Several sources are reporting that former Assemblyman Lou Manzo and Assemblyman and former Jersey City Council President L. Harvey Smith have also been arrested in the FBI sting of New Jersey politicians. Both prominent Jersey City politicians ran for mayor this past May but lost to the incumbent. Manzo came in second.
In addition, politicsnj. reported that the Bayonne home of state Commissioner of Community Affairs, Joseph Doria, has been raided for information and files. Doria was mayor of Bayonne before his appointment by Gov. Jon Corzine. However, Doria was not arrested.
Reports say that a total of 44 politicians and influential rabbis have been arrested.
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