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• In March 2011, two Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, released their book, “The Jersey Sting,” describing how, in 2009, FBI informant Solomon Dwek, posing as a real-estate developer, offered bribes to New Jersey politicians. Hoboken’s own mayor, Peter Cammarano, was convicted and jailed for accepting one of these bribes.
• The book reveals, for the first time, that Councilman  had also met with the FBI informant in 2009. In the two years since that meeting, Councilman  had never disclosed that he met with Dwek. Moreover, the book claims that had agreed to accept bribes in exchange for expediting the developer’s building approvals.
• Reacting to the revelations, the Hoboken Reporter contacted who stated “…I made it very clear to Mr. Dwek that I would not accept cash contributions, and there was no quid pro quo. No bribe was discussed.”
• The same day, Hoboken Patch reported stating that “…there was no talk of a bribe. Anyone who portrays that is lying.”
• A few days later, all of  claims were revealed as lies when the authors publicly released the complete FBI video tapes of the meeting with Dwek. The tapes clearly show agreeing to accept a bribe and specifying the account to deposit the money in: ” for Hoboken.”
• The tapes also reveal:
  • Councilman complaining about anti-corruption Pay-to-Play laws and how they force him to make back room deals with developers.
  • Councilman boasting how he hand-picked current city Councilwoman Beth Mason’s campaign slate when she was running for Mayor in 2009 in order to give “complete control” over the city.
  • Councilman explaining how he obtained a government subsidized apartment for a Hoboken Housing Authority commissioner and paid 4 months of his rent in return for political favors.
• At a City Council meeting April 6, 2011, Councilman was forced to resign his positions as Vice President of the City Council and as Chairman of the City Budget and Finance Committee.