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The Jersey Journal Thursday November 29 2001 ar All Investigation goes on but fortunes look brighter Mistrial declared in ex case McGreevey: I pay for programs A GW! TO 5AV6 OB COUfGC Help Kids Grow into Their Dreams With NJBEST I 201 988 4626 I I Donald Dirancesco Acting Governor ey to New Jersey police and fire units that responded to the I I I I I I I cided whether a part time trans lator will be hired with the funds or if contractors will be used The vote was 3 2 with George Muller and Paul Sauer land voting against it: are people who are here and they should learn the English lan Sauerland said or home delivery call 1 800 909 READ 1997 Talih Khalil Esmail 35 of Jersey City listed $361000 in debt in a 2000 bankruptcy filing including charges of $155000 from October to December 1997 Anthony Lau who had lived NEWARK (AP) A federal judge declared a mistrial yester day in the case against former Newark Mayor Kenneth A Gib son who was accused of cheat ing the Irvington school district in managing a construction proj ect The jury had deliberated over the course of seven days since Nov 16 and sent notes Tuesday and again yesterday indicating they were at an impasse They said they could not reach a unan imous verdict on any of the 18 counts against Gibson or his two co defendants but the end seems to be in sight US Attorney Mary Jo White in Manhattan the prosecutor over seeing the case plans to leave her post by Jan 1 lawyer Ted Wells has predicted the investigation will be formally Torricelli a Democrat has been a whirlwind of activity since Sept 11 and says he is by the renewed relevance of military and inter national issues The latest Quin nipiac University poll on Oct 18 i until 1986 when he was defeated for a fifth term by the current mayor Sharpe James In an interview Torricelli de clined to discuss the investiga tion in detail but referred to it in the past tense never lost confidence in myself and I always thought that as time passed the truth would be he said it was a very difficult period of my "As for most lawmakers the debt on his 1998 bankruptcy fil ing including $505000 in charges from April 1997 to March 1998 He gives two birth dates making him38or39 Moutaz Moughrabi 43 of West Paterson filed for bank ruptcy in December listing near ly $400000 in debts including $250000 in charges from Novem ber 1999 to October 2000 Ramzi Musa 32 of Pater son listed $607000 in debt on a 1999 bankruptcy filing including $210000 in charges from Septem ber 1998 to March 1999 Hany Samir Tadres 32 of Queens filed for bankruptcy in 1998 and listed $184000 in debt including $120000 in charges from September 1997 to January 1998 and Tarek Afifi 31 who had lived in Bloomfield listed $451000 in debt on a 1999 bank ruptcy filing including $95000 in charges from April to August 1998 created NJBEST to help New Jersey residents save for college so kids can follow their mants This case stemmed from a $5 million contract that Gibson As sociates Inc got in 1991 to man age the school construction proj ect Prosecutors charged that double billing and padded ex penses cost the district $1 mil lion Irvington sold about $50 million in bonds to build the' Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and to renovate two mid dle schools The money ran out before the work was finished Gibson 69 was mayor of New Enrolling in NJBEST In the past year NJBEST has doubled its meinlx rship You can start an account too if either sou or the bend iciarv is a New Jersev resident There are no income requirements NJBEST: the Tax ree Way to Save for College New Jersey has a college savings plan to help sou sase for college: NJBEST Effective January I 20C2 NJBEST earnings uses! for higher education are free from both state and federal income tax' or a complete brochure and application please contact NJBEST: Call toll free 1 877 4NJBEST mail njbesthesaaorg Visit wwwhesaaorg Write NJBEST PO Box 4701 Trenton NJ 08650 4701 Managing Your Investments with Care 1 he Higher Education Student Assistance Authoiits (HESAA: uhninisters the fund and the New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Investment manages it In addition New Jerses obligation clause" protects the principal of sour NJBEST contributions for ss hen you need to sstthdrasv them Age Sensitive Investing Offers Opportunity for Growth NJBEST uses an age sensit is investment strategy ss tth sasings for younger children Ivtng placed in more aggressive investments and the sasings of children closer to college being placed tn more conservative holdings sponse plans They have advocated help for small airports hurt by airspace restrictions federal funds to Amtrak to make? Any New Roofing Siding Kitchen or Bathroom catch you where you live erty Lawmakers are also consid ering a $250 million rescue plan for Camden tlje poorest city On the Assembly agenda for today is a bill to expand Ur ban Enterprise Zones a benefit that would cut sales tax reve nues Another vote scheduled for today would create schol arships for families of victims killed in the Sept 1 1 attacks McGreevey said he would approve spending money for that cause feuding with legislators over state spending Gov elect James McGreevey now says he will not pay for programs they approve in the final weeks of their lame duck session