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The corruption allegations facing U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez represent the most recent chapter in the sordid history of New Jersey politics.

And so it begins. Earlier this week, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in

An appellate court has reinstated the bribery case brought by the state of New Jersey against former state Assemblyman and former Bayonne mayoral candidate

The pattern of using political informers to get convictions is put to the test again in the murder-for-hire case allegedly involving Sean Caddle.

“If adults don’t know me, I pretty sure their kids do,” said Michael Gonnelli, who is running for his fourth term as mayor of Secaucus — unopposed. The last time Gonnelli faced opposition, Jon Corzine was still governor and George W. Bush was still president. Yet even in 2009, the expected power struggle between the[...]

By John Heinis/Hudson County View “This court does not believe that the state has presented some evidence to the grand jury that the defendant received a benefit as a consideration for the performance of his official duties,” Galis-Menendez said prior to her decision during a Zoom hearing today. O’Donnell’s attorney in the matter, Leo Hurley, had argued that his client’s case was identical to that of former Jersey City Assemblyman Lou Manzo, who was arrested in 2009’s infamous opera...

The state alleges he took $10,000 and promised to hire the guy who gave it to him if he won election. Was that illegal? Updated Apr 29, 2021; Posted Apr 28, 2021 Jason ODonnell during his Bayonne mayoral contest in 2018. His attorneys are challenging bribery charges against him.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal Facebook Share A former Democratic legislator and failed mayoral candidate charged in a big pay-to-play undercover sting operation by the state is seeking a dismissal of the char...