Christy Davis Jackson, the Campaign Manager for Jon Corzine's 2000 U.S. Senate campaign and the wife of a politically powerful Black Minister, is the subject of a federal criminal investigation related to allegations of a political slush fund at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, according to a Star-Ledger report. Jackson resigned her post as UMDNJ Vice President of Government Affairs in December. The Star-Ledger obtained a confidential memo that says UMDNJ "maintained a political fund to funnel thousands of dollars in contributions to top New Jersey elected officials." The memo was written by Carol Caprarola, who was a longtime aide to State Senate President Donald DiFrancesco before going to work for Jackson at UMDNJ. A Grand Jury is reviewing allegations that UMDNJ officials were instructed to contribute to political campaigns and then get reimbursed by the school. Jackson is married to the Rev. Reginald Jackson, the Executive Director, New Jersey Council of Black Ministers.
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Is there anyone who has actually met Christy Davis that is surpr
Is there anyone who has actually met Christy Davis that is surprised by this?
First she told her superiors at UMDNJ that she had separated herself from her public affairs firm. They believed her. Then when confronted on the issue by reporters because a secretary still tells people that she works there she says that the secretary was confused.
Then she uses a UMDNJ computer to send emails to that secretary about how to start closing down the firm (which she has no interest in any longer apparently).
And let's be fair...Everyone likes to use the phrase that she was the manager of Jon Corzine's successful campaign for US Senate. I really wish the media would purporting that one. Steve DeMicco must get chest pains when he hears that.
I watched it all first-hand. She was a figurehead whose only value was that the head of the black ministers was smitten with her. Her value ended there.
It is a true disservice to everyone on that campaign to think that she had any real value.
"Everyone" can be forgiven for "thinking that she had any real v
"Everyone" can be forgiven for "thinking that she had any real value" by virtue of the title she was assigned. If DiMicco and everyone on the campaign have chest pains whenever they hear it, then they should take it up with whomever gave her the title, not people who naturally conclude that the bestowing of the title implies some level of responsibility. (see Roger Chugh, Golan Cipel, etc.)
Besides, I think it's probably fair to say that DiMicco's chest is doing just fine as long as the bill is paid on time, thank you very much.
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Among the issues that the US Attorney's office is allegedly inve
Among the issues that the US Attorney's office is allegedly investigating is whether or not the contributions made by UMDNJ at the direction of Ms. Davis also benefitted her other clients. If that is the case, she is in for a troubling ride.