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Man who claimed to be with Corzine's re-election campaign arrested on drug charges
By ANGELA MONTEFINISE
Last Updated: 11:16 AM, October 31, 2009
A man who identified himself as an official with New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election campaign was arrested last night after cops found found ecstasy tablets wrapped and ready to be sold in his car, police said.
Jason Shih, 25, was pulled over by East Rutherford cops at about 11:30 p.m. last night because he was talking on his cell phone on Route 17, said Lt. Chris Conforti of the East Rutherford police.
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Shih told police he worked for Corzine's campaign, and had several campaign-related items in his car, police said.
Corzine spokeswoman Elisabeth Smith said Shih is not on the payroll of the campaign or the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, and that the campaign doesn't know who he is.
What a sleazy bit of reporting. The man claimed to work for the campaign, but the campaign does not know who he is. And he does not appear on Corzine's financial disclosure reports as paid staff. He should be listed under disbursements:
http://www.elec.state.nj.us/...
Short diary to set the record straight, just in case anyone was still concerned.
UPDATE
Looks like the NY Post altered their original headline:
http://news.google.com/...
Corzine campaign staffer arrested on drug charges
New York Post - Angela Montefinise - 34 minutes ago
Jon Corzine's re-election campaign was arrested last night after cops found found ecstasy tablets wrapped and ready to be sold in his car, police said. ...