December 10, 2007 - 2:54pm
Adler calls for Attorney General to investigate Riccio
By Matt FriedmanUpdate: A new version of the AP article reports that Adler's letter to Attorney General Anne Milgram asks her to investigate whether Riccio engaged in misconduct by examining tax records. Adler did not mention the payment of $15,000 in the letter
In the letter, Adler said that he discussed the Rocco Riccio matter privately with Boxer after his initial testimony in front of the judiciary committee and reviewed his notes.
"I am concerned that Mr. Riccio may have acted improperly when he was a state employee. Specifically, I believe that he might have examined certain tax records in violation of state law," wrote Adler.
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The Associated Press reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and John Adler is calling on the Attorney General to investigate Gov. Corzine’s gift of $15,000 to Rocco Riccio, the brother-in-law of of his ex-girlfriend Carla Katz.
Adler raised the issue during questioning of comptroller nominee Matt Boxer, whose nomination hit a snag two weeks ago after he refused to answer questions about his role in the Riccio matter.
"I'm going to ask that the attorney general to initiate a thorough criminal review of what happened and determine whether any laws were broken,'' said Adler.
The committee approved Boxer's nomination unanimously and sent it on to the Senate for confirmation.
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John Adler should be investigated for treason.
He tried to Ban Colubus Day in New Jersey!
Still pissed
He is still pissed that he wasn't deemed "qualified" for the job, huh?
I'm not sure this is being covered correctly.
After all, the nomination sailed through with a unanimous vote following Adler's announcement. Was that not an administration goal?
Adler's move
Though camdenbeer and the oc's comments do much by way of promoting thoughtful political discourse, I wanted to address the substance of this report.
Though I don't know if the investigation is called for, I once again applaud Sen. Adler for his independence from his own political party and his commitment to transparent and open government.
Investigate Adler
"applaud Sen. Adler for his independence"
Please give me a break another "I know nothing about anything statement". Adler's a lying pig that OWE'S his ASS to the “Satan of Politics” Norcross.
The only thing he is qualified for is to be a Poster Child for speech therapy. The guy has been since the first time I met him two days after he got elected the first time along with that, Oh elect me because my mommy was once Mayor of Cherry Hill and Freeloader of Camden “Cesspool” County, Greenwald.
These guys are the biggest dopes in the universe but then again DOPES elected them.