Union County Senator likely to replace Steve Sweeney, sources say njherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from njherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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State Sen. Nicholas Scutari’s alleged no-show job as Linden’s municipal prosecutor first revealed in a 2019 audit likely allowed him to collect years of pension credits for which he was ineligible and could expose him to potential criminal prosecution, an investigative report obtained by the USA Today Network New Jersey shows.
The 59-page report, prepared for Linden by law firm Calcagni & Kanefsky, accuses Scutari of “serial absenteeism” during his last five years as prosecutor. It also says the powerful Union County Democrat cost Linden nearly $200,000 and compares his actions to those of Wayne Bryant, the former state senator found guilty in 2008 of illegally padding his pension with a no-show job.
NJ senator Nicholas Scutari cost Linden thousands; report mycentraljersey.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mycentraljersey.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New Jersey Party Bosses Try To Fend Off Progressive Reformers
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After a year of Zoom meetings, some Democratic Party bosses in New Jersey are moving to give themselves additional power and head off challenges from progressives who want more of a voice in the county party organizations.
In Union County, for instance, the Democratic Committee there can now only hold a meeting if it is called for by the chairman, State Senator Nick Scutari, according to the recently approved bylaws. If a member of the committee wants to address the whole body, permission is required from the chair.
Committee members took a single vote to approve all the changes to the bylaws, mostly because they liked the one item in the list: they extended their terms from two to four years.
UNION COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE MURPHY FOR RE-ELECTION insidernj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insidernj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.