Keeping Government Honest: Corruption

Jersey City has been the epic center for the problems New Jersey faces with corruption, and it's not politics that is corrupt--it's the leaders you elect. With this mini-version of Keeping Government Honest, brought to you by CNN's iReport, and Anderson Cooper's AC360: citizen journalist from Coaches! 101's program: The next Generation of Leaders investigates, Jersey City's Economic Development Center (JCEDC). Where it's level of bribes, and illegal pledges, have grown a center of corruption--in the system. These are the facts:

Omar Dyer who's the lead organizer for the program has been in direct contact with this department for economic achievements or non-achievements.

Coaches! 101 has been working with the Department of Energy on resources and funding opportunities for their program. The SBIR program, is a funding tool for Small Business to achieve in. Coaches! 101 got notice to apply for this grant, and was told to contact local government: Coaches! 101's file number (Funding Opportunity Announcement Number: DE-PS36-09GO99015). Now the key moment for this type of funding is a selected few programs, or small business get chosen. It's up to local government to carry out the process. Now, here's where the problem get the thicker. In Jersey City--which is widely known for its level of corruption under Mayor Jeremiah Healy has been a problem of under the table campaign contributions forced on business in order to do business: in Hudson County. A letter sent to Steven Fulop: shows the level of contact with this program and a concerned council member: here's a sample of that letter: Dear Councilman Fulop: I am writing this letter and resolution to you asking you, to help our program reach its goal. Now as you know our problem in terms of general funding—where the Jersey City Economic Development Center, has not been able to abide help our program achieve basic funding. On, July 21, 2010—the DOE: Department of Energy has pushed aside $30 million to small business—whom are registered in their program to apply, through a city, and get $3 million in grant moneys to research and invent alternative energy resources. To read the full letter, please vist the Coaches! 101's website and follow the struggles of the company.

Now this blog is not attacking the City of Jersey City, New Jersey--yet something has to give. Only programs that pay the burden of giving the Mayor and his cash machine: $10,000 or $5,000 in campaign contributions knowing it's a crime: are the only business qualified to do business. TheFanNJ is keeping them honest! Watching government, when nobody else is!