Trenton, NJ – A former New Jersey lawmaker snared in the state’s largest corruption sting is going to prison for 41 months.
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A federal judge in Trenton sentenced Daniel Van Pelt on Friday for bribery and attempted extortion. The former assemblyman from Ocean County must turn himself in after the holidays.
Van Pelt told the judge he was trustworthy and never believed anyone would try to bribe him. He was convicted in May.
Prosecutors said the 46-year-old accepted $10,000 in cash in exchange for his assistance in securing government approvals for purported real estate projects in his district.
Van Pelt testified he considered the payment from government informant Solomon Dwek to be a consulting fee.
He was among 44 people arrested in the sting and the second one convicted. Seventeen have pleaded guilty.
Dwek where ever the heck you are your such a low life your a piece of dreck. Your an evil loser. Hope your life is miserable, for all the pain you have caused.
Are any of the rabbonim who were implicated in these crimes among the 17 who have pled guility and when will the others go on trial. It would be nice to have this behind us and out of the news. That will allow Dwek, his family and all those who were caught up in this chilul hashem to resume their lives