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Brick City Bribery: Newark Councilman Admits Taking Kickbacks Brick City Bribery: Newark Councilman Admits Taking Kickbacks
Brick City Bribery: Newark Councilman Admits Taking Kickbacks A sitting Newark councilman admitted pocketing payoffs in exchange for influence, federal authorities said. West Ward Councilman Joseph A. McCallum Jr., 66, schemed to receive under-the-table bribes and kickbacks from consultant Malik Frederick, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says. The kickbacks were "funded by developers, contracting companies, and other businesses seeking contracts and approvals principally related to development, construction, and real estate projects and deals in Newark,” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Frederick solicited the de…

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Clinton Sex Scandal Whistleblower Linda Tripp, North Jersey Native, Dead At 70 Clinton Sex Scandal Whistleblower Linda Tripp, North Jersey Native, Dead At 70
Clinton Sex Scandal Whistleblower Linda Tripp, North Jersey Native, Dead At 70 Jersey City native and former U.S. servant Linda Tripp who played a major role in exposing the infamous scandal between Monica Lewinsky and former President Bill Clinton died on Wednesday, reports say. She was 70 years old. Tripp was "on her deathbed" Tuesday night, her daughter wrote in a Facebook post. The Daily Mail on Wednesday reported she died. “My mommy is leaving this earth. I don’t know myself if I can survive this heartache. Please pray for a painless process for the strongest woman I will ever know in my entire lifetime,” Allison Tripp Foley wrote. Her son-in-law Thoma…

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by Cecilia Levine