will not spend dollars for which the state does not have the McGreevey said Lawmakers can approve bills but only the governor has the constitutional power to au thorize spending McGreevey claims a slow ing economy means a deficit of US: District Judge William Bassler said He said he would schedule a conference next week on the gistics of a Assistant US Attorney Ralph Marra Jr said the gov ernment would probably try again I thought we had some pretty good evidence but maybe we make it clear to Marra said Gibson a licensed engineer said the eight week trial and the six year investigation that pre largest city from 1970 ceaea it only produced 18 satisfied that there charges that were not proven de would be no point in continuing spite the use of criminal infor terrorist attacks were a turning point both personally and profes sionally for Torricelli much of this year I thought suffered such incred rail tunnels safer and relief mon ible personal injustice Tornceb li said think Sept 11 put things in perspective for all of World Trade Center site On the Senate inance Committee Tor Along with Corzine he has' ricelli added to an economic hosted town meetings visited stimulus bill $7 billion for Am New Jersey military installa trak high speed projects and $2 tions and proposed new require billion for a second rail tunnel ments for states to prepare bio connecting New Jersey and New logical and chemical attack re York beneath the Hudson River The provisions of the Economic and Tax Relief Act of 2001 will automatically sunset in 2010 unless Congress takes action to extend the period of applicability of the Internal Revenue Code Amendments $1500 NJBEST Scholarship Although NJBES1 I mills can lx used tor higher education tin where in the United States students who puisne higher education in New Jerses can receive a scholarship of up to $1500! Low Contribution Requirements and Affordable ees You can open an NJBEST' account with as little as $25 Once thebalance of an account reaches $1200 you don't hate to nuke additional contributions NJBEST contributors pay a low $500 annual account maintenance tce and the program charges a nominal investment fee and service charge WASHINGTON (AP) There Were times this year when Sen Robert future ap peared murky Unflattering allegations emerged from a criminal investi gation into his political and per sonal finances A poll in July showed that for the first time more New Jersey voters disap proved than approved of his per formance But as tough year nears an end his for tunes appear brighter The investigation continues TRENTON (AP) Already at least $19 billion bince ne was elected the Democrat has begged both the Senate and Assembly to not ap prove any bills that will cost more tax dollars McGreevey has also asked Acting Gov Donald Diran cesco to not approve so called discretionary spending any money not tied directly to state costs like salaries benefits and social programs On Monday the state Sen ate approved a plan to spend $135 million to repair dams in cluding many on private prop showed Torricelli enjoying a 44 ly cast a huge cloud over Torri 30 approval rating an improve future But analysts agree ment from earlier in the year that for now he is in better though still weaker than New shape than during most of 2001 jersey junior senator Jon cor zme who bad a 51 19 rating And a string of prominent Republi cans the latest former Gov Thomas Kean have chosen not to seek their nomi nation to challenge him next year The outcome of the federal in vestigation remains unknown and an indictment would certain Crackdown on credit card fraud yields eight suspects The Jersey Journal Hudson County's Daily Newspaper Since 1867 KMXfb I 2 Give the Gift of NJBEST This holiday season count for education by starting I B834A8CO1101 Officials earmarit money for translators RARITAN TOWNSHIP (AP) Hunterdon County officials have approved $13795 for the Hu man Services Department to pro vide translators to residents us ing county services Officials said the translators will be used mostly by the 3400 Lati no families Officials have not de NEWARK (AP) irst get a credit card by lying about your income Max out the card and boost the credit limit by overpay ing Send rubber checks and buy more stuff before they bounce Then file for bankruptcy to erase the debt ederal prosecutors in Woodbridge listed $837500 in Ksaid eignt people trom northern gNew Jersey and Queens NY iworking individually used a va griety of such tactics to obtain $2 i million in airline tickets com i puters household furnishings i and cash advances Seven of the I latest suspects in the old scam were arrested yester day by BI Secret Service and Postal Inspection Service agents I The other was already in custo dy According to court papers: Khader Abuassab of Little alls listed $144 million in debts from 60 credit cards in a May bankruptcy filing including $245000 incurred from March to fay 2000 on 18 cards Abuassab either 41 or 43 based on two rth dates the suspect provided The 1999 bankruptcy filing for Gloria Alvarez 44 of Clifton listed $355000 in debts including $145000 in credit card charges from September to December They may catch you where you work Ab CONSTRUCTION Save $25000 9 R4I I 1 I si Vt HI 5 I a I I I Al I si' 9 pl a 'WiEir Mak 1 I I I 7W flT tT Ml I II il li wssB SHI JMHk Jb li.