For Immediate Release:
February 7, 2014
The following is a statement from Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal regarding news today of the 11 count indictment of former Manalapan Mayor and Republican Party Leader Andrew Lucas.
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| Mayor Andrew Lucas |
The scandal involves the use of taxpayer funded programs for a land deal that funneled $1.2 Million dollars directly into the pockets of Lucas - with the help of the local and County Republican politicians. In order to receive the money, the deal was approved by the Republican controlled Monmouth County Freeholder Board.
We demand answers from Freeholder Board and especially career politician Lillian Burry, who endorsed and voted to approve the deal. Burry raised thousands of dollars at a fundraiser sponsored by Lucas on the very property that was up for consideration by the Freeholder Board.
We need change on the Freeholder Board in order to stop the pattern of corruption and taxpayer abuse.
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Please see coverage in past few hours
http://www.app.com/article/20140207/NJNEWS14/302070102/Andrew-Lucas-Manalapan-mayor?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|Frontpage
http://www.politickernj.com/71344/monmouth-dems-react-arrest-gop-former-mayor-manalapan
http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/af91a3fd37f04c8a95dddc5c2ab209bd/NJ--Former-Mayor-Indicted
http://holmdel-hazlet.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/former-manalapan-mayor-andrew-lucas-arrested
http://www.oceancountysignal.com/2014/02/07/former-republican-mayor-of-manalapan-arrested-for-falsifying-tax-returns/
http://www.politickernj.com/71341/fbi-take-former-manalapan-mayor-custody-11-count-indictment
http://longbranch.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/former-manalapan-mayor-andrew-lucas-arrested
3 comments:
Isn't it a shame that nobody wanted to listen to Amy Mallet, John Curley or Tom Arnone, a bipartisan group of Freeholders that all said the deal did not pass the "smell test" !
The arrogance of many players in Monmouth County Republican political circles needs a fact check and a swift kick in the posterior. They are out of control and this may only be the tip of the "ice burg".
We have Bridge Gate,Hoboken Gate Belleville Gate,Harrison Gate.Sandy Gate and now Burke Farm Gate.
WHAT NEXT???
Busy bunch of Republican suspect political hacks ????
And Lilian Burry thought it was OK.
It's not O.K. and Lillian may find that out. It would be about time that the Republicans in this town and this county realized they are accountable for the prudent,ethical use of the taxpayers money.....this smelled to high heaven from the start !!
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