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TikToking Bergen County Superior Court Judge Suspended TikToking Bergen County Superior Court Judge Suspended
TikToking Bergen County Superior Court Judge Suspended One of New Jersey's top judges has been suspended without pay over his TikTok accounts. A formal complaint by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct was filed last year against Bergen County Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox.  The complaint cites Wilcox's 40 since-deleted videos posted under the pseudonym "Sal Tortorella" from April 2021 to March 2023. The complaint says that Wilcox recorded several TikTok videos in his chambers, including songs that contained profanity, graphic sexual references to female and male body parts, and/or racist terms.  In o…
Reporter From Middletown On Leave Over Alleged Personal Relationship With RFK Jr. Reporter From Middletown On Leave Over Alleged Personal Relationship With RFK Jr.
Reporter From Middletown On Leave Over Alleged Personal Relationship With RFK Jr. A prominent writer for New York Magazine and New Jersey native was placed on leave after engaging in a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who recently ended his independent presidential campaign. Olivia Nuzzi, who was raised in Middletown and attended Middletown High School, is believed to have started her relationship with Kennedy after writing a profile on him in November 2023, the Washington Post says citing a vague memo to staff from David Haskell. “We learned about the personal nature of Olivia’s relationship a few days ago,” editor David Haskell wrote in the memo. “She told …
County Camera Zooms In On Reporter At Scene Of Arlington Water Main Repair: Reports County Camera Zooms In On Reporter At Scene Of Arlington Water Main Repair: Reports
County Camera Zooms In On Reporter At Scene Of Arlington Water Main Repair: Reports An investigation is apparently under way in Arlington into apparent misuse of a county camera. Fox5 had been watching Arlington County's camera system to observe repair work at the scene of a ruptured 16-inch pipe at South Walter Reed Drive, just north of South Four Mile Run Drive, last Friday, June 7, when employees notice something awry. One of the camera operators zoomed into a WDVM/DC News Now reporter at the scene, according to Fox5 and the reporter's employer. A county spokesperson issued the following statement to Daily Voice: Arlington County staff from multiple departments u…
Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA
Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA A Westchester County Department of Health Assistant Commissioner faces criminal charges after failing to disclose over $95,000 in income to the county's Board of Ethics, officials announced. South Salem resident Peter DeLucia, age 54, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, and charged with three felony counts, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, as part of his job with the county, DeLucia was required to file Annual Statements of Financial Disclosure with the Westchester County Board of Ethics that disclosed the source and…
Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat
Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat Nearly three-quarters of a million New Yorkers will go unrepresented in Congress for months following former Rep. George Santos’ expulsion from office. A special election to fill the 3rd District seat – representing parts of Nassau County and Queens – won't be held until Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, according to a proclamation from Gov. Kathy Hochul. “As Governor, I have the solemn responsibility to call a special election to ensure the voters of Long Island and Queens once again have representation in Congress,” Hochul said. Earlier Report: US House Expels Nassau Rep. George Santos In …
Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says
Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says The Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators is responding to calls for her resignation after a county staffer was fired for attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl.  The former legislative staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired on Thursday, April 13 after a video surfaced of him allegedly driving hours to try and meet up with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Westchester County Board of Legislators.  The incident is now under investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Board of Legislators Chair Catherine Borgia said in a statement on Tuesday, April 18.  …
Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From COVID-19 Leadership Book Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From COVID-19 Leadership Book
Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From Covid-19 Leadership Book Embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going down swinging after an ethics commission ordered him to pay back proceeds that he made writing his book about COVID-19 leadership during the pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo has come under fire for “American Crisis,” first for penning it during the peak of the pandemic when the state was struggling, and later when it was determined by the New York Assembly that he misused…
COVID-19: Schools Must Require Vaccines For All Personnel, Hochul Says COVID-19: Schools Must Require Vaccines For All Personnel, Hochul Says
Covid-19: Schools Must Require Vaccines For All Personnel, Hochul Says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out plans for her administration’s first days in office during her inaugural address after succeeding Andrew Cuomo in Albany. In her first address as governor, delivered on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Hochul addressed getting all school personnel vaccinated for COVID-19, improving the vaccination rate in the state, and getting New Yorkers back to work as the battle with the Delta variant of the virus rages. Related story - COVID-19: Info On Masks Among Students, Vaccines For School Personnel Outlined By Hochul “To the New Yorkers who are yet to meet me, I’ll …
Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival
Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival A lawyer who chairs the Board of Ethics of one of Westchester’s largest municipalities is facing charges for allegedly attempting to coerce and threaten a potential political opponent, the District Attorney announced. Gregory Cannata, a lawyer in Mount Vernon who is the chair of the city Board of Ethics, who had hoped to make a Democratic primary run for City Council in June has been arrested and charged with attempted coercion after threatening a political opponent who challenged signatures on his nominating petitions. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that the complai…
Judge In Essex Who Said 'Men Are In Control' Calls Remark 'Misguided' Judge In Essex Who Said 'Men Are In Control' Calls Remark 'Misguided'
Judge In Essex Who Said 'Men Are In Control' Calls Remark 'Misguided' A municipal court judge who sits in East Orange part-time and is an acting judge in Newark admitted Monday that comments he made to a defendant facing domestic violence charges were inappropriate, the Associated Press reported.  In October, the  state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct posted the complaint against Judge Steven Brister alleging a breach of conduct. In February, Brister told the defendant that he can't go at women "like Mike Tyson" and "at best"the defendant should treat women  "as if you're holding a feather, just to let them know you're the…
POLL: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble? POLL: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble?
Poll: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble? Caren Z. Turner admits in her public statement issued Wednesday that she let her emotions get the best of her while attempting to help her children out of a traffic violation Easter weekend. Some people say the fact that she interjected herself alone was out of line while others maintain they would have tried to help their own kids had they been in a similar situation. What would you do? Vote below or read on if you are unfamiliar with the story. Last month, Port Authority Commissioner and Tenafly mom Turner showed up at the scene of a traffic stop -- her daughter a backseat passenger.  The…
WATCH: Dashcam Captures NY Port Authority Commissioner Cursing Out Police WATCH: Dashcam Captures NY Port Authority Commissioner Cursing Out Police
Watch: Dashcam Captures NY Port Authority Commissioner Cursing Out Police Video footage of former Port Authority New York Police Commissioner Caren Z. Turner cursing out two New Jersey police officers during a traffic stop involving her daughter surfaced just days after she resigned from the agency. The more than eight-minute video released by the Tenafly, N.J. Police Department shows the agency's former ethics chair berating the pair of police officers, who are being praised for their professionalism. Turner finally addressed the incident Wednesday, releasing a statement apologizing for her tone and emotions but denying that she violated the Port Authority Code …
Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee
Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee The hits reportedly keep on coming for embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, who is facing corruption charges and has now been accused of collecting more than $100,000 as a trustee for a city charter school, according to a lohud report released Thursday. Earlier this month, Thomas - who replaced former Mayor Ernest Davis, who pleaded guilty to federal charges against him during his tenure in office - was charged with multiple felonies by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who alleges he used tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds as a “personal piggy bank.” Thomas h…