Ray Vella

January 22, 2009 - 3:31pm
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Does He or Doesn't He? Actually Report to Work That Is.....

The owner of Pavel Construction, Ray Vella of Elizabeth, is on trial for bribery. According to newspaper reports the contractor is one of several who are being accused of bribing a public official in exchange for contracts to repair homes through the City of Linden's federally-funded neighborhood preservation program.  Vella is charged with mail fraud, providing corrupt payments and obtaining property by fraud. Three other contractors and a former public official have already pleaded guilty and are giving testimony in Vella's trial; his story though interesting is for another day.

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