Investigators allege Kerik took money from mob-linked contractors

[DoYouEverWonder]

November 16, 2005

New Jersey officials Tuesday alleged that Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, took money or "things of value" from two reputedly mob-linked contractors attempting to influence his actions as a public official.

The claims were made in a complaint filed by New Jersey law enforcement officials with the Casino Control Commission in an effort to revoke casino industry licenses granted to the contractors and their companies.

Kerik is not doing any business in the New Jersey casino industry and is not charged with wrongdoing in the complaint, but officials said that the contractors in question, brothers Frank and Peter DiTommaso, had a long-standing relationship with him.

A spokeswoman for the city Department of Investigation, which assisted New Jersey officials, declined to comment about any investigation.

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/nyc-keri116,0,3668830.story?coll=nyc-homepage-breakingheadlines


He's back. What a sleaze bag.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Lou Dobbs had him on last week

to talk about the Jordan hotel bombings. He had this look on his face that said, "I can't believe I'm still being treated like a responsible public figure."

Maybe we should forward this link to Dobbs for educational purposes.

[Ignacio Upton]

2. Ollie North and Bill Bennent are still on the air

So keeping Kerik on is no surprise.

[0007]

4. Lou Dobb is a silly egoistical RW whore and Bernard Kerik

is just one of junior's boys.

I'm more than sure Bernie will be found in some dumpter one morning soon.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Wonder if the flags will be flown at half mast!

I dread the long period of mourning, don't you? :eyes:



It's odd the revelation of his unsavory deeds never appeared to seriously faze any of the MEpublicans. They didn't miss a beat.

[0007]

6. A photo that's worth a million words.......bar none!

"Tis nice to see ya in the joint again"

The look on Bernie's face is the "tip off"

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Thank god he wasn't in charge of responding to Katrina

Chertoff has been bad enough but Bernie would have turned New Orleans into Fallujah within a month.

[Ignacio Upton]

18. Heckuva job Bernie!

[BlueManDude]

10. This will hurt the "media rehab" job that CNN and MSGOP

have been trying on Kerik. He was on with Rita Cosby after last weeks bombs in Jordan.

[Roland99]

3. I wonder if he knew this was coming and left the country?

Our own version of Chalabi?

[OregonBlue]

8. I keep saying, Kerik is WAY dirty. It was Giuliani who recommended

him for Homeland Security. What does that say about Giuliani? We need to follow up on how this guy went from a chauffeur to being filthy rich and nominated by Bush. No one believed that "he didn't pay taxes on his housekeeper" or whatever it was story. Follow the money on this one and you'll get Giuliani too.

[tanyev]

17. Giuliani in London when the subway bombings happened,

and Kerik in Jordan. Without getting too :tinfoilhat:, I'll just say I wouldn't hire their security company.

[speedoo]

9. NYT: Kerik is Accused of Abusing Post as City Official

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/16/nyregion/16kerik.html?hp&ex=1132203600&en=afdfb45071498610&ei=5094&partner=homepage

I am simply shocked. Bernie the hero Kerik??? Sidekick to Rudy the Wonderful??

sarcasm off.

I so want to see this scumbag in jail.

[underpants]

11. and you wanted to be my Homeland Security Chief

-Seinfeld reference

[AlCzervik]

13. Kerik is now an advisor to Jordan's King Abdullah--King needs to vett

his new hires a whole lot better unless he likes what Kerik is.

[0007]

14. You're kidding aren't you? Not that I would be surprised. n/t

[AlCzervik]

15. no i'm not kidding, he really is an advisor to the King.

[0007]

16. And he was sent to Iraq to set up the Iraqi Police Force also.

This guy must be rolling in dough plus what he's stealing from the taxpayer.

[Ignacio Upton]

19. Is Abdullah really that stupid?

After all of the media scrutiny.

[saigon68]

12. "I am Not a Crook" --R. Nixon