extortion, and according to Jeffrey Chiesa, an assistant United States attorney, each charge carries a possible penalty of 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine. He ended his reelection bid in September, after learning that he was likely to face indictment."

We will see each other again.

The Jersey Boys Go After the U.S. Attorney -- to Cover the Costs of Graft!

February 15, 2008 at 7:22 P.M. My computer monitor is frozen. I have restarted my computer. New problems and attacks against my security system.

February 15, 2008 at 4:20 P.M., despite my efforts, I have never sought or been the subject of a restraining order against anyone, ever, anywhere. I am not running for political office. If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. Charges for "extortion" are, apparently, pending against Senator Joe Coniglio, as of today. More political figures are rumored to be facing criminal charges; others soon will be. Stay tuned to this channel.


February 13, 2008 at 12:47 phone call from 603-214-3623. At 1:08 P.M., a call from 517-261-0103. I am blocking:

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David Kocieniewski, "Usually on Attack, U.S. Attorney in Newark Finds Himself on the Defensive ," in The New York Times, February 13, 2008, at p. B1.
David W. Chen, "A Hard-Times Road Show on New Jersey Finances," in The New York Times, February 12, 2008, at p. B1.
Winnie Hu, "Schools Revived by Special Aid in New Jersey Brace for a New Formula," in The New York Times, February 12, 2008, at p. B4.

"In the six years that he has been the United States attorney for New Jersey, Christopher J. Christie Jr. has investigated free-holders and governors, party hacks and United States senators, winning indictments against Republicans and Democrats alike and obtaining convictions or guilty pleas against more than 125 public officials without losing a case."

When you combine these convictions with those of conspirators who are not elected officials, but also players in the political system, the convictions soar to well over 200 defendants.

What is the response from Trenton? (See "A Letter From the DRB, in New Jersey!" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!") Senator Bob and the Jersey Boys have been working the phones and calling in favors, allegedly, trying to get rid of Mr. Christie. A judgeship in Alaska does not appeal to him, intimidation hasn't worked. Hence, an effort is underway to finagle a Congressional investigation against Christie that will sidetrack the Justice Department just long enough (they hope!) for a Democrat to be elected president.

In the past members of their own party could be bribed or threatened with a loss of votes by N.J. political hoods. This year they are in trouble in Trenton, allegedly, since neither Mr. Obama nor Senator Clinton wants anything to do with the Jersey Syndicate.

The Times article is a dog's breakfast of allegations and frothy inuendo: "... most political leaders in New Jersey believe [Mr. Christie] plans to run for governor ..." Mr. Christie has denied any interest in being governor -- but if he runs, I sure hope that he wins, regardless of his political affiliation.

Next, we are told of possible Congressional inquiries into the use of monitors, like former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Mr. Christie uses former federal officials -- preferably with substantial experience -- because he is skeptical about the New Jersey legal establishment. I share that skepticism. Nothing will come of this, probably, but the newspaper story is a distraction. The Jersey Boys hope that the justice Department lacks "testicular fortitude," as many N.J. judges do. We'll find out. I doubt it.

What is the result of all the graft in the Garden State that the Jersey Syndicate hopes to obscure with this smoke creen?

"EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The first snide outburst came, as usual, a few minutes into the program when Gov. Jon S. Corzine, relying on a Power-Point slide show several font sizes too small, spoke about New Jersey's fiscal woes, 'Stop lying!' someone blurted."

One of the few politicians in New Jersey who is not lying is Governor Corzine. The Governor's warnings about financial catastrophe are real and serious. Ignoring New Jersey's precarious finances -- which are the result of thievery and corruption on a massive scale, over decades of club-house politics and mafia rule -- will result in severe deprivations for citizens, job loss, disappearing services, honest police officers, fire fighters, teachers not receiving well-earned wage increases and pension benefits, also many students deprived of an education. (See "You Ain't Seen Nothing yet in New Jersey!")

