Some details from the story (covered here and here):
- Yes, in fact: there was trafficking in human organs involved. At least one individual has been brought up on charges of attempting to sell a liver.
- The list of individuals and charges can be found here: we’re looking at conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and again, at least one charge in trafficking in human organs. There are at least two Republicans on the list; but the Hudson County Democratic Party organizational chart is probably going to end up looking like there was a sudden outbreak of the bubonic plague.
- There is currently no indication that Governor Corzine was aware that numerous Democratic officials were allegedly involved in any conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and/or trafficking in human organs. He apparently missed it completely.
- The FBI raided Community Affairs Commissioner (and NJ Cabinet member) Joseph Doria’s office, presumably in relation to their investigation of conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, and/or trafficking in human organs charges; Doria has resigned.
- Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie (R) is also involved in this up to his eyeballs; in the sense that he was the one that started the investigation two years ago as a… I believe the term is, ‘crusading US Attorney.’
- An attempt to get a statement from Senator Robert Menendez (D, NJ), Hudson County Democrat and chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was unsuccessful. There has been no press release and/or statement made at the time that this post was written.
And that’s how it stands at the moment.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
The AP has the body part listed as a kidney.
Anybody we know?
No, the kidney was going to come from an Israeli donor. I was just telling you so you could be right.
To be honest, I’m not sure whether it was a kidney, a liver, or both: the NBC report seems to be saying that the court documents said that an attempt to sell a liver was involved, but you’re right that the AP is reporting kidneys.
C’mon, this isn’t so bad. At least they weren’t trying to sell a tonsil.