Elizabeth Valandingham Archives

O’Donnell law firm closing next week

January 22, 2020 9:09 pmJanuary 22, 2020 9:28 pm

Matt O’Donnell’s law firm, O’Donnell McCord, will shut down at the end of next week, the New Jersey Globe has learned. O’Donnell is the central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials. Sources...

O’Donnell preparing to shutter his law firm

January 10, 2020 12:46 pmJanuary 10, 2020 4:11 pm

The central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials is in the process of closing his law firm, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Matt O’Donnell’s Morristown-based firm, O’Donnell McCord, lost a considerable...

Irvington sticking with O’Donnell

December 31, 2019 11:11 am

Matt O’Donnell will hold on to his legal services contract in Irvington, at least for now. “At this point we haven’t gotten any information that he’s been charged,” said Ramon Rivera, the town attorney. O’Donnell, the state’s cooperating witness in...

More clients fleeing O’Donnell law firm

December 30, 2019 2:33 pmDecember 30, 2019 10:45 pm

A North Jersey law firm run by the state’s cooperating witness in a political corruption sting continues to lose clients. Hackensack, Middletown, Holmdel, and Monmouth County will replace O’Donnell McCord as their tax appeal counsel after it was disclosed that...

Cooperating witness O’Donnell used straw donors, whistleblower said in 2017

December 20, 2019 5:56 pmDecember 21, 2019 1:18 am

An anonymous whistleblower contacted law enforcement in June 2017 about allegations that Morristown attorney Matthew O’Donnell used straw donors to funnel money to local candidates he was pitching for tax appeal work, the New Jersey Globe has learned. O’Donnell was...