In the New Jersey corruption case, the lawyer of convicted Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini made a bold statement about corruption. Her lawyer (will not mention) stated; “A political contribution shouldn’t be a bribe.” This lawyer stated this to any news cameras after the case where Deputy Mayor Beldini was convicted on corruption charges. This mini-statement that was made is a violation of rule in the American Bar Association: Standards for criminal Justice on Fair Trial and Free Press—which reads: Standard 8-1.1. Extrajudicial Statements by Attorneys. (a) A lawyer should not make or authorize the making of an extrajudicial statement that a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that it will have a substantial likelihood of prejudicing a criminal proceeding. A Lawyer shouldn’t make statements under ruling: (1) the prior criminal record (including arrest, indictments, or other charges of crime) of a suspect or defendant.
Student of the Law, TheFanNJ is now attacking Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini’s lawyer (will not mention) on violating the standards with attorney privileges when it comes to criminal cases. Since this was the first case of a long 44 proceeding, Beldini’s lawyer should have respected the ruling of the court, and not make a comment that can jeopardize the future proceedings of any other case brought in front of court that the United States’ General Attorney’s office or the State’s General Attorney’s office can bring up. The problem with the Beldini case has everything to do with using her position to set and create agendas for government officials. Agendas, that would impact the focus of a government, and create an unfair practice on what or who does business in Jersey City!
The jury found her guilty on taking moneys that went over the limit and then using bogus, or not reporting the moneys to the review boards—while granting permission to enhance government—whereas it would impact the fiscal budget. What’s so fishy in this case is the incoherent responses, and lack of knowledge on contribution laws. The leaders in this case would percolate the law to the fullest for other warranted members without the financial capital as Solomon Dwek, while bending the rules for any other business inquirer that has the capital of Solomon Dwek. Meaning they were in power to confuse, and ripe laws, and development—whereas any challenger would not or could not get that type of gratitude in respect.
TheFanNJ’s argument is: you can’t have one set of rules for the lesser and then have another set of rules for the greater—or if you hold power, there shouldn’t be grounds for one set of rules, and then grounds for another set of rules for those not in power.
In this case, there is clear evidence that a felony has been committed, and that the problems spur on one factor of using political powers—to enforce and enhance performance on a political agenda. In this case, it was an election year, and this was an unpopular Mayor—whom also had $2 million in their war-chest to win an election. These act violated state, and city laws on campaign contributions—from developers, and other political consultants. These acts gave an unfair advantage in government contracts; campaign finance or elections, and the simple fact that this was an election year—it was practical political abuse to influence government decisions. The type of decisions that can damage the perception of a city, and the government!
The people of Jersey City, and in New Jersey is should be outraged in the after math of this corruption on political abuse, and scandal for taking contributions that were over the limit—while knowing these proposals will not achieve the greater good. Using their position to entice a lefty contribution, or using their position to walk around financing laws in order to levitate a deeper pocket in the war-chest of the local political leader! These are political crimes, and they are abuse of political standards, on where or whom has the authority in a government whereas they are geared to hold on to their high ranking positions.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Mayor Healy's Deputy Mayor is wrong!
Mayor Jeremiah Healy made a move to cut 300 seasonal and part-time employees from Jersey City, New Jersey's payroll. That means, programs that deal with sports recreation will see the most cut, and crime on the streets will increase. This mayor has also cut back on the fire department-where it will be its lost totals in 20 years. The fire department has stated it would turn their backs on this Mayor-which no fire department has done in the Fire Chiefs 30 years of working for the city. Also with the crime rates in and the probe on corruption in the city showing that this city need a major overhaul-or a state takeover. Omar Dyer who's a candidate for public office is now making more statements out on Mayor Jeremiah Healy's government. In his recent blog, sent and posted by his pen name: TheFanNJ; Omar Dyer is now calling for Mariano Vega to resign, and is asking Mayor Healy to lead, or enforce a State Take Over.
Omar Dyer's Response to what Mayor Healy is doing:
I can't believe the people of this city will allow Mayor Healy to courtside the type of abuse he's doing. He could have handled the job cuts in a better and fundamental way-which is to systematically over time cut down on the size of government. Yet, Mayor Healy will leash war on the people that elected him, after his top campaign manager, and Deputy Mayor got convicted on bribery charges-which are more concerns of political abuse. [Political abuse is using the nature of public office to ensure a project is being done in the favor of a prospective inquirer-with moneys funneled to the prospective campaign.]
In my eyes people will lose jobs because the Mayor Jeremiah Healy's go fish [Leona Beldini] got caught being greedy with moneys, that were indeed bribes-since it was to influence a project which will grant the allegedly developer more money back in guarantees once the project was completed. Any form of government can allow people to lose jobs because the city's Mayor's campaign treasurer / Deputy Mayor were found guilty on corruption charges. As a prominent leader for the community, who has been asked to speak on this agenda-I now think it's time to recall Mayor Healy, his partner Councilman at-large Mariano Vega, and Council woman at-large Willie Flood. Mayor Healy's leadership has included in begging the federal government for money [$20 million], Mayor Healy begged the State of New Jersey for money [$3 million + $14 million], and now he's forcing job cuts, tax hikes, and anything else. Mayor Healy is forcing an $800 tax increase for home owners that make over $100,000-where 5662 home in Jersey City have already been foreclosed on-it just doesn't make since to me. His ruling to cut 280 seasonal workers; which include 240 of them as part-timers, and 40 of them as full-time workers, just to hit them with a double whammy with property taxes increasing.
This mayor is fighting the Fire Chief with a massive cut, and closing down of cities rescue services, and I fell that the burden of the city's rescue service besides the police department will face heavy cuts as well. People voted for change in the 2009 New Jersey state elections, and they didn't get what they wanted-yet instead this city was embarrassed with a massive probe on corruption-which leads to an unpopular Mayor facing unpopular candidates-in an election he had beaten with 4.1 million, after already having $2 million in his war chest.
Mayor Healy didn't need the Solomon Dwek funds, and didn't need the corruption benefits. He would have won this election even if Dwek never showed up to his office at the local dinner instead of in City Hall. If, this is what the people wanted, and this is Change We Can See-Jersey City, New Jersey is in a whole lot of trouble, with financial and high unemployment numbers. I know think it's time for term limits in local government, since the level of corruption and the use of political power to deem people, is getting really serious where the people want to have their voice back.
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