Arrested and/or Charged
Political Corruption
• Moshe Altman, 39, of Monsey, NY, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right & money laundering
• Charlie Ammon, 33, of Lakewood, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Leona Beldini, 74, of Jersey City, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Peter Cammarano III, 32, of Hoboken, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right
• Joseph Cardwell, 68, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with agreeing to offer bribe to public
official
• Joseph Castagna, 53, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Guy Catrillo, 54, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right
• Edward Cheatam, 61, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & attempted extortion
• Dennis Elwell, 64, of Secaucus, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Itzak Friedlander, 41, of Union City, NJ, charged with money laundering conspiracy
• Richard Greene, 45, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• John Guarini, 59, of Bayonne, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Shimon Haber, 34, of Brooklyn, NY, charged with money laundering conspiracy
• Denis Jaslow, 46, of Wall, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Maher A. Khalil, 39, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & attempted extortion
• James P. “Jimmy” King, 67, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right
• Louis Manzo, 54, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Michael Manzo, 53, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Ronald Manzo, 65, of Bayonne, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Michael Schaffer, 58, of Hoboken, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Lori Serrano, 37, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• Jack Shaw, 61, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color
of official right
• L. Harvey Smith, 60, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Anthony R. Suarez, 42, of Ridgefield, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Vincent Tabbachino, 68, of Fairview, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right & money laundering
• Daniel M. Van Pelt, 44, of Waretown, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right
• Mariano Vega, 59, of Jersey City, NJ, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under
color of official right
• Lavern Webb-Washington, 60, of Jersey City, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion
under color of official right
• Jeffrey Williamson, 57, of Lakewood, NJ, charged with attempted extortion under color
of official right
For the charge of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and/or attempted