44 Charged by U.S. in New Jersey Corruption Sweep: "[Buying] kidney for $10,000 and then selling the organ for $160,000.... he had been in business of buying organs for years" (2009)

44 Charged by U.S. in New Jersey Corruption Sweep: "[Buying] kidney for $10,000 and then selling the organ for $160,000.... he had been in business of buying organs for years" (2009) (nytimes.com)

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derram 7.3 years ago

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3 New Jersey Mayors and 5 Rabbis Among Those Arrested in Federal Inquiry - NYTimes.com

'The president of the City Council in Jersey City, Mariano Vega Jr., and the city’s deputy mayor, Leona Beldini, were also arrested. '

'Zwek to a politically connected building inspector in Jersey City, who then steered him to another city official, Maher Khalil. '

'The other dealt with political corruption and bribery and involved public officials mostly in Jersey City and Hoboken, where the pace of development has been particularly intense in recent years. '

'He also came up with a lingo: corrupt payments were “invitations,” approvals for development projects were “opportunities.” The communities where his pitch appears to have worked included Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Ridgefield and parts of Ocean County. '

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