New Jersey Mafia Informers and Jaynee LaVecchia.

Mission Statement of New Jersey's Judiciary:

"We are an independent branch of government constitutionally ENTRUSTED with the fair and just resolution of disputes in order to preserve the rule of law and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this State." (Laughter?)

Jeff Pillets, "Pimp Gets 18-Year Term: Ran Sex Slavery Ring for Decades, Officials Say," in The Record, May 20, 2010, at p. A-4. (Regular supplier for the judiciary?)
Mayann Spoto, "Ex-Legislator Guilty of Bribery: Took $10,000 From Informant Working for U.S.," in The Record, May 20, 2010, at p. A-4.
David W. Chen, "Corzine, Tough Sell for 3 Years, Works to Connect With Voters," in The New York Times, March 10, 2009, at p. A1.
Patrick McGeehan, "With Merck Deal, New Jersey Braces for Big Drug Industry Job Cuts," in The New York Times, March 9, 2009, at p. A24.
Charlie Savage & Scott Shane, "Terror-War Fallout Lingers Over Bush Lawyers," in The New York Times, March 9, 2009, at p. A1.
Trymaine Lee, "Four in Bonano Family Plead Guilty in Murders," in The New York Times, August 7, 2008, at p. B5.
"Construction Official's Case is Dropped," in The New York Times, August 7, 2008, at p. B5. (Any connection to the DiTommaso brothers? I wonder whether these "guys" are connected to my troubles? Diana?)
Bob Ingle & Sandy McLure, The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption (New York: St. Martin's, 2008), pp. 265-266. (The LaVecchia connection?)
Alessandra Stanley, "For Ultrareality, 'Housewives' Turns to Jersey Girls," in The New York Times, May 12, 2009, at p. C1. ("Arts Section.")

"Federal prosecutors have dropped their extortion case against a New Jersey construction official charged in an indictment that linked him to organized crime."

Did he know Jaynee LaVecchia? Rumors are swirling about these matters.

"A government motion to dismiss the case against the official, ANTHONY DELVESCOVO, sent on Wednesday to his lawyer, said that further investigation had found 'there is presently insufficient evidence to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.' ..."

Rumors of behind the scenes assistance from Jaynee LaVecchia are "unconfirmed."

"The motion did not explain the decision" -- I wonder why not? -- "and a spokesperson for the United States attorney in Brooklyn declined to comment."

Where is this "gentleman" located? I should have known!

"Mr. Delvescovo is director of tunnel operations for Schiavone Construction Company, based in Secaucus, N.J. The company is helping to build BILLIONS of dollars' worth of government projects, including a water plant in the Bronx, a subway line extention in Manhattan and a new water tunnel for New York city."

Make sure that this company gets some of that stimulus money, right Bob? It takes political juice to get big public jobs and that means "favors" can be called in to avoid "unpleasant" indictments. I wonder whether these guys kick back to the politicians in New Jersey to get the deals? You think so? I do too.

Secaucus is a lovely sliver of a town with the largest amount of buried chromium and other toxins in the state, allegedly. The view of New York ("The Promised Land") is great.

"In February, Mr. Delvescovo was among 62 DEFENDANTS rounded up and charged with murders, drug trafficking, robberies, extortion and other crimes dating from the 1970s. He had pleaded not guilty to extorting a trucking company owner."

Gee, you think Mr. Delvescovo might be cooperating with the feds -- secretly and allegedly? Informer? Rat? Whatta-ya say, fellas? You bashful? Have you guys been visiting my sites? We're going to find out. ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

If Delvescovo is cooperating, then you probably should not take that guy's calls because he's no doubt wired for the F.B.I., allegedly. ("Martin Tacetta Didn't Do Nothing!")

If Delvescovo is not cooperating, then he may have spent a lot of money on political contributions to "ease" his legal troubles, also allegedly. Right, Mr. Rabner? Have you seen Mr. Prisco, Stuart Rabner? What is the relationship between Mr. Delvescovo and Secaucus' newly arrested mayor? ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

This is an excellent time to insert some more "errors." How about altering the titles of essays at this blog, again? ("What is it like to be censored in America?" and "More Cybercrime and Censorship.")

