The Democrats certainly don't need this louse guiding their party, and the people of NJ don't need him either.

All the money that has driven my taxes sky high

Several minutes ago it indictaed that Joseph Ferriero was a Republican, which is certainly not the case.

Another great job by Christie. He should bring it up in today's debate.

    
There IS some justice now and then!   Thanks God the system isn't yet totally fixed and totally corrupt, there is some hope!!!

Speaking of hope, I hope that the prosecutors present Ferriero with an option to give up other corrupt actors in exchange for recommending a lighter or even a suspended sentence.

If Ferriero, ever told EVERYTHING he knew about EVERYONE who was involved in corrupt activity it would be well worth seeing him be a totally free man.

Barring such an agreement, the judge should throw the book at Ferriero and sentence him to the maximum penalty, whatever it is.

No doubt, his attorney's will appeal (and ask that Joe remain free pending all appeals) all the way.....and it wouldn't surprise me if the Republican appointee dominated SCOTUS ends up overturning......but for now, let's celebrate this modicum of victory.

This should not be the end, but the beginning of a full scale investigation into everyone and everything this convicted felon influenced in Bergen and beyond. Ed Norton should rest easy tonight, there should be lots of overtime work to be done in Hackensack at and around 1 Bergen Plaza.

Mrs. Joseph Ferriero is also known as "Your Honor" down at Workers Comp Court.

Oury and Mizdol dissolved their partnership when Bonnie Mizdol became a Bergen County Judge.

Judge Hollenbeck is related to the Hollenbeck at Scarinci.

Ferriero is still a partner at Scarinci and Hollenbeck.

Donald Scarinci hid out in Florida when he got caught committing fraud to get a murderous mobster out of jail on parole.

Scarinci and Hollenbeck have as many Republican towns under their thumbs as they do Democratic towns.

The daily news describes Bernie Kerik as having engaged in "Jersey style corruption"

With leaders like these...

What about the Camden County Boss. He should be the MAIN one

I am glad to see the bi-partisan condemnation of Ferriero here. We should all be proud of our system.

But to give Chris Christie the credit here misses the point. It was DEMOCRATS who referred this matter to the FBI/US Attorney, it was DEMOCRATS who took a risk and decided to leap frog the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office for fear of political meddling, and it is Democrats who protested in the cold rains of January; lobbied and were determined to root out the systemic corruption in Bergen County.

AND, it will be this Democrat (soon to be Independant again)who votes for the Republican candidates for Freeholder.

Best regards to all.

We wish South Jersey would do the same. The people are too scared. This the main problem and it will get worse if this election goes for Corzine. Norcross will control the whole state. Who knows, he probably put that Bergan guy in there.

This guy will do whatever it takes to protect his butt. He has NO heart.

 ...bear repeating........

>>>>>>"Mrs. Joseph Ferriero is also known as "Your Honor" down at Workers Comp Court.

Oury and Mizdol dissolved their partnership when Bonnie Mizdol became a Bergen County Judge.

Judge Hollenbeck is related to the Hollenbeck at Scarinci.

Ferriero is still a partner at Scarinci and Hollenbeck.

Donald Scarinci hid out in Florida when he got caught committing fraud to get a murderous mobster out of jail on parole.

Scarinci and Hollenbeck have as many Republican towns under their thumbs as they do Democratic towns.

The daily news describes Bernie Kerik as having engaged in "Jersey style corruption"<<<<<<<

Does anyone in their right mind really believe that this relatively minor conviction has "cleaned up" Bergen County???

Had Chris Christie done a proper job he would have used the RICO statutes and would have instituted massive use of wiretaps and would have taken the time required to allow all the rats to get aboard the sinking ship.  If Christie had used all the tools at his disposal for seven years he would have netted more than a thousand convictions and would have DESERVED to be governor!!!  Instead he'll go down as a hypocritical loser.

As it is now, the "nice judgie" will likely let Joe skate on bail pending appeals and the corrupt right wing Bush dominated SCOTUS will issue forth a 5 to 4 ruling that says corruption is legal in their America.

I'll be happily surprised if Boss Joe even spends even an hour in jail.  Come on Judge, make my day.

When Ferriero took over he just did the same thing the Republicans did but he did it more effectively and on a larger scale; the dirty SYSTEM is still in place throughout the state.

If the "nice judgie" sentences Joe Ferriero to anything LESS than the maximum of twenty years that will be just one more indication of how corrupt our system is.   

Violating the public trust is a kind of treason.  It undermines our democracy as much (if not MORE) than a physically violent terrorist attack, and the punishment should be commensurate with the crime.  A REAL punishment would actually BE a deturrent for these clever scumbags who can calculate risk/reward rations.

As it stands now, Joe and his cronies may be a little battered and bruised, but they're on their feet and laughing all the way to their offshore numbered bank accounts.