Anne Milgram

Anne Milgram has been a strong political ally of Governor Jon Corzine, serving as his Counsel when Corzine was in the United States Senate, and then as his First Assistant Attorney General.  Picking her as his third Attorney General in less than two years became an easy decision for Corzine.  But now, after less than five months on the job, sources close to Corzine say Milgram is “off the reservation.”  The front office does not have the same relationship it enjoyed with Zulima Farber and Stuart Rabner, and Corzine has been taking considerable heat from Democratic insiders over a subpoena served just before Election Day on the Union County Improvement Authority, where Union County Democratic Chair Charlotte DeFilippo is the Executive Director.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie told what The Record described as a “standing room only” crowd at the New Jersey League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City: "If over the next couple of days someone approaches you with an envelope of cash looking to seek a favor from you, unless it is your mommy, turn and run for the ocean.  It's probably us."

And the front runner for the 2009 Republican nomination for Governor had a co-headliner for his speech – Attorney General Anne Milgram, who works for Christie’s possible opponent, Governor Jon Corzine. 

Assemblywoman Nellie PouPicked on by her Republican opponent as the existing weak link of a 35th District ticket riven by scandal, Assemblywoman Nellie Pou today stood in the rain at the head of 100 workers outside the Majestic Restaurant in Wayne and promised to get state Attorney General Anne Milgram to enforce New Jersey’s labor laws.

Restaurant workers have already bound together here with union backing to force several area restaurants to pay fair wages, but places like the Majestic are dragging their heels, according to Tony Tsai, a former employee. Charging a slave labor situation, Tsai says Majestic’s management doesn’t pay workers a base wage and demands kickbacks of $15 per day from the buffet restaurant staff. On weekends, they demand $20 per day.

This week's Lois Cuccinello "Do you know who I am?" Award goes to Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Patrice Davis, whose traffic ticket in East Orange was dismissed by a Municipal Court Judge that she had previous dealings with.  Should Davis, a graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Law, have known better than to seek and/or accept special treatment?

Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance
Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance today called on Attorney General Anne Milgram to investigate the role Rocco Riccio was playing as an analyst in the state’s Human Services Department.

"Tax records are sacrosanct," said Lance. "Any information that someone on the public payroll might be pouring through them for political reasons is disturbing, and the attorney general should flesh out the facts of this case as quickly as possible."

(VINELAND August 23) -- First District Senator Nick Asselta and his Assembly running mates, Norris Clark and Michael Donohue --responding to Attorney General Anne Milgram’s directive to state and local law enforcement authorities yesterday to make immigration checks a regular part of routine police procedure, and requiring state and local law enforcement authorities to notify Federal officials when they have reason to believe a suspect is in the country illegally -- today lauded her order and called on her to expand the list of alleged offenses that fall under the directive.

Embattled Superior Court Judge Thomas Vena -- the guy who cut the bail of an illegal alien charged with raping a five-year-old girl that was charged this month with three Newark murders -- got tenure just two months ago, which means he can serve until 2022.

Vena, a Democrat and a career government lawyer with close ties to several key political leaders in Essex County, including Senate President Richard Codey, was elected South Orange Village Trustee in 1989. Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed Vena to serve as a state Administrative Law Judge in 1998, and on October 23, 2000 as a Superior Court Judge. Governor Jon Corzine reappointed him for a tenured term on May 24, 2007, and after a brief hearing before the State Senate Judiciary Committee, he was unanimously confirmed for what could be a fifteen-year term as a Judge by the State Senate on June 18.

BY DAVID LIPPMAN, press officer for Newark Mayor Cory Booker

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Attorney General Anne Milgram were joined today by other mayors and elected officials to announce several legislative and policy measures to fight gun trafficking and gun violence in the City of Newark.

The four-point plan will be rolled out over the next three months and will allow the city to better police the guns within its borders and recognize the footprints of trafficking trends in the state.

Mayor Cory BookerSen. Ronald Rice

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Involved in Fights with Virginia Kennel Allegedly Run by NFL Star

(UNION) - Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen today sent state Attorney General Anne Milgram a letter calling on her office to investigate allegations that pit bulls from New Jersey were involved in brutal fights arranged by the Virginia kennel allegedly run by pro-football star Michael Vick.