Naturally, these are my interpretations of facts reported in the media. What do you think? ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Law and Politics.")

I can neither confirm nor deny whether new grand juries are looking into these matters. I have read nothing in the newspapers to indicate what further "interest" the federal government may have in these charming Jersey Boys. Rumors suggest that somebody in Trenton "done this guy a favor." Senator Bob says he "don't know from nothing." Bob may be correct about that. ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?")

A new "reality" show is focusing on Jersey Wives of "these here guys." ("Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"Caroline is married to Albert Manzo, owner of the Brownstone, a catering and banquet business in Paterson N.J., [sic.] and the son of Albert (Tiny) Manzo, whose 350-pound body was found riddled with gunshot wounds, his arms and legs bound in plastic, in the trunk of his Lincoln Continental in 1983."

It can neither be confirmed nor denied that a Manzo family spokesperson (Ms. LaVecchia?) explained the death of Mr. Manzo as "an accident." One of those things, huh? Maybe Manzo committed suicide? ("More Mafia Figures Arrested in N.J. and N.Y.")

Only a few "errors" inserted so far. Let's see what they try next. ("Maurice J. Gallipoli and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"Four members of the Bonano crime family, including its acting boss, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murder-conspiracy charges related to two separate mob murders dating back to 2001, according to the United States attorney's office."

Hey, the Bonanos are said to be very big in Secaucus and Lodi, New Jersey, with lots of friends in the Superior Court judiciary in the fetid Garden State. Some like Verona; a few like Belmar, allegedly. Many FBI tapes contain some version of a conversation in which "Cheech" explains to "Tony" that he "took the bodies down da shore."

These are usually recordings of New Jersey Bar Association Functions (NJSBA) or regular meetings of prominent members of the judiciary in New Brunswick's "Convention Center." I wonder how my old friend Emile DelBaglivo is doing in his winter years? Olive oil business, Emile?

Hey, a little a dis, a little a dat ... What are ya gonna do? Guys gotta make a living, right?

"Two of the four, MICHAEL MANCUSO, 53, the family's acting boss, and ANTHONY AIELLO, 31, a soldier in the family, pleaded guilty in Federal District Court in Brooklyn for their role in the murder of a mob associate, RANDOLPH PIZZOLO in 2004."

Any relation to Danny Aiello? Naaah ... Let's ask Maurice J. Gallipoli whether he "knows from something." ("Maurice J. Gallipoli and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

How many of these here "guys" were doing work for Municipalities in New Jersey? I bet we'll be surprised to find out exactly who does "work" for New Jersey towns. Still 15% off the top on big construction deals for Municipal Judges and Mayors in New Jersey? Xanadu?

$2 BILLION for an invisible shopping mall and train into the city, kind of like Hogwarts Academy in the UK. Xanadu and the train are invisible to regular people, but all the mob guys can see the project just fine. Senator Bob is "for" the mall. ("Senator Bob Loves Xanadu!")

"... Federal prosecutors have said that Mr. Vincent Basciano, known as Vinny Gorgeous for his one time ownership of a beauty salon, suspected a plot by Mr. Santoro to kidnap one of his sons. So he recruited Mr. Indelicato and Mr. Donato as drivers in the murder. The shooters, including Mr. Basciano, were carried in Mr. Donato's vehicle, prosecutors have said."

It is alleged that several of these men were law school graduates from New Jersey who refused to take the bar examination because, allegedly, "lawyers in N.J. got no honor." Geez. How much do you have to pay Debbie Poritz to look the other way? ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Well, they're right about Rabner. For sale, Stuart? Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court could neither confirm nor deny this accusation concerning Ms. LaVecchia and his tainted tribunal nor whether the charge of incompetence against him is true, but Rabner's law clerk stated -- on behalf of the N.J. Chief Justice -- that arguments on both sides of this issue would be entertained by the full New Jersey Supreme Court when everybody got back from Atlantic City where the "justices" were "doing a little something, I don't know what." ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "Jim Florio and the Mafia in Atlantic City.")

