Hoboken Democratic Committee votes to ask Cammarano to resign
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The Executive Board of Hoboken's Democratic Committee, perhaps the most powerful political organization in town, voted Monday to ask Mayor Peter Cammarano, out on $100,000 bail after the FBI arrested him for extortion a week ago, to resign.

The board is led by 33rd District Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, a former councilman.

They joined several other leading voices in town asking him to resign, including some former supporters.

There will also be a taxpayer rally at 6 p.m. at City Hall today asking for Cammarano's ouster, and as of 3 p.m. this afternoon, three news vans were already camped outside the building.

The Democratic Committee sent out this press release today:

"By unanimous vote the Executive Committee of the Hoboken Democratic Party calls on Mayor Peter Cammarano to resign for the good of the Democratic Party, and the good of the people of Hoboken whom Mayor Cammarano has sworn to serve.

"A Special Meeting of the Hoboken Democratic Party will be held on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 at 8 p.m. at Willie McBride's, 616 Grand Street, for the sole purpose of adopting a formal resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Mayor Peter Cammarano. If Mayor Cammarano resigns before Aug. 10, 2009 at 8 p.m., this meeting will be cancelled.

Chairman Ruben Ramos

First Vice Chair Ann Graham

Second Vice Chair Phil Cohen

Third Vice Chair John Castellano

Treasurer Gary Holtzman

Recording Secretary George Ortiz

Corresponding Secretary Theresa Burns

Sergeant at Arms Brian Assadourian

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comments (5)
« msfreeh wrote on Monday, Jul 27 at 05:19 PM »
to view a partial list of crimes committed by FBI agents over 1500 pages long see

http://www.forums.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=59139

to view a partial list of FBI agents arrested for pedophilia see

http://www.dallasnews.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3574

Prof says she told FBI about kidney trafficking

July 27, 2009

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- A U.S. professor reportedly alerted the FBI to kidney trafficking years before a sting operation in New Jersey, Ha'aretz reported.

Nancy Scheper-Hughes, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, tipped off authorities seven years ago after learning of Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum's alleged crimes through her research, Ha'aretz wrote.

Rosenbaum was among 44 people arrested July 23 in a two-year probe that snared high-ranking politicians and religious leaders involved in a money-laundering scheme.

According to the Israeli daily, Scheper-Hughes' sources said that Rosenbaum held donors at gunpoint when they considered backing out of the procedure. Many donors were villagers from poor communities in Eastern Europe.

According to Scheper-Hughes' research, one out of every five adult men in Moldova's poorest villages have had a kidney removed.

The U.S. State Department said in 2004 that "it would be impossible to conceal a clandestine organ trafficking ring."
« dfetterman wrote on Monday, Jul 27 at 04:43 PM »
No way he should quit.

If he really is innocent, then he should stay on as mayor.

« BidFixHobo wrote on Monday, Jul 27 at 03:57 PM »
Good work people!!!! Now, when are the rest of you going to resign? Do you really think your actions have served the Democratic party? Some people have actually confused Hudson County Democrats with the national party and I'm sure it's cost Obama, Kerry, Gore and many others votes.

« anonymous wrote on Monday, Jul 27 at 03:41 PM »
Anon, to be fair, they had to meet to take a vote. You wouldn't want the process to be corrupt too, woudl you? This was like the 2nd business day after the arrests so they were swift. Good job.
« anonymous wrote on Monday, Jul 27 at 03:27 PM »
Took you guys long enough. Don't want to be associated w/ Petey anymore. Someone might start pointing fingers at you bunch soon. Can't have that.