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Nov 21, 2009 at 07:47 PM
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A federal jury deliberated for about two hours Friday before convicting 49-year-old man. The Union City man faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced March 3, although the actual sentence is likely to be less under federal sentencing guidelines.
Prosecutors said the apartment in the West New York building was discovered during a routine inspection in March 2007.
The man paid the money to the construction code official during a meeting at the official's office that was recorded by the FBI. The official also testified against the man.
West New York has a population of around 46,000 people, many of them renters.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:27 PM 5T atturney Says:
this is not news....its old hat in NJ and udson county......
i am surprise that prizes have come down.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:43 PM its not fair says Says:
everyone loves to talk.......he is not guilty i know for a fact....he was forced to give the money they did not want to give a permit otherwise...he was pushed to do it !!!! HE IS NOT AT FAULT wait till its all said and done ....the guy that masort all this was guilty for another crime and tried to get someone else in ,that he should get freed!!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:33 PM Abraham Says:
A visibly orthodox Jew has very little chance with a Jury.
Eisav sonei es Yaakov.
Go ahead and argue with me, I know you will, but when you do, quote examples please.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:53 PM move forward Says:
“ A visibly orthodox Jew has very little chance with a Jury.
Eisav sonei es Yaakov.
Go ahead and argue with me, I know you will, but when you do, quote examples please. ”
well if the orthodox ppl will start participating in the jury system then maybe they would stand a chance....
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:51 PM sof hakovoid lavoi Says:
b'ezraz hashem this guilt free man will go out winning the case.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:20 PM Anonymous Says:
hashem yerachem he should not get jail
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:15 PM Anonymous Says:
something in the judicial system sounds out of sync: bribe 5 thousand and u face 10 yrs???
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:14 PM Anonymous Says:
Mr.Friedman was waiting 6 months for the apartment approval and the inspector has requested and insisted to get the $5000 the whole time before he would grant an approval as the coversations has been recorded by the FBI and played in court since the inspector was a cooperating witness during this whole period for other crimes that he got caught,this was pure entrapment, this person has K"H a nice family and a clean record
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:01 PM Anonymous Says:
I was buy the court case on friday and at 1:30 the judge told the lawyers that since it was friday and the defendent had to travel home even if there would be a verdict they would hold it till monday
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:06 PM Anonymous Says:
mr freidman is a tzadik. he was offered to be free if he would be an informent on other yiden. he declined.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:16 PM zalman Says:
For those who lnows mr freidman he is a very nice straght guy this was real intrapment he is a big bal tsadukah and a lev tov hasham should help bazchus his masim tovim and his whole familys chesed and mitsvos he should go out free bazer hasham
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Nov 21, 2009 at 08:54 PM Anonymous Says:
Nebech what a pitty oh hashem help !
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:41 PM Anonymous Says:
The Verdict is on Monday.......Still time to daven!!!!!!!!!
Who posted this article????????? The verdict has not yet been....I was there friday in court it was put off till monday cause of Shabbos. Please News-Reporters dont accause innocent people!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:37 PM henoch Says:
For does who don't know thw whole story pls don't post shtusim tnx
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:32 PM A FAMILY MEMBER Says:
THE VERDICT IS ON MONDAY.......... STILL TIME TO DAVEN!!!!!!!!
WHO POSTED THIS ARTICLE THE VERDICT HAS NOT YET BEEN?????!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:27 PM sea gate zaidy Says:
Money is the root of all evil.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM Anonymous Says:
a bunch of the newspapers
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM a Union City guy Says:
the final VERDICT is MONDAY.......... i know him personal good guy wont be guilty!! PLEASE DONT SENTENCE SOMEONE THE VERDICT HAS NOT YET BEEN!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:38 PM Anonymous Says:
“ For does who don't know thw whole story pls don't post shtusim tnx ”
Henoch, this time I agree to you 100%.....
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:50 PM henoch Says:
“ Henoch, this time I agree to you 100%.....
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Tnx for agreeing to me ! I really mean it pls don't stam post shtusim
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:56 PM mt mehdi Says:
“ mr freidman is a tzadik. he was offered to be free if he would be an informent on other yiden. he declined. ”
What do you mean? There is nothing bad to say about other yidden.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 10:55 PM Anonymous Says:
this case is 100% entrepment but eaven more the juch said in the begening of triel this will end befor freiday
the hol courth is only a sateup we have no canch
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:12 PM Anonymous Says:
yes sad but true the case finished on friday
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:17 PM Anonymous Says:
if you want to post that the case is over than say your name don't go by anonymous
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:15 PM Anonymous Says:
poor friedman family so innocent........
