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It’s looking highly unlikely that there will be a bipartisan 9/11-style commission to examine Jan. 6. Republicans in the House are backing off a deal to establish one and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has come out against it, claiming a partisan slant even though the parties would be equally represented. This comes as some GOP lawmakers downplay the severity of the riot we all saw happen.
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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.
How did a push to cut unfair criminal sentences clash with corruption? N J politics! nj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.