{"product_id":"jersey-sting-chris-christie-and-the-most-brazen-case-of-jersey-style-corruption-ever-paperback","title":"Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey-Style Corruption-Ever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJosh Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the summer of 2009 the blog Gawker stated Everybody in New Jersey Was Arrested Yesterday. Now for the first time, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Jersey Sting \u003ci\u003eis the real story behind the biggest corruption bust in New Jersey's notoriously corrupt history.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the forty-four people arrested in July 2009 were three mayors, five Orthodox rabbis, two state legislators, and the flamboyant deputy mayor of Jersey City, Leona Beldini, once a stripper using the stage name Hope Diamond. At the center of it all was a dubious character named Solomon Dwek, who perpetrated a $50 million Ponzi scheme before copping a plea and wearing a wire as a secret FBI undercover informant, setting up friends, partners, rabbis, and dozens of politicians. Mr. Dwek played his role like an extra in a mob movie. On surveillance tape, he repeatedly referred to his fraudulent schnookie deals, which is Yiddish for, well, schnook. \u003cbr\u003eFull of impossible-to-make-up detail and fresh revelations from the continuing trials and investigations, this book--the inside, untold account of a federal sting operation that moves from the streets of Brooklyn to the diners of Jersey City, and all the way to Israel--is a wonderful tour de force of investigative journalism by the reporting team that broke this amazing story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTED SHERMAN and JOSH MARGOLIN are award-winning reporters for the \u003ci\u003eNewark Star-Ledger, \u003c\/i\u003ewhose work on this case won highest honors from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739166871615,"sku":"9781250001931","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/904e5c2dfb04fce07bbff383c2c8c414.webp?v=1765155743","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jersey-sting-chris-christie-and-the-most-brazen-case-of-jersey-style-corruption-ever-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}