Daily Corrupt Democrat Report: Vol. 11: 1578
Secaucus Mayor Resigns in Wake of Corruption Accusations
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Published: July 28, 2009
The mayor of Secaucus, N.J., resigned Tuesday, becoming the first elected official to step down after being charged in the sprawling New Jersey political corruption case.
Mayor Dennis Elwell was accused of taking $10,000 cash from an F.B.I. informant who posed as a developer in exchange for helping him with supposed plans to build a hotel on Route 3 in Secaucus.
Mr. Elwell, a Democrat, quit so he could focus on his defense, one of his lawyers, Jeffrey G. Garrigan, said. “He didn’t want to have his problems interfere with the business of Secaucus,” Mr. Garrigan said. “He doesn’t want to be a distraction.”
Gov. Jon S. Corzine has repeatedly called for the resignations of the mayors, Assembly members and other elected officials charged by federal prosecutors on Thursday. But Mr. Elwell ……..