Manhattan Strip Clubs: FBI informant’s testimony in NJ corruption trial falls short of ‘knockout’ witness

Code — that was the theme for much of Dwek’s testimony. According to him, words like “contribution” and “business” and “stuff” were assumed codes for nefarious transactions like bribes.
Even all references to New York by Leona Beldini were, said Dwek, code for “breaking off talk about criminal activity.’’ Except when the suspended Jersey City deputy mayor talked about the Broadway production of “South Pacific.” Dwek, who said he’s never seen a Broadway show, insisted that talking about Broadway shows “isn’t talking about New York.”
“I got the gist every time she talked about New York it was a cover for illegal activity,” Dwek said.
The semantic gymnastics were made necessary by the evidence that could result in convictions for the 74-year-old grandmother and former Burlesque stripper — the video tapes Dwek recorded in four meetings last March and April with Beldini and others, including Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, who has not been charged.

See the full article from “The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)”

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