http://bergennow.com/…

RAMSEY, NJ – A large-scale prostitution ring operating throughout the Bergen and Rockland County areas was shut down yesterday, authorities say.

The reported ringleader, John Lanza, 42, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on the charge of promoting prostitution. Also arrested, on the charge of engaging in prostitution, were Wol Lee, 28, of Queens, NY, and Hye Yeun Bang, 37, also of Queens.

According to authorities, the arrest stemmed from an investigation in which John Lanza was operating a large scale prostitution organization throughout the Bergen and Rockland County areas. Utilizing Internet advertisements and area hotels, Lanza would arrange for encounters where persons would either engage in or facilitate prostitution.

The arrests came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Ramsey Police Department, under the direction Chief Bryan Gurney; numerous local law enforcment officers from the Bergen County Police Department and the police departments of Fort Lee, Saddle River, Hillsdale, Rochelle Park, River Vale, Park Ridge, Ridgewood, Bogota, and Tenafly; and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Task Force.

The suspects have all been released on their own recognizance.

And where’s the victim?

No victim, no crime. Aren’t there some actual crimes these cops could be investigating? Some theft or murder cases they could be working on? I somehow doubt all natural crime in the Bergen and Rockland County area has been eradicated.

From an email I just received and a press release:

Dear Friend,

Steve Lonegan is strong advocate of free markets. I was very impressed by his record of budget restraint as Mayor of Bogota, NJ. He has been a vocal critic of runaway spending and taxpayer funded bailouts, and he understands that we must reject the nanny state and return government to its proper, restrained role. Sending Steve Lonegan to Trenton would be a tremendous victory for the people of New Jersey.

That is why I am supporting Steve Lonegan for New Jersey Governor. Steve is fighting hard in a difficult race, and he needs your help to win. Please support Steve in any way you feel appropriate. You can visit his website, Lonegan.com ( http://www.lonegan.com/ ), to donate, volunteer or receive more information.

At this time when big government forces are grabbing more and more power, we must come together and unite behind principled free market leaders like Steve Lonegan. Please join me in supporting Steve in any way you can and, most importantly, please make sure you get the polls and vote for him on June 2nd.

In Liberty,

Ron Paul

I had seen a lot of talk about this guy on the NJ Ron Paul mailing lists… looks like I should check him out. I did get an attack ad in the mail trashing him so he must appear to be a threat to someone.

http://www.nj.com/…

South Brunswick police raided a massage parlor in Dayton today, seizing thousands of dollars and accusing the owner and staff of prostitution.

The bust of June Spa II in Liberty Mall on Route 522 comes two years after cops raided the same location three times when it was operated under different names, according to township police.

Because of the recurring issues, police said, they charged the owner of the property, Tobia Scotto Daniello, of North Brunswick, with maintaining a nuisance.

Detectives started looking into the businesses after Mayor Frank Gambatese’s office received an anonymous complaint that it was a front for prostitution, a department news release said.

When officers executed a search warrant, they seized records, nearly $2,000 in cash, records and approximately $5,000 dollars worth of property.

Arrested in the raid were business owner Mi Hee Lee, 56, of Palisades Park; Manager Susan Kim, 58, of Fort Lee; and Ae S. Son, 60, of Flushing, N.Y. They were held on $2,500 bail.

Sounds like a real dangrous group. So proud their business is destroyed, the employees are for the time jobless and these people perhaps will end up in jail.

http://www.nj.com/…

Two New Jersey high school students are accused of counterfeiting and selling the fake bills to classmates.

Police said they are still trying to determine how much money the 16-year-old sophomore and 17-year-old junior at Colts Neck High School printed.

Detective Sgt. Joseph Whitehead said the boys sold the fake $10s and $20s in exchange for real cash in smaller denominations.

Officials said some of the money was used in the school cafeteria. Workers discovered the funny money and alerted school administrators, who called police.

The boys are charged with forgery and were released to their parents.

Their names have not been released because they are juveniles.

You know where I was going to go with this… I’ll let one of the commenters on the article do it for me:

Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan aren’t juveniles. This is just another case of the government covering up for the Federal Reserve.

Giving out $10s and $20s in exchange for smaller denominations = giving out hundred of billions of dollars in exchange for worthless mortgage and debt securities of lower denominations.

http://www.nj.com/…

Loch Arbor residents say changes in school funding could leave their Jersey shore village bankrupt.

Loch Arbor residents are facing a five-fold increase in school tax to send 24 students to a neighboring town. The cost for one resident, who is paying $8,048 in property taxes, will more than double to almost $17,000.

That’s because Gov. Jon Corzine’s school funding reform act last year ended a decade-old arrangement that capped the school tax paid to Ocean Township.

The village of 280 has not paid the township more than $300,000 to educate its children. That will jump in July to $1.6 million.

Loch Arbour officials said the average Ocean Township homeowner will receive just a $300 reduction in taxes from the change.

The average home in Loch Arbor is assessed at $1.4 million.

$300k / 24 students = $12.5k / student
$1.6m / 24 students = $66.6k / student

According to this the average district cost per pupil in Ocean county was about $11.5k so the first value makes sense. The new cost is out and out theft on a more egregious scale than the tax alone.

If I’m reading this right the total cost per student is around $24K / year. That seems extraordinarily high. Perhaps bosco can fill in any gaps.

http://motorhomediaries.com/garden-state-meetup/

Dan Patrick is the man. On our first night on the road he organized a meetup of 10 Free Agents in Bordentown, New Jersey near McGuire Air Force Base where he is stationed. I met Dan over four years ago and we’ve kept up with one another online since.

I didn’t get a chance to talk to everyone but it sounds like I’ll get to see most of these folks again at the Free State Project’s upcoming Porcupine Freedom Festival in June.

Our new friends, from left to right are:

• Darian is the author of Bring a Gun to School Day and a involved with the Alliance of the Libertarian Left.
• Dan, mentioned above, will study economics and move to New Hampshire after he leaves the military this year.
• Laur runs the great swag shop, Armor for Activists, and is a talented graphic designer.
• Josh is active with Drexel’s Student Liberty Front and the Students for Liberty.
• Jim is running as an independent for the NJ Assembly and is active with the Campaign for Liberty.
• Corey, is an activist with Campaign for Liberty who seems rather determined to End the Fed.
• Ryan, a government school teacher, is influencing young minds and supports MPP’s attempts to decriminalize drugs.
• Megan, is skeptical of the Obama Administration based on her “You’re going to be disappointed” t-shirt.
• Antonio is a activism machine who runs several projects including Blog of Bile and jailedactivist.info.
• and finally, me.

This first meetup set the bar high for future events and we’d like to thank Dan for putting it together. If you’d like to help organize a Fr33 Agents meetup in your area please let us know in the comments or via e-mail.