• Jury selection begins in NJ corruption probe trial (AP)

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      25th Jan 10
      Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

    FILE - In this July 23, 2009 file photo, Jersey City, N.J. Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, left, is walked to a waiting bus outside FBI offices in Newark, N.J. With the first trial in New Jersey's largest ever corruption probe set to begin, the public finally will get to see Solomon Dwek in action: a government cooperator who secretly recorded hours of meetings at restaurants, diners and parking lots over two years, showing religious leaders, politicians and municipal employees in various states of alleged wrongdoing. The first to go to trial is former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, who faces extortion and bribery charges. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - The first trial to arise from New Jersey's largest-ever public corruption bust began jury selection on Monday with 60 prospective panelists answering a battery of questions ranging from their favorite television shows to their feelings about government informants.


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