Top NJ Dem indicted
Bergen County's Democratic powerbroker indicted on corruption charges
by Jeff Whelan/The Star-Ledger
Tuesday September 09, 2008, 5:24 PM
Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero, one of the state's most powerful political figures, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on corruption charges.
Dennis Oury, an attorney for the Bergen Democrats and a partner in a private consulting firm with Ferriero, was also indicted.
Elise Amendola/APBergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero appears at a campaign rally in Hackensack in January.
The charges stem from the pair's partnership in Government Grants Consulting LLC, a private consulting firm that was awarded government contracts across the county, including one in Bergenfield.
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