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Campaign staffer charged with bribery in Perth Amboy council race

October 26, 2022 10:02 amNovember 8, 2022 5:10 pm

Ana Camilo, a campaign staffer working with Perth Amboy City Council candidate Jeanette Rios, has been arrested on bribery charges for offering gift cards to voters in exchange for votes. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced charges of third-degree bribery...

Subpoenas dropped in Edison probe of adult cricket fields paid for Board of Education

May 20, 2022 11:28 amMay 20, 2022 2:27 pm

A grand jury empaneled to probe the construction an adult cricket field at a public school has subpoenaed records from the Edison Board of Education that appear to center around political allies of controversial Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia....

Candidate’s uncle charged with stealing opponent’s lawn sign

October 25, 2021 7:06 pmOctober 25, 2021 10:03 pm

Editor’s note: the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office erroneously issued a press release today stating that Rajendra Joshi had been arrested. He was not. A spokesman for the prosecutor, Conner J.E. Ouellette, acknowledged the mistake but did not explain how an...

Edison Democratic officials chide Grewal for failure to solve racist flyer cold case

March 18, 2021 1:13 am

Seeking “justice and clarity,” seven elected officeholders in Edison – all Democrats — have admonished Attorney General Gurbir Grewal for his failure to solve a 40-month-old cold case involving racist flyers in a 2017 local election. Mayor Thomas Lankey and...

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...

Middlesex prosecutor hasn’t contacted local officials on racist flyer probe, council president says

February 16, 2021 2:25 pmFebruary 16, 2021 2:29 pm

Three months after the state attorney general launched a probe into an anonymous racist flyer in a 2017 Edison school board campaign, Council President Robert Diehl says that no interviews have been conducted and the township has not been contacted....

Attorney General is investigating Edison Eight, mayor says

November 21, 2020 1:23 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has launched a probe into an anonymous racist flyer in a 2017 Edison Board of Education campaign, Mayor Thomas Lankey said today. Lankey said he was informed of the inquiry after asking Middlesex County...