This is not a message people want to hear. However, it is (literally) a life or death matter at this point, since hospitals are also being closed in New Jersey. Corruption poisons the quality of life and causes deaths in New Jersey. People will not receive the care they need in a timely fashion unless these issues are dealt with, seriously and soon. Do not kill the messenger. Listen to what Corzine has to say. A state governor should not be prevented from speaking, silenced by hecklers in his own state, in a society that respects freedom of speech:

"... Then, after suggesting that voters would have a chance to vote him out of office in November 2009, there was so much heckling that he had to stop."

America is not a country where people are gagged because what they say is unpopular. Democracy cannot work that way. The Governor of New Jersey -- and I am anything but an apologist for that government -- is delivering a necessary message of fiscal triage. The state's economy is in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Something needs to be done now to rescue your children's future.

The legal system of the Garden State has already expired, in my opinion, and people are pretending not to notice this fact. It is no answer to these serious accusations to insert "errors" into my writings or send me threatening letters based on manipulations of the system. Threatening a federal prosecutor will not solve N.J.'s problem, it may make things worse for the crooks.

Persons from many places in the world associate N.J. with legal incompetence and political corruption. I am aware of the unfairness in this reality for all of those persons working in the N.J. legal and political system who are not crooks, which is more reason for the powers that be in Trenton to figure out that they have to do something to restore integrity to the system, acknowledge crimes against humanity, make amends and an effort to compensate for such crimes (not necessarily financially, since any moneys or compensatory sums from whatever sources must be returned to the N.J. system for needed improvements). I am discussing symbolic efforts at the very least. (See "Why U.S. Courts Must Not Condone Torture.")

"Faced with $32 BILLION in debt, a depleted transportation fund" -- How did it get depleted? -- "and hundreds of highways and bridges in need of maintenance, Mr. Corzine has proposed increasing tolls 50 percent every four years over 12 years on the New Jersey Turnpike."

Bridges will collapse and there will be a massive number of injured persons, without adequate facilities or resources close by to care for them. Security breaches will result in potential terrorist incidents emanating from N.J. going to other states (two persons were arrested by the feds for planning such a strike in the Fort Dix area). Terrorists will not be apprehended by paid off state officials. Federal resources in New Jersey are "strained" to understate the problem. Legal proceedings in N.J. are regarded as a joke, deservedly. Secrecy and violations of rights are routine aspects of the operations of government and courts that are sworn to prevent such criminality. Pension funds and Christmas Tree items are depriving the state of necessary resources all the time.

What is the daily result of this continuing state of affairs?

"The Paterson [school] district faces a $40 MILLION to $50 MILLION shortfall in its projected $537 MILLION budget for 2008-2009, said Laura Franklin, a district spokeswoman. The 27,000-student district, which will receive a 2 percent increase, is considering layoffs for the first time in several years after having already cut back field trips and school supplies and reduced hours for summer school and recreation programs [you can expect more juvenile crime!] in the last two years."

Similar predicaments are faced by teachers and administrators in Perth Amboy, Elizabeth, Union, Hudson and Essex Counties and elsewhere in New Jersey. Children are suffering and they will be disadvantaged in comparison with students in other states and countries. The educational deprivations will result in social pathologies, increased crime rates and additional financial burdens for the system in terms of police and prison as well as court costs. Elizabeth's public library, where I spent a substantial amount of time as a child, has probably saved lives and steered children in the right direction. Will there be money to keep libraries open in New Jersey?

Anonymous slanders alleging that the U.S. attorney is "unpleasant" or disliked by "unidentified" defense lawyers is neither here nor there. You don't have to like Mr. Christie, he's asking you to refrain from stealing public money. If you steal that money in N.J., then Mr. Christie's going to indict you -- nothing personal.

The steady trickle of money out of the system through theft and sweetheart deals as well as bribery and cronyism continues, every day. New Jersey voters must make it clear to elected officials and judges that this situation is intolerable. What is threatened is both your physical safety and welfare -- along with your civil liberties -- if you live in New Jersey. N.J. legal and political officials must be held accountable for their blatant criminality and incompetence, also for sinister manipulations of the legal system.