Gather 'round conspiracy theorists and FBI watchers.
GA got word yesterday of a strange occurrence on Patch.com.
Faster than you can say: 'what happened to the $18,420.81 in the Russo for Hoboken bank account on September 10, 2008 gone now with no ELEC filings or bank records to confirm whether the $5,000 promised by FBI informant Solomon Dwek on April 29, 2009 was deposited? Scott Siegel's blog post, Michael Russo: Did He or Didn't He? DISAPPEARED.
The 'official' word from Patch Editor Tom Troncone was the post was yanked for innacuracies.
Um... respectfully, given the heaping piles of political operative truthiness that site hosts, since when does management vet its blog posts?
GA is reminded of the mystery of another cyber-bath; the scrub-a-dubbing of Janett Ricciardi's nj.com postings. Not to mention those of loveyourtaxmoney (ex-hubby Patrick Ricciardi)
Remember those?
In the days after Patrick Ricciardi's November 9, 2011 arrest, the ex-Mrs. went on a cyber-tear and almost as quickly- 5 days later- her posts were GONE. GA screen-capped some:
Here's one that ought to give you pause:
Whatever the case, Russo apparently DID NOT tell the FBI what Ricciardi was up to- if he even knew. If, if, if.
Lots of IFs.
Add to that a disappearing blog post about the disappearing 18K with no account records or ELECs from the Russo for Hoboken account and all we need is this:
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Patch likes to convey that they're not a blog, but rather an on-line news source. They are indeed a blog, and not a good one at that.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I almost never agree with Siegel - especially his politics - and find his writing style awkward, I do respect his intelligence and his efforts to make Hoboken better. That said, I cannot understand why he'd choose Patch as the arena for his blog posts.
But whether or not Russo took money is almost unimportant. What we need to remember is that he broke federal law just by agreeing to take the bribe and for reasons unknown, the feds chose not to prosecute.
Did he strike a deal? Did the G-men have limited resources? A combination platter of both? THAT'S the story Siegel should write.
"Michael was accompanied by former Jersey City Zoning Board member Maher Khalil, who pled guilty in Operation Big Rig III. Khalil used “straw” donors to mask the true nature of the bribe. Maybe the reason Michael Russo has not updated his reports are because the same names would appear. This is why the reports and bank statements must be released. If the bribe was consummated then what deal did Michael Russo make with the feds to avoid prison? His constituents deserve to know the truth".
ReplyDeletestarting to think there are moles in these agency's ? Things like what the wife is talking about and many others like voting have been going on for decades, decades and nothing. I do have to say it is much safer on the streets now, but so sorry all of you stuck your heads out because i don't believe anything will be done....sorry for my pessimism.
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