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM Anonymous Says:
at what time on friday
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM zaidy says Says:
# 22 if you and others who respond on this website cannot spell English words properly, (and there are loads of you out there who can't), please go out and buy a dictionary, and use it !!!, trying to read your incorrect transliterated English is truly annoying. enough already !!!!!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:43 PM Anonymous Says:
this is a sign from hashem that you are not doing buisss dealing in a very kosher way. u guys should be makpid on buiss dealings like u are makpid on chassidish shechita
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:42 PM Anonymous Says:
“ everyone loves to talk.......he is not guilty i know for a fact....he was forced to give the money they did not want to give a permit otherwise...he was pushed to do it !!!! HE IS NOT AT FAULT wait till its all said and done ....the guy that masort all this was guilty for another crime and tried to get someone else in ,that he should get freed!!!!!!!!!! ”
Amazing how everyone here always knows that no person is EVER guilty.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM bo Says:
“ # 22 if you and others who respond on this website cannot spell English words properly, (and there are loads of you out there who can't), please go out and buy a dictionary, and use it !!!, trying to read your incorrect transliterated English is truly annoying. enough already !!!!! ”
Zaidy!!! U past ur bed time go to bed and go scream at ur kids !
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:11 AM Dave Says:
Under American law, it is illegal to either solicit a bribe, or to pay one.
For that matter, if you bribe a government official in another country, even if that country doesn't care, you can be prosecuted under American law.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:40 AM Anonymous Says:
“ well if the orthodox ppl will start participating in the jury system then maybe they would stand a chance.... ”
you can be sure an orthodox person will never be allowed on jury!
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Nov 21, 2009 at 09:24 PM Anonymous Says:
We are only starting to see the end of the USA as we know it , we really need to consider moving to another country where they know sociliasm has failed and are trying to live a free live , here its going to get worse by the day
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Nov 22, 2009 at 01:12 AM BOB Says:
Special innocent individual!!!! The Inspector worked months in trying to get a bribe,yet he held back, After months of blackmailing and holding back the permit,did the accused breakdown and gave the money. Real Tzadik,holy special person.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 01:41 AM Anonymous Says:
“ the final VERDICT is MONDAY.......... i know him personal good guy wont be guilty!! PLEASE DONT SENTENCE SOMEONE THE VERDICT HAS NOT YET BEEN!!!!!!!!! ”
When he left friday 3:15 the lawyer ask permission that if the judy will be able to Verdict before shabbos they should be able to do it in front of the lawyer and that's what happened he got a phone call on his way home
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Nov 22, 2009 at 06:36 AM Anonymous Says:
Yes its very true. The fbi set him up with a inspector that always created the norm to force a paid bribe to do business. Clear entrapment but hard to defend. Yes its true the defendent refused to be the next dweck and that is why the fbi will make him sit.
The choice of the fbi for using tainted inspectors who created the need for bribes to do business as the only way of getting a permit is questionable ethicly.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 08:20 AM Anonymous Says:
“ you can be sure an orthodox person will never be allowed on jury! ”
“ you can be sure an orthodox person will never be allowed on jury! ”
WRONG!!!
An attorney is only permitted a specific amount of challenges without cause. If there is one or two frummies in the jury pool, they can discard them, but not if there are five.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 08:18 AM Anonymous Says:
“ well if the orthodox ppl will start participating in the jury system then maybe they would stand a chance.... ”
“ well if the orthodox ppl will start participating in the jury system then maybe they would stand a chance.... ”
Mega Dittos.
You can't complain about a system that you have an opportunity to influence, but refuse to do so.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 09:15 AM Anonymous Says:
what happens if it is murder trial with a guilty verdict and there is a frum yid.they will hate jews forever
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Nov 22, 2009 at 09:28 AM Anonymous Says:
mr. friedman,
you should be proud of yourself in fighting not to become another cooperating witness.
We all hope that you can still win this case and not get jail time.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:17 AM Abraham Says:
Another article on VIN:
"Leader of Sears Tower Plot Sentenced to 13 Years Despite Request From Prosecutor for More."
Yet this man can face "up to 10 years in prison" for a $5000, bribe. What is wrong with this picture?
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:21 AM a caring fellow jew Says:
mr friedman is a pure and holy person ,he was and always be there for others ,he came through hard and easy times for people!!!!!!!!!!...who ever post dumb comments please keep it to yourself,friedman was put through entrapment unfortunatly....he does not deserve any punishment.!may hashem give him the zchus to be freed from this whole set up!!!!!!!!!! we are all praying for him ....and you will see he will be guilt free
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Nov 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM Anonymous Says:
from day one the feds knew what they wanted and they put a tremendous amount of manpower and money to see it through.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM Anonymous Says:
I wonder how many conversations and meetings were not taped or not used bec. it would weaken the fbi/governments case.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:09 PM Anonymous Says:
the cooperating witness probably got probably will get for probation for his $ 35,000 known/admitted bribes and who knows how many more thousands of bribes that he did not admit to
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Nov 22, 2009 at 12:05 PM Anonymous Says:
from day one the feds knew what they wanted and they put a tremendous amount of manpower and money to see it through.
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Nov 22, 2009 at 08:57 PM Anonymous Says:
Very sad
know the whole story
when the goverment gets on your case, you are finished
what a sick country we live in
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Nov 23, 2009 at 07:55 AM A BRIBE IS A CRIME Says:
Fact is he gave a bribe,Yiden we keep hearing these stories over and over, A BRIBE IS A CRIME, Its as the old age torah states,nothing has changed , VELIFNA IVIER LO SHITAN MICHSHOL