Weinberg should return Oury contributions, GOP says
By EditorRepublicans want State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, to return $1,000 in campaign contributions she took from Dennis Oury, a party leader who pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges today.
"Today's guilty plea by Oury, the former counsel and right hand man of disgraced former Bergen County Democratic Party Joseph Ferriero, underscores the corruption problems in the Bergen Democratic machine under Ferriero and Oury," said Kevin Roberts, a spokesman for the New Jersey Republican State Committee. "It also raises the question as to why Weinberg, who prides herself on her supposed distance from the Bergen machine, accepted these contributions, and why she would deign to be the running mate and unquestioning supporter of someone who enabled that machine with hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions - Governor Jon Corzine."
Weinberg had a long standing feud with Ferriero, but took contributions from Oury.
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In Bergen that took in thousands from Oury & King Joe should return them or send them to chairty - maybe the food shelters. Also take their pensions away, why should we foot the future bills for these guys to live comfortably.
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Get your facts right. Joe Ferriero was not an ELECTED OFFICIAL and has NEVER and WILL NEVER get a PENSION. Let the man get a shot at a fair trial. I can't wait to hear the facts, so I don't have to resort to making them up.
I'm Just Asking?
Will the towns who solicited his services while he was under indictment get their bill pro-rated?
Monsterscam
No one said he was an elected offical under our great run State of NJ PARTTIME workers get into the pension system - hellllllo Oury, he was never an elected offical. King Joes big gig was the Passaic Valley Water Commission, even his bio on the Law firm website he worked for: "Mr. Ferriero has been appointed by various municipalities throughout New Jersey as Borough Attorney, Special Labor Counsel, Special Litigation Counsel, and Environmental Counsel, and has served as Tax Appeal Counsel to various municipalities and corporate clients as well." Just check the APP data universe. Last Rest Location Salary at location* Total all salaries* Fund name OURY DENNIS FAIRVIEW BORO BD OF ED $85,586 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS GARFIELD CITY $29,612 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS BERGENFIELD BOROUGH $0 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS FORT LEE BOROUGH $0 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS EDGEWATER BOROUGH $0 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS PARAMUS BOROUGH $0 $115,198 Public Employees Retirement System OURY DENNIS BERGEN CO UTILTIES AUTHORITY $66,040 $66,040 Public Employees Retirement System
Ferriero is not getting a
Ferriero is not getting a PENSION. That is a fact.
I guess he doesnt need it
maybe he has enough in The Ferriero for County Chair account the fundraising loophole the Record pointed out or some might be in Italy there was plenty of trips over there.
http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8242
FACTS
The Record does not care about FACTS. People deserve the right to a fair trial. Just be a little more careful next time Kurt.
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”
Monsterscam
Ferriero got away with RAPE last year, because of corrupt friends in Hudson County. What goes around comes around my friend. Especially when he bends over in the prison shower.