The Jersey Sting Event at Stockton’s Hughes Center to Give Insider’s Look at Biggest Corruption Bust in State History

Three mayors.  A retired burlesque stripper. Two New Jersey assemblymen. An illegal kidney broker. A former punk rocker. The president of the Jersey City council. Real estate developers.  Five Orthodox rabbis. Political operatives and Hasidic businessmen from New York. What do these seemingly disparate elements have in common ?  The Jersey Sting – a new book written by then Star-Ledger reporters Josh Margolin (currently with The New York Post) and Ted Sherman (Newark Star-Ledger). This was an incredible exercise and study in investigative journalism, criminal prosecution, social and political effects.  The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy is fortunate to bring the authors of the Jersey Sting to campus on March 29th at 6 PM in the Alton Auditorium (A-Wing on the main campus here.)  Josh and Ted will explain how they untangled this unlikely web of characters. They will be joined by Michael Aron, NJN news director, who will serve as a moderator. “The Jersey Sting panel promises to give an insiders’ view to a story that made international headlines and will drive policies well into the future” said Sharon Schulman, Executive Director of the Hughes Center. “This is the type of civic engagement event the Hughes Center has earned a reputation for presenting.”  The event, to be nationally televised by C-Span and featured on its popular “Book TV” program, promises  to offer a candid insider’s perspective on the biggest corruption bust in New Jersey history. Following the discussion, copies of the book will be on sale and the authors will sign them for attendees.****Although free and open to the public, space for this event is limited and offered on a first-come first-serve reservation basis. Please register by emailing the Hughes Center or calling.