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Mayors Rejected Bribe Attempts By Fired Bergen Sheriff's Department Head, Report Says Mayors Rejected Bribe Attempts By Fired Bergen Sheriff's Department Head, Report Says
Mayors Rejected Bribe Attempts By Fired Bergen Sheriff's Department Head, Report Says UPDATE: A department head who was fired from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office picked the wrong guys when he tried bribing one former and one current North Jersey mayor, according to a published report. Omid Bayati, 39, was charged with trying to bribe a senior official at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to advance his career after taking a job there, state authorities announced Wednesday. Former Fair Lawn Mayor John Cosgrove, who was appointed to the commission in 2019, later told New Jersey Globe that he was the official. SEE: Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners…

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Passaic Sewerage Commission Employee From Bergen Charged With Bribing Senior Official Passaic Sewerage Commission Employee From Bergen Charged With Bribing Senior Official
Passaic Sewerage Commission Employee From Bergen Charged With Bribing Senior Official UPDATE: A department head who was fired from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office picked the wrong guys when he tried bribing one former and one current North Jersey mayor, according to a published report. Omid Bayati, 39, was charged with trying to bribe a senior official at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to advance his career after taking a job there, state authorities announced Wednesday. Former Fair Lawn Mayor John Cosgrove, who was appointed to the commission in 2019, later told New Jersey Globe that he was the official. SEE: Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners repo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke 'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke
'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke FAIR LAWN, N.J. – One of Bergen County’s most beloved public servants, Fair Lawn Deputy Mayor John Cosgrove, remained hospitalized and in good spirits after suffering a stroke over the weekend. In typical fashion, Cosgrove was online Saturday promoting an upcoming bluegrass brunch to benefit the American Cancer Society moments before he was rushed to The Valley Hospital. “Have to stay at Valley a little while longer,” he posted on Wednesday afternoon. “Hope to go to rehab [at the Kessler Institute] tomorrow.” It’s often said about lesser politicians, but Cosgrove has had a long and disting…

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by Jerry DeMarco