Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie. How sweet it is for the thousands of volunteers who worked since February to support this great man for NJ Governor. I am proud to be one of them.
Congratulations go to him and to his wife Mary Pat and terrific family. Also congratulations to Lt Governor-elect Kim Guadagno on her election. Her stellar performance on the campaign trail was a major asset to the Governor-elect, and proved his good judgment in choosing her.
When Gov-elect Christie was named US Attorney, most observers ignored his call that public corruption would be a major priority of his office. This is Jersey, after all, where pay-to-play and apparently other seedier behaviors were standard operating procedure in many communities.
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Solomon Dwek, the FBI informant who was central to the July corruption and money laundering busts, this morning will plead guilty to charges related to the bank fraud he was charged with in 2006, The Star-Ledger reports.
Dwek, 36, is expected to plead guilty to both state and federal charges relating to $50 million in allege bank fraud.
Under an assumed name, Dwek met with allegedly crooked politicians in diners and boiler rooms, offering them bribes in exchange for help moving along approvals for purported development projects.
The U.S. Attorney's Office sent reporters an advisory last night saying only that "A central figure in the July 23 arrests of 43 people on public corruption and money laundering charges is scheduled to appear in federal court" today at 9:30 a.m.