I don't think anyone will disgaree with you (hey wait a minute, its AP forum) about where the feds have been. However, while I think the development deal gives AP the short end of the stick, there may be three possibilities:
there is no illegality involved they couldn't get sufficient evidence, or they are waiting to spring the trap. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "SkipDragon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
