Re: "I feel like he always goes against the prevailing view of the rest of the Council …always felt that he thinks his job is to be contrary - period."
With the current council sleep walking in lockstep to The Fishman's every whim, Hamilton was a breath of fresh air and sanity. Could he have acted differently once he decided not to rubber stamp this deal? As to these charges, if they have their origins in 2001, just where has the FBI been sleeping these past 4 years? As I recall Weldon and associates were grabbing money left and right, admitted guilt and remain at large. I also remember a storey making the rounds 2 years ago that The Fishman openly boasted when he was told Carabetta had a Connecticut judge in his pocket that he (Larry) had a few judges of his own. Wonder if anyone else knows the source of that tail? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Several years back you would not have been such a fan of Hamilton. I feel > like he always goes against the prevailing view of the rest of the Council. > Although he can make good arguments and much more so these days. I have > always felt that he thinks his job is to be contrary - period. So, he'll > never really move anything forward. Because, really, I think if the Council > said they would vote with him on certain things, he would change his > position. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dfsavgny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:22 PM > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: FBI arrest > > > > > I am surprised by the charges against Hamilton since he appeared to > be trying to do the right thing for AP residents in his recent > voting record on the council. Well, innocent until proven guilty. > Hope this makes officals aware that investigations are continually > underway, even if nothing seems to be going on. It's one thing to > have a difference of an opinion. It's another to take a position for > something of value in exchange. In ain't worth a few, or many, > thousands of dollars. Do the right thing. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "SkipDragon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > TINTON FALLS -- In early morning raids, the FBI arrested three > mayors > > and eight other public officials from five different towns and > county > > government in Monmouth County this morning as part of a bribery > sting > > conducted as part of a seven-year investigation into public > > corruption, a bureau special agent said today. > > > > The 11 are Hazlet Mayor Paul A. Coughlin, Keyport Mayor John Merla, > > West Long Branch Mayor Paul Zambrano, West Long Branch Councilman > > Joseph DeLisa, Neptune Deputy Mayor Richard Iadanza, Asbury Park > > Deputy Mayor John Hamilton, former Keyport Councilman Robert Hyer, > > Assistant County Road Supervisor Tom Broderick, Middletown > > Committeeman Raymond O'Grady, Neptune Director of Code and > > Construction Patsy Townsend and John McCurnan, the operations > manager > > in the county Division of Transportation. > > > > They were brought to the FBI offices on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton > > Falls beginning at 4:30 a.m., Supervisory Special Agent Edward J. > > Kahrer said. Each of the officials, brought in one-by-one with > hands > > cuffed behind their backs, were picked up on charges of bribery > and > > kickbacks following "a covert activity,'' Kahrer said. > > > > Kahrer said the investigation into public corruption began seven > years > > ago in Asbury Park. He described public corruption in Monmouth > County > > as "a pervasive problem.'' He also said > > there was an ongoing investigation in Marlboro. > > > > From the FBI office in Monmouth County, the 11 were to be taken to > > Newark for an appearance before a U.S. District Court judge. The > > formal charges against the officials were to be released at a news > > conference at 12:30 p.m. at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark. > > > > http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? > AID=/20050222/NEWS/50222002/1070/NEWS02 > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
