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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (715729)	11/29/2005 6:44:09 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Camden, MAYOR ACCUSED OF TAKING BRIBES FROM THE MOB. The Camden Mayor Milton Milan is accused of corruption. Philadelphia mob boss Ralph Natale Natale, who became an FBI informant last year; claims that he paid more than $30,000 in bribes to Milan through mob associate Daniel Daidone. In Milan's corruption trial, the jury was shown yesterday a videotape of the mayor, his then-girlfriend, Kathryn Santa (now Milan's wife), and Daniel Daidone; they all were at Philadelphia International Airport, about to board a plane to West Palm Beach, for a five-day "golf getaway" in Florida, paid by the mob. Mr. Milton Milan has denied knowing that Daidone was working for the mob. (Source: Philadelphia Daily News, November 21, 2000, summary by Pavlids George). New Jersey: A federal inquiry of Camden, NJ’s poorest city turns up more trouble. The past mayor, Angelo J. Errichetti was convicted of federal corruption charges of corruption in 1981. The immediately past mayor Arnold B. Webster pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 1998 and was sentenced. The current Democratic party mayor Mr. Milan is city’s first Hispanic mayor. His business partner in Atlas Construction Co., Gholam Joseph Darakshan was indicted in early March 2K on charges of laundering drug money with the mayor. They allegedly borrowed $65,000 in drug money and used friends to break it up to evade federal threshold for reporting cash deposits. Mr. Milan allegedly accepted bribes in exchange for city contracts that benefited Mr. Natale who is in prison for narcotics conspiracy. The indictment alleges that the mayor accepted 2 vehicles from a towing operator and a second contractor performed demolition worth $4,000 and installed $700 worth of carpet in mayor’s home. A third contractor installed 25 new windows in mayor’s home to get speedier payment from Camden Housing Services Dept. In fourth count an air conditioner worth $3,346 was installed in mayor’s home. There was also a case of vacation in Florida with his girlfriend paid for by bribe money. Robert J. Cleary of US attorney for NJ said there was a pay-for-play bribing system. Renee M. Bumb is a lead prosecutor. City’s former municipal prosecutor Joseph S. Caruso was also admitted to conspiring with the mayor to solicit a $5000 campaign donation, which forms one of the counts. (NYT, Mar. 31, 2K, pp. B1 and B6).

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (715729)	11/29/2005 6:45:16 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 769670

FORMER NEWARK, NEW JERSY MAYOR INDICTED FOR BRIBERY FRAUD U.S.A.: Kenneth Gibson, former mayor of Newark, was indicted on federal bribery, fraud, conspiracy and tax fraud charges. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said that the $4 million Mr. Gibson’s company, Gibson Associates, received to build a Middle School and renovate two other schools, hundreds of thousands went for overcharges, services never rendered and paying personal expenses. In relation to this case two other people were charged, Camille Savoca, vice president and William Bernowich, project manager of Gibson Associates. Mr. Gibson was also charged with paying thousands in bribes to two school board members to secure income approval of contracts.(Yahoo News, July 24, 2000, summary by Rosado Maritza).