Another N.J. Legislator Guilty of Bribery.

Maryann Spoto, "Ex-Legislator Guilty of Bribery," in The Record, May 20, 2010, at p. A-4.
Mike Kelly, "A Xanadu Savior, But Will That be Enough," in The Record, May 20, 2010, at p. L-3.
Monsy Alvarado, "7th Lawsuit Filed Against Police Chief," in The Record, May 20, 2010, at p. L-3. (More are on the way, allegedly.)
Manohla Dargis, "Filmmaker Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes," in The New York Times, May 24, 2010, at p. C1.

Any time life begins to feel dull, I can look forward to another opportunity to delight in the sterling prose of Ms. Dargis:

"UNLIKE [his] earlier films, LIKE 'Babel,' this new one [new what?] unfolds LINEARLY, [?] though it does open and close with variations on the same scenes, [linearly? that's more, like, "circular"?] a literalization of the CIRCLE of life. ["The Lion King?"] The film's money shot [porn!] is a close-up of an African woman's hand peeling the bandage off the face of a Spanish child, [you mean removing a bandage from the face of a Spanish child?] which assures us everything will turn out fine." (emphasis added)

Amazing. But there is more literary virtuosity to enlighten us:

"Mr. Almaric invited his bodacious, gorgeously gaudy stars to join him on stage."

Wow. Ms. Dargis, clearly, has no idea what she is writing nor can she define the words that she is using. This is The New York Times in 2010? ("Manohla Dargis Strikes Again!" and "What is it like to be plagiarized?")

"A jury convicted former Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt of bribery and extortion Wednesday for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe from a government informant posing as a real estate developer."

I understand that Mr. Van Pelt was an attorney asked to serve on the Garden State Bar Association's Ethics Committee. I can neither confirm nor deny this allegation, but it would not surprise me. ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Neil M. Cohen, Esq. and Conduct Unbecoming to the Legislature in New Jersey.")

"Jurors rejected Van Pelt's claim that the $10,000 was a fee for his "consulting services." ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"Van Pelt, 45, a former Republican legislator from Ocean County, did not look at the jury as the forewoman anounced the verdict. He declined to comment after court, but said earlier in the day he was ready to accept the jury's verdict. His wife, who attended a portion of the three-week trial, was not in court for the verdict but her father kept vigil throughout."

" ... The verdict kept intact the [U.S. Attorney's] unbroken string of more than 150 public corruption convictions in the past eight years."

When you add to this list peripheral players, wannabees, flunkies for the mob -- the list grows to over 250 convictions. I hope Anthony Suarez and Bob Menendez will be next to be indicted and convicted. They should be.

"U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano allowed Van Pelt to remain free on $100,000 bond [posted in one hundred dollar bills?] until his sentencing on August 24. Van Pelt, a former mayor and committeeman in Ocean Township, could face up to 30 years in prison."

Mr. Van Pelt probably did not approve of my "ethics." I don't approve of his "ethics." Terry Tuchin is worse than Van Pelt or "Solomon Dwek." ("Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead.")

" ... Puggi [Van Pelt's shyster] said the term would more likely be between 41 months and 51 months."

That's too good for Van Pelt. He needs a good 10 years in.

"Van Pelt met at least eight times between December 2008 and May 2009 with Solomon Dwek" -- friend of good-old Terry Tuchin? -- "who posed as fictitious developer David Eisenbach."

"[The U.S. Attorney] said Van Pelt agreed during a Feb. 11, 2009, meeting with Dwek to take a bribe in exchange for helping Dwek obtain expedited environmental permits for a development project in Ocean Township. He took the cash 10 days later after a dinner meeting at Morton's Steakhouse in Atlantic City."

This is the kind of conduct expected from members of New Jersey's soiled Superior Court judiciary, not legislators. Shame on you, Mr. Van Pelt.

How was the steak, Danny?