Convicted Montclair lawyer was Blagojevich's big N.J. donor

By Wally Edge | December 9th, 2008 - 11:07pm
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich raised $64,900 from New Jersey, including $6,000 from David Bershad, an attorney from Montclair who pleaded guilty in 2007 to federal charges that he offered illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs in class action lawsuits.

Blagojevich's New Jersey donors:

Air Ventures
One Meadowlands Plaza
Suite 902
East Rutherford, NJ 07073 $1,000.00
4/4/2005     Bershad, David
2 Stonebridge Road
Montclair, NJ 07042
Occupation: Attorney
Employer: Milberg Weiss $6,000.00
2/1/2005     Celli, Pat
481 Benito Street
East Meadow, NJ 11554
Occupation: VP - Fiscal Operations
Employer: United/Americhoice $1,000.00
10/9/2002     Ete & Associates
159 Kent Place Boulevard
Summitt, NJ 07901 $1,000.00
10/10/2002     Fairley, Sharon
47 Goltra Drive
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Occupation: Director DTC Communications
Employer: Pharmacia & Upjohn $1,500.00
8/8/2002     Finn, John & Audrey
12 Quail Court
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Occupation: Engineer
Employer: HTNB $1,500.00
7/12/2002     Fried, Fred
11 Loveys Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Occupation: President
Employer: FAF Marketing $2,500.00
12/21/2001     Fried, Fred
11 Loveys Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Occupation: President
Employer: FAF Marketing $1,500.00
4/24/2001     Haney, Robert and Colleen
7 The Summit
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Occupation: Attorney
Employer: Covington & Burling $1,000.00
11/3/2003     HGK Asset Management Inc.
525 Washington Blvd. Suite 2601
Jersey City, NJ 07310 $500.00
10/14/2002     Hill International Inc.
303 Lippincott Centre
Marlton, NJ 08053 $1,000.00
6/14/2004     HLR Service Corporation
340 Kingsland Street
Nutley, NJ 07110 $5,000.00
10/29/2002     HLR Service Corporation
340 Kingsland Street
Nutley, NJ 07110 $1,000.00
8/8/2003     Kirchner, John
6 Liberty View Court
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Occupation: Healthcare
Employer: Americhoice $1,000.00
10/9/2002     Louis Berger Group (Domestic) Inc.
100 Halsted Street
East Orange, NJ 07018 $15,000.00
6/16/2004     Louis Berger Group (Domestic) Inc.
100 Halsted Street
East Orange, NJ 07018 $5,000.00
10/13/2003     Lucas Ayala, Jacinto
11 Galloping Hill Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Occupation: Unable to verify following good faith ef
Employer: Unable to verify following good faith effort $1,000.00
10/9/2002     Milich, Bruce
257 Gemini Drive Apt 3A
Somerville, NJ 08844 $500.00
5/21/2002     Milich, Bruce
257 Gemini Drive Apt 3A
Somerville, NJ 08844 $250.00
6/7/2005     Prudential Financial Inc. PAC
751 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102 $500.00
7/24/2002     Queenanne Realty LLC
250 Moonachie Road
Moonachie, NJ 07074 $250.00
3/21/2005     RCN Corporation
105 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540 $1,000.00
7/31/2003     Rubino, Stephen & Helen
8800 Ventor Avenue
Margate, NJ 08402
Occupation: Attorney
Employer: Ross & Rubino LLC $1,000.00
4/21/2004     Skyline Steel Corporation
8 Woodhouse Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054 $500.00
8/1/2002     Skyline Steel Corporation
8 Woodhoolow Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054 $500.00
6/16/2006     The Michaels Development Co.
1 East Stow Road
Marlton, NJ 08053 $10,000.00
10/28/2002     Upadhye, Shashank
81 Conover Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 $400.00
5/23/2006     URS Mack Center
Mack Center Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652 $500.00
6/4/2002     Voccola, Harry W.
97 Mc Cutcheon Court
Middletown, NJ 07748 $500.00
10/2/2006     Wyeth Good Government Fund
5 Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940 $2,500.00
7/20/2006    

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