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United States United States New Jersey mayors, rabbis among dozens arrested for corruption
United States United States New Jersey mayors, rabbis among dozens arrested for corruption
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| Written by Neena Sareen |
| Thursday, 23 July 2009 18:32 |
 Washington - Police on Thursday arrested three mayors and dozens more politicians and Jewish clergymen in the US state of New Jersey as part of a massive corruption and money laundering scandal.Federal investigators said the mass arrests were unprecedented and once again exposed a "culture of corruption" that New Jersey has become notorious for over the last decades. The investigation has been running for 10 years. The arrests involved two cases tied together by a single witness. In the first case, 29 politicians were arrested in a coordinated morning operation, "underscoring more than ever the pervasive nature of public corruption in this state," said Ralph Marra, acting US attorney in Newark, New Jersey. Politicians throughout the state allegedly accepted bribes to push forward special projects. "The politicians willingly put themselves up for sale," said Marra. "For these defendants, corruption was a way of life." Another 15 people including five rabbis were arrested in a separate international money laundering ring that also involved Switzerland and Israel. Both cases are based largely on one unnamed individual who is cooperating as a federal witness. This individual was involved in both the money laundering schemes and handing out bribes to government officials. The evidence was backed up with recordings and documents of the corruption, police said. New Jersey became infamously notorious in the popular HBO fictionalized series, The Sopranos, about a mob family deep into corruption and violence.(dpa) |