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Mayor Of Camden, New Jersey
Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, has been an office since its inception in 1828. List of mayors * Victor Carstarphen (2021–present) * Curtis Jenkins (interim) (2021) * Frank Moran (2018–2021) * Dana Redd (2010–2018) * Gwendolyn Faison (2000–2010) * Milton Milan (1997–2000). Milton Milan was the third mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption within the past 20 years. *Arnold Webster (1993–1997). Arnold Webster was the second mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption. He "pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges in 1998". *Aaron Thompson (1990–1993) * Melvin R. Primas, Jr. (1981–1990) * Angelo Errichetti (1973–1981). Angelo Errichetti was the first mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption. He was indicted following Abscam. * Joseph M. Nardi, Jr. (1969–1973) * Alfred R. Pierce (1959–1969) *George Edward Brunner (1936–1959) * Frederick von Nieda (1935–1936) * Roy R. Stewart (1931–1935) * Winfield S. Price (1927–1931) *Victor King Victor Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden, New Jersey
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area and is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 71,791.Camden city, Camden County, New Jersey United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 26, 2022. The 's |
Frank Moran (politician)
Francisco Moran (born October 20, 1968) is an American Democratic politician and former mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Early life and career Moran was born and raised in Camden and is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He is of Puerto Rican descent. His political career began in Camden when Milton Milan was elected mayor and Moran took his council member seat on the Third Ward by winning a special election. He won the seat by one hundred votes, defeating opponent Kirk Jones. In 1996, Moran described himself as grass roots and someone that the community can look up to and reach out to. During the council race, Moran was pressed on representing the black community in Camden. Moran responded with, "Like I tell people, I hear gunshots, you hear gunshots. Unless we come together, we're not going to stop the gunshots." Mayor of Camden Upon being elected mayor during a press conference Moran stated that, "I will be reaching out to the CEOs of these corporations...What are yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Redd
Dana L. Redd (born March 7, 1968) is an American Democratic politician who served as the Mayor of Camden, from 2010 to 2018. Redd served in the New Jersey Senate from January 8, 2008, to January 5, 2010, representing the 5th Legislative District. Education Redd graduated from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in 1986 and began full-time employment while attending college at night. She received a B.S. degree in Business from Rutgers University-Camden and attended the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (Principles of Redevelopment). She went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Human Services Administration (MHSA) from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). Elected office Redd served on the Senate's Community and Urban Affairs Committee (as vice-chair), the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. She also served on the Joint Committee on Public Schools. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Faison
Gwendolyn A. Faison (February 14, 1925 – July 10, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. Faison held the office of Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 2000 to 2010. She was the city's first female mayor, as well as the first African-American woman to serve as president of the Camden City Council. Faison was first appointed when Milton Milan was convicted of corruption and forced to leave office in 2000. She had served as City Council President since 1997. Faison won re-election in 2001 and 2005. Under the State of New Jersey's recovery act for Camden, which expired in 2007, the Mayor's office had limited formal responsibilities for the first seven years of her tenure. She left office in January 2010 after electing not to seek a third term. Early life and career Faison was born and raised in Clinton, North Carolina. Her father was a minister. She is the fifth of her parents' nine children. She attended Shaw University, Temple University and Rutgers University. She was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Milan
Milton Milan (born November 10, 1962) is an American Democratic politician. He was the first Latino Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, elected in 1997, before being convicted of corruption and subsequently removed from office, becoming the third Camden mayor in 20 years to be found guilty of corruption. Biography Milan grew up in North Camden and served as a United States Marine The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ... in the 1980s. He was elected to City Council in 1995. During his first term as mayor, he was indicted on a 19-count corruption case, and convicted on 14 of those counts on December 21, 2000, among them: *laundered $65,000 in drug money *staged a break-in with his former business partner to collect insurance money illegally *accepted $30,000 to $50,000 in bribes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin R
Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may be used a feminine form. Of Norman French origin, originally Malleville, which translates to "bad town," it likely made its way into usage in Scotland as a result of the Norman conquest of England. It came into use as a given name as early as the 19th century, in English-speaking populations. As a name Given name Academics * Melvin Calvin (1911–1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle * Melvin Day (1923–2016), New Zealand artist and art historian *Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician *Melvin Konner (born 1946), Professor of Anthropology * Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 * Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915–2008), American ornithologist Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Errichetti
Angelo Joseph Errichetti (September 29, 1928 – May 16, 2013) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, and in the New Jersey Senate before being indicted during Abscam. Early life Angelo Joseph Errichetti grew up in poverty in Camden, the sixth of seven children of immigrants from Italy. His father, from Ruoti, Italy, worked stoking coal. The 5-foot, 9-inch Errichetti was a football standout at Camden High School and, after graduating went to West Nottingham Academy and briefly took night classes at Rutgers University. After working for a time in his brother's dry cleaning business and working in insurance, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. Career Errichetti went into politics in 1961 as administrative assistant to Mayor Alfred R. Pierce and was named as Camden's purchasing agent and later as head of its Department of Public Works. He was first elected as Mayor in 1973 and was chosen in 1976 to fill a vacancy in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abscam
Abscam (sometimes written ABSCAM) was an FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress, among others, for bribery and corruption. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prominent businessmen, but later evolved into a public corruption investigation. The FBI was aided by the Justice Department and convicted con-man Mel Weinberg in videotaping politicians accepting bribes from a fictitious Arabian company in return for various political favors.Salinger, Lawrence M. Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime. (Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications), 2005. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), EBSCOhost (accessed February 19, 2014). More than 30 political figures were investigated, and six members of the House of Representatives and one senator were convicted.Jensen, Eric L., and Jurg Gerber. 2007. Encyclopedia of White-collar Crime. (Westport. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edward Brunner
George Edward Brunner (January 12, 1896 – February 8, 1975) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served as the Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 1936 to 1959. Biography Brunner was born in 1896 in Newark, New Jersey to Eugene and Bertha (Zehnder) Brunner, both natives of Switzerland. He attended parochial schools in West New York before serving as an apprentice in the plumbing and heating trade. He worked as a journeyman and eventually settled in Camden.Myers, William Starr. ''The Story of New Jersey'' (1945). Reprinted a''Prominent Families of New Jersey''(Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000). Brunner took an interest in Democratic politics in Camden and in 1931 he was elected to the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He served until 1935, when he was elected to the Camden City Board of Commissioners as part of a coalition ticket. He became Mayor of Camden, New Jersey that same year when his coalition defeated the Republican organization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor King (politician)
Victor Bernard King (born July 16, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, where he was a four-year starter and two-time All-Southland Conference selection during his final two seasons. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 39th overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). King played for the Maine Lumberjacks of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1980–81 season. He played alongside fellow 1979 draftee Andrew Fields for the Toyota Super Diesels of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) during the 1981 season, winning the Open Conference championship. King also played in Europe. Two of King's sons, Bernard King and Kourtney Roberson, are professional basketball players. Career statistics College , - , style="text-align:left;", 1975–76 , style="text-align:left;", Louisiana Tech , 26 , , – , , – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Camden, New Jersey
Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, has been an office since its inception in 1828. List of mayors * Victor Carstarphen (2021–present) * Curtis Jenkins (interim) (2021) * Frank Moran (2018–2021) *Dana Redd (2010–2018) *Gwendolyn Faison (2000–2010) *Milton Milan (1997–2000). Milton Milan was the third mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption within the past 20 years. *Arnold Webster (1993–1997). Arnold Webster was the second mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption. He "pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges in 1998". *Aaron Thompson (1990–1993) * Melvin R. Primas, Jr. (1981–1990) *Angelo Errichetti (1973–1981). Angelo Errichetti was the first mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption. He was indicted following Abscam. * Joseph M. Nardi, Jr. (1969–1973) * Alfred R. Pierce (1959–1969) *George Edward Brunner (1936–1959) * Frederick von Nieda (1935–1936) * Roy R. Stewart (1931–1935) * Winfield S. Price (1927–1931) *Victor King Victor Bernar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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