Richard Williams

CARDINALE: APPOINT WILLIAMS AS ETHICS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Will Oppose Nomination of any Legislator to Head Committee

Senator Gerald A. Cardinale (R-Bergen) today announced his intention to nominate retired Superior Court Judge Richard J. Williams to be the next Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards. Judge Williams is a public member of the committee, and recently concluded a successful investigation into unethical conduct of former-Attorney General Zulima Farber.

REPORT PROVES FARBER UNABLE TO CONTINUE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Resign or Be Removed

Senate Judiciary Committee member Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. (R-Monmouth/Middlesex) issued the following statement on the report of Special Deputy Attorney General Richard J. Williams on the conduct of Attorney General Zulima V. Farber at a traffic incident involving her live-in companion.

UNION GOP CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF ESTRADA

GREGG: EVEN IF NOT CRIMINAL, FARBER'S VIOLATION OF ETHICS CODE JUSTIFIES HER REMOVAL

SAYS THAT THE STATE'S TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUST BE HELD TO HIGHEST STANDARD

McHOSE: SPECIAL PROSECUTOR'S REPORT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT FARBER WAS WRONG

REPORT SAYS CONDUCT RAISES SIGNIFICANT ETHICAL QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED

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Special Prosecutor finds Farber violated ethics rules
Governor Corzine and Democratic Legislative Leaders must step up and ask for her resignation

Kinnelon – Larry Casha, candidate for 26th District Assembly issued the following statement concerning Special Prosecutor Richard Williams’ report on Attorney General Zulima Farber’s actions at a Fairview traffic stop:

“I applaud the work that Special Prosecutor Richard Williams has done in his investigation of Attorney General Zulima Farber. His report details that Farber did not uphold the law when she intervened on her boyfriend’s behalf to prevent him from receiving a ticket for driving without a license or registration.

“Based on the findings of this report I, along with the citizens of the 26th District, demand that she step down immediately.

“Our state has been plagued with unethical politicians and public servants and it’s high time that Governor Corzine and the Democratic Party live up to their statements that they will not stand for any appearances of impropriety from their highest government officials.

“If the citizens of this state cannot trust the chief law enforcement officer of our state to conduct herself in an ethical and upstanding manner, who can they trust?

“Enough is enough. It’s time for Farber to go.�

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Farber Resign Now
Senator Gerald Cardinale, (R-Bergen), issued the following statement after the release of a report by Special Deputy Attorney General Richard J. Williams concerning the motor vehicle stop of Hamlet E. Goore.

I hope Zulima Farber will now exercise good judgment and resign. This would spare the Governor from the messy process of dismissing her for cause, and or the Legislature from moving forward with impeachment.

During the last five years that the Democrats have been in charge of state Government, New Jersey has been held up to national ridicule thanks to the procession of Democrat scandals which have engulfed the state.

The Williams report concludes that the Attorney General’s behavior was inappropriate, and must be addressed with further action. The two officers at the scene are being suspended for 14 days without pay. The Attorney General’s actions were far worse. She deserves a permanent suspension.

MERKT: SPECIAL PROSECUTOR'S REPORT STATES THE OBVIOUS, AND NOW FARBER MUST BE REMOVED

FARBER CANNOT REMAIN AS ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH ETHICAL CLOUD LOOMING OVER HER HEAD

FARBER MUST GO
GOP Says Ending Culture of Corruption Requires A New AG Who Hasn't Spent a Lifetime in Politics

Republican Judiciary Committee Members Letter to Chairman Adler

July 19, 2006

Honorable John H. Adler
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
1916 route 70 East, Suite 3
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003

Dear Senator Adler:

We the undersigned are writing to request that the Senate Judiciary Committee conduct hearings into allegations concerning Attorney General, Zulima V. Farber. As you are no doubt aware, media reports have indicated that the Attorney General may have inappropriately interfered in a traffic stop involving her companion, Hamlet Goore.

These allegations, if proved true, represent yet another in a long list of unprecedented problems and issues that have characterized the activities of certain Executive Branch officials over the last five years. The repeated failure of the Legislative Branch to exercise its constitutional oversight function in other episodes has had unfortunate ramifications for cause of honest government. However, this most recent incident touches upon the chief law enforcement officer of State Government, and as such, can not be ignored.

Despite the multiple failures of the past, we are nonetheless heartened by the fact that there appears to be growing bi-partisan sentiment to have the Senate Judiciary Committee take a more active role in the scandal involving the Attorney General. Both Senators Sarlo and Scutari have made public statements that appear to indicate a desire to, at the minimum, have the Attorney General appear before the committee to explain her actions, and submit to questioning by members of the committee. These statements, coupled with our request, indicate that a bi-partisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee supports a thorough review of this matter.

We also believe that it would be appropriate to invite Judge Richard Williams, the Special Prosecutor appointed by the Corzine Administration to investigate the Attorney General, to appear before the committee. Judge Williams can apprise the committee of the progress he has made in his preparations to investigate Attorney General Farber, the proposed timeline for his inquiry, and the method in which he intends to make his findings known. We would especially like to know whether he intends to transmit his findings to both Houses of the Legislature in the unfortunate event that it becomes necessary to proceed under Article VII, Section III of the State Constitution.

In closing, we believe that a thorough and complete review of this incident and resultant investigation involving the Attorney General would provide an opportunity to ensure the firm and decisive leadership that the people of New Jersey wish to see restored.

Thank you in advance for your timely consideration of our request. We look forward to your response.

Very truly yours,

Senator Gerald Cardinale Senator Joseph Kyrillos

Senator Thomas Kean