What are you doing about this? Were you bribed, misled or intimidated?

Sunday morning I was informed that Judge Silebi requested a transfer from her position as Presiding Judge of the Bergen County Criminal Division to a position as a regular judge in Passaic County. It is alleged that the reason for her request was a threat from John Molinelli that he would use his political power to thwart her upcoming tenure appointment if she failed to leave the county.  

Apparently Judge Silebi is a squeaky clean jurist who Molinelli wanted out of his way.  When a man like John Molinelli can push an honest judge out of the county we are all in danger.  Prosecutors wield an extraordinary amount of power without being able to threaten judges. 

What are you doing about this?  Were you bribed, misled or intimidated?

This prosecutor has a track record that includes:

• charging police officers with a crime he was on notice that they did not commit                     http://www.northjersey.com/news/2-bergen-county-cops-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-official-misconduct-case-involving-shooting-1.1025877?page=all                                                    
• using the imprimatur of his office to sell counterfeit at a public auction http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/11/bergen_county_prosecutor_sold_fake_baseball_memorabilia_report_says.html                                             
• granting probation to a man who stole over $800,000 from taxpayers                              http://www.northjersey.com/news/ex-ridgewood-inspector-apologizes-for-stealing-460-000-in-quarters-1.1048475                                                          
• making false statements in connection with a public contract http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/iteam/bergen-county-prosecutor-charged-memorabilia-cas-blog-entry-1.2207277                                                   
• violating wiretap laws to eavesdrop on a Division of Criminal Justice confidential informant and his handler     http://www.northjersey.com/news/from-a-tattered-mob-case-bitter-charges-flare-1.348596                                                                         
• bringing criminal contempt charges against a civil attorney without a reasonable basis, a move described by Judge Doyne as "Deeply troubling"                   http://www.northjersey.com/news/from-a-tattered-mob-case-bitter-charges-flare-1.348596                                                                       
• tearing up a lifetime ban on law enforcement work for a politically connected ex-cop who had beaten his girlfriend so severely her eye closed over and her lip was split                                                 http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/kelly-rise-to-chief-clouded-by-past-1.223534?page=all

What are you doing about this?  Were you bribed, misled or intimidated?

The link that follows depicts criminal misconduct in open court, not a single person charged with protecting our system had the courage to stand up and say no.  Were they misled? Bribed? Intimidated?  

Watch the video and decide for yourself.

http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?trackingGroup=90321&siteSection=njrecord&videoId=28754836

We know without any dispute that Joe Ferriero received $500,000 from Doctor Ragi who did not represent him in any capacity.  

We know that the second half of that payment resulted in Ragi getting out of the 800 hours of community service that was imposed by his first foray into the Pre Trial Intervention program.

Ask yourself this:  

How did a second indictment for additional crimes result in Doctor Ragi getting out of the community service that was part of his first PTI requirement?  

He was rewarded for that second indictment - watch the video, you can no longer say you didn't know about it.  If you are an attorney, a police officer or a judge and you haven't said anything about this, I suggest you do some soul searching and decide whether or not you are part of this problem or part of the solution.  

If the bad actors are your friends, colleagues or acquaintances then this is a test that clarifies who you are.  It is easy to hold strangers accountable for their misconduct.  Loyalty to your acquaintances or colleagues is no excuse for violating an oath. 

Integrity is not a character trait that comes easy, it is far easier to show the world that you lack integrity. What are you doing about this?  Were you bribed, misled or intimidated?