Let us not
talk falsely now, the hour is getting late…
When Mobster
Frank Lagano and his Division of Criminal Justice handler were unlawfully
wiretapped, Judge Marilyn Clarke dismissed scores of indictments due to
Molinelli’s misconduct. When Judge Clarke suppressed thousands of man-hours
worth of wiretap evidence (gathered at a tremendous cost to taxpayers); many in
the legal community believed that her admonition, coupled with the squandering
of over three hundred thousand dollars in law enforcement resources would
encourage Molinelli to clean up his act.
When it came
out that Lagano was likely cooperating in a case against Molinelli’s Chief of
Detectives (Mike Mordaga), the law enforcement community expected both Mordaga
and Molinelli to be out of their positions.
When Mike
Mordaga (Molinelli’s Chief of Detectives) handed Lagano an attorney’s business
card and stated “use this lawyer and 90% of your legal problems will go away”
Bergen County insiders suspected that card belonged to Robert Galantucci. In the paragraphs that follow you will
read about subsequent events that support the view of these insiders.
When
Confidential Informant and Luchese Crime Family “Soldier” Frank Lagano was killed
by a single gunshot to the head, his handler (DCJ Detective James Sweeney)
implicated Molinelli and Mordaga in the murder. It was widely believed that
Sweeney’s complaint, the lies Mordaga was caught telling with respect to his
relationship to Lagano along with the illegal wiretaps that Molinelli concealed
from Judge Clarke would cause Federal Authorities to arrest Mordaga and
Molinelli.
When criminal defense attorney Walter Lesnevich proved that
the Bergen County Prosecutor illegally wiretapped an attorney/client phone call
and then attempted to conceal the misconduct many believed that Judge Clarke
would cease and desist issuing Bergen County any wire tap warrants in order to
avoid any further lawlessness by Molinelli’s office.
When the US
Attorney for the District of New Jersey released evidence that Dr. Ragi
funneled over a half million dollars through Galantucci and Ferriero as
payment for “influence” that enabled him to enter PTI (twice) after sexually
assaulting over a dozen patients; the majority view was that Molinelli was so
tarnished by this revelation that his position was untenable even in Bergen
County.
When State
Senator Nicholas Scutari confirmed that Molinelli threatened the Presiding
Judge of Bergen County’s Criminal Division (Liliana Silebi) right out of the
county; lawyers and judges expected a demand for Molinelli’s removal.
When $860,000
in parking meter change was stolen from the Village of Ridgewood no one
expected that Thomas Rica’s confession would allow him to pay back a mere
$250,000 and avoid spending any time in jail whatsoever. When
it turned out that Robert Galantucci negotiated that sweetheart deal directly
with Molinelli Bergen’s Bar Association members believed bribery was involved. As
of today Rica has paid back less than $100,000 of the $860,000 that went
missing and he will never serve a day in jail for his crime.
When Molinelli
attempted to intimidate a civil attorney (Robert Tandy) with a contempt of
court charge that he had no standing to bring – it was common knowledge that
Molinelli was being a thug and abusing the power of his office in an attempt to
conceal the truth. When Judge Doyne
called that move “deeply troubling”
and ordered Molinelli to withdraw the charge, seasoned legal veterans believed
that the Attorney General would be superseding Molinelli in Bergen County.
When Molinelli
threatened to go after another attorney (William Buckman) in the same “deeply
troubling” fashion that he did Tandy, it was obvious that because Tandy and
Buckman were both alleging criminal acts by Molinelli that he was abusing his office to them keep from being heard.
When William
Buckman (attorney representing the family of Frank Lagano in their wrongful
death suit against Mordaga and Molinelli) was found shot to death on the same
day the Lagano Estate’s civil case was reinstated by the Third Circuit Court of
Appeals, people speculated that it was murder rather than suicide as reported.
When three
retired detectives testified that Molinelli maintained a “burn box” for
evidence that he wished to keep from defendants a lazy legal community took
notice but not action.
When
Hackensack Police Chief was acquitted of all charges because the taint of
“improper, prejudicial, inappropriate and highly prejudicial” misconduct was created by
Molinelli’s trial team. Chief Zisa
publically declared:
"It's my opinion that (Bergen County Prosecutor)
John Molinelli is the most corrupt prosecutor I've ever seen, and I believe
that every day he continues to serve in that position he makes a mockery of the
criminal justice system."
When another
three million dollars on a vindictive prosecution was squandered by Molinelli’s
office; seizure and forfeiture attorneys anticipated an increase in business.
When WPIX
reported that Molinelli had sold counterfeit sports memorabilia at a county
auction (after being put on notice that the items had no value) folks expected
that he’d issue refunds and apologize.
When WPIX went
on to report that Molinelli made false statements in connection with a public
contract so that $10,000 tax dollars would go to someone without a public bid (Drew
Max), they further reported that Drew Max had certified counterfeit and
forgeries as genuine. Legal scholars
believed that Molinelli would face consequences over the fraud, perjury and
other crimes that were uncovered by the investigation.
When former
Bergen County Prosecutor John Fahy was found shot to death people speculated
that he too was murdered rather than suicide as reported.
When Molinelli’s failed attempt to frame two Bergen County
Police officers uncovered the fact that he once again concealed exculpatory
evidence from defendants; Attorney Charles Sciarra publicly declared that
Molinelli is:
“corrupt, and his corruption is now on display
here, and that is his legacy.”
When this
entire politically motivated prosecution ended up costing Bergen County
taxpayers over three million dollars; fiscal watchdogs began to notice a trend.
When an
employee of the BCPO (Barbara Harrington) was taken to a psychiatric facility
for a forced examination on nothing more than the say so of John Molinelli,
those who knew the facts were enraged and believed that he must answer for his
abuse.
When the
Supreme Court of New Jersey found a “plain, patent and gross abuse of
discretion” on the part of John Molinelli it was widely reported and openly
discussed by everyone involved in the justice system or politics. The uniform consensus was mass incredulousness
at the fact that this man continued to occupy that office.
When you
started reading this column you assumed you knew all about the crimes,
misconduct and malicious infliction of harm that John Molinelli has engaged in
for over a decade. I can assure you, now
that you have read this column – you still don’t know all about the crimes,
misconduct and malicious infliction of harm that John Molinelli has engaged in
for over a decade. I’m interested in
your stories of waste fraud and abuse in New Jersey Government – if you have
something that needs to be examined in the light of day please send it to BillBrennan@BergenDispatch.com
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