NO DEAL - Mayoral candidate Beth Mason and campaign manager Jake Stuiver had a meeting with Solomon Dwek, the sole witness in the the federal corruption sting, one week before the May election. According to Stuiver, Mason cut Dwek off at the pass and never entertained any offer from the developer.
The FBI's cooperating witness in the New Jersey poltical scandal also approached at least one of the other Hoboken mayoral candidates, according to Jake Stuiver, mayoral candidate's Beth Mason's campaign manager.
Stuiver said a third party set up a meeting between Dwek and Mason that Stuiver attended. Stuiver declined to say whom the third party was.
On Saturday, May 9, the week before the May 12 election, Mason and Stuiver met with Solomon Dwek at a diner in north Hudson County to discuss a possible campaign contribution, Stuiver said.
Stuiver said Dwek laid out two tracks of conversation, but never connected the two explicitly. He said Dwek discussed his interest in suppoirting Mason's campaign and also conveyed that he was a developer who had a business interest in Hoboken.
"He made clear right up front that this was the type of guy he was and this was the kind of deal he was looking for," Stuiver said. "He was very frank."
And Mason's response?
"She was very quick and firm in her assertation that we have very clear standards" for the process of development in Hoboken, Stuiver said.
Stuiver said Mason told him "how to get in the back of the line for that process."
He said the meeting was fairly quick "as soon as he picked up the vibe she clearly wasn't interested."
Stuiver said the campaign was never contacted by Dwek again. -- TJC
Why meet with a developer in a Diner in the 1st place?
Mason said there was a "Line"?
A Receiving Line Beth?
Geez so you had a line, but the Rabbi was sent to the back?
There's no credit for you here Beth or Jake, Zimmer refused to meet with developers, Beth went to a "North Hudson Diner"and partook in HCDO style politics.
Beth continues to prove she is unstable
Last week Beth had a Bomb scare, but the briefcase was a worker at her house.
Then she announces she was also mailed death threats but didn't show any of them to the press.
Now she announces she was approached and said no?
Please Jake and Beth, this is no way to announce your plan to run for Mayor.
You guys ran with the Russo's. You are no different.
Also Jake weren't you campaign manager for Addeo and Morales who ran on the Cammarano ticket?