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Karabinchak says he might pull back endorsement of Bhagia for mayor

March 19, 2021 10:24 pm

Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) says that a document subpoena and a grand jury probe into a racist flyer in a 2017 local campaign could mean a retraction of his endorsement of Mahesh Bhagia for the Democratic nomination for mayor of...

Peterson demands Grewal recuse from racist flyer investigation

March 9, 2021 3:23 pmMarch 9, 2021 6:55 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) demanded Attorney General Gurbir Grewal recuse himself from an investigation into a racist mailer in Edison in letters to Grewal and Gov. Phil Murphy Tuesday. “I am writing to demand that you recuse yourself from this...

Edison councilman demands resignation of colleague, but not of Bhagia, Poondi

March 8, 2021 11:04 pm

An Edison councilman who participated in an investigation of a racist campaign flyer without disclosing that he was a witness has been asked to resign by one of his colleagues, Joseph Coyle. Coyle demanded the resignation of Councilman Ajay Patil,...

Murphy appears to favor investigation into Edison Eight cold case

March 8, 2021 4:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to support an investigation into a 40-month-old case involving racist flyers in a 2017 municipal election Monday. “I found it at the time to be incredibly offensive, and I hope the persons who are associated with doing...

More than three years later, racist flyers in Edison, Hoboken remain cold cases

March 3, 2021 2:35 pmMarch 3, 2021 5:05 pm

There are two cold cases Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is having trouble solving, even though they are inextricably linked. Both took place in during the final days of the November 2017 campaign and involved racist flyers that took aim at...

Rival seeks Bhagia resignation after being implicated in racist flyer scandal

March 2, 2021 11:29 am

Allegations that Edison Democratic Municipal Mahesh Bhagia was the mastermind behind a racist flyer during a local election in 2017 is being asked to resign his party post and withdraw from the race for mayor of New Jersey’s 5th largest...

On tape, Edison councilman fingers Democratic chair, top lawyer as masterminds of racist flyer

February 26, 2021 3:34 amMarch 1, 2021 12:47 pm

An Edison councilman identified two prominent Democrats as the masterminds behind a conspiracy to distribute a racist flyer during a school board campaign in 2017 aimed at instilling fear among Asian American voters in order to increase voter turnout. Ajay...