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Indictments of Paterson councilmen Michael Jackson, Alex Mendez ‘no surprise’ to residents Replay Video UP NEXT PATERSON — From one end of the city to the other, Paterson residents reacted to news that two Councilmen were indicted on voting fraud charges with a collective shrug of a resignation befitting people who have come to expect the worst from those they are supposed to trust. © Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network Here is first ward councilman Michael Jackson before he was sworn in standing near councilman-elect Alex Mendez at the swearing in ceremony for Paterso...

PATERSON — From one end of the city to the other, Paterson residents reacted to news that two Councilmen were indicted on voting fraud charges with a collective shrug of a resignation befitting people who have come to expect the worst from those they are supposed to trust. “I’m not shocked, to tell you the truth,” said 49-year-old Ed Beesley, as he stopped for coffee at the Dunkin' on Union Avenue in the 2nd Ward. “I knew they were under investigation but I didn’t know it had gone this far,” Beesley added. “I think a lot of Paterson politicians are corrupt. They all have a ...