Omid bayati Archives - New Jersey Globe

Man pleads guilty after attempting bribes of sewerage commissioners

January 15, 2025 4:58 pmJanuary 16, 2025 12:53 pm

Updated: Jan. 16, 12:49 p.m. A Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to bribe a PVSC Commissioner in an effort to advance his career. Omid Bayati, of Hillsdale, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of...

Schaer extols Lora integrity, says he wasn’t surprised mayor reported bribe bid

January 15, 2021 2:52 pmJanuary 15, 2021 8:49 pm

Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) strongly praised his former chief of staff, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora, for instantaneously reporting an attempt to bribe him. “Hector is a very special guy,” Schaer told the New Jersey Globe. “He is a minister. He...

Tested with a bribe attempt, Lora shows he couldn’t be bought

January 15, 2021 11:05 amJanuary 15, 2021 8:48 pm

When Hector Lora became mayor of Passaic in 2016, he inherited the ghosts of Alex Blanco, Sammy Rivera, and Joseph Lipari – predecessors forced from office after pleading guilty to federal crimes. Now Passaic has finally found an honest man....

Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners report bribery attempt

January 14, 2021 3:00 amJanuary 14, 2021 10:39 am

Two commissioners of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission acted exactly as they should have when they immediately reporting a bribery attempt to law enforcement. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal charged Omid Bayati, a onetime aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul...

Former DiGaetano aide charged with bribery

January 13, 2021 11:22 amJanuary 13, 2021 12:06 pm

A former top aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul DiGaetano is facing bribery charges after allegedly paying senior Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission official $1,200 to advance his career. Omid Bayati, a PVSC employee, faces one count each of bribery...