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It appears federal prosecutors may have been paying attention to those emails.

  It appears federal prosecutors may have been paying attention to those emails.  Because weeks later, in February 2020, my source for this article got a federal federal grand jury subpoena seeking emails, correspondence and other documents related to Gill, Alonso, their businesses as well as a communications and lobbying firm. It’s unlikely any charges will come from this inquiry , since the subpoena was from 2020, involving allegations from 2017 — though I did hear of federal authorities interviewing someone about Alonso and Gill earlier this year. The federal statute of limitations on most crimes is five years. But it adds a new twist to the 27th District Democratic wrangling . Read more about it here. TIPS? FEEDBACK? Email me at  [email protected]. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Let me be clear, no one speaks for me other than me. My decision is based on what I believe is in the best interests of our community and my family.” —  27th District Democratic Assembly nominee...
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In 27th District, Democrats are up to the Gills

  In 27th District, Democrats are up to the Gills Good Monday morning! It looks like the Essex County ticket is settled following state Sen. Richard Codey’s  retirement announcement. In an arrangement ironed out in the backrooms, presumably to be ratified at the end of the month by a room full of of the 27th District’s Democratic committee members, Assemblymember John McKeon will get the party nomination for Codey’s seat, while Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill will run for the Assembly seat his wife had won the nomination for, and Livingston Councilmember Rosaura Bagolie will seek the Assembly seat McKeon has long held. I have something to report this morning that relates to this.  If you’ve followed New Jersey politics for the last few years, you’ll recall the huge fight between Gill and Democratic operative Julie Roginsky during Gov. Phil Murphy’s first campaign . In public, the fight centered largely around Roginsky’s allegations of misogyny by Gill and others on...
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