Former Birdsall Exec Indicted in Pay-to-Play Scheme
The indictment comes less than two weeks after another former executive of Birdsall Services Group pleaded guilty
A former executive of Birdsall Services Group, a Monmouth-based engineering firm used by many municipalities, was indicted Tuesday, less than two weeks after another executive pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to avoid the state's pay-to-play regulations. Thomas Rospos, 60, of Belmar, was indicted after being accused of disguising illegal corporate political contributions as personal contributions by employees of the firm, according to a release from the Attorney General's Office. “Mr. Rospos allegedly conspired with others at Birdsall Services Group to circumvent New Jersey’s pay-to-play law through a fraudulent scheme in which extra bonuses were paid to employees to reimburse them for making unreported political contributions,” …
Tom Abbott
3:09 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Though many have forgotten, this is the same Birdsall group hired by newly elected Teaneck Council Member Adam Gussen (and recent Democratic congressional candidate) in 2006. This was shortly after being elected with the help of pay-to-play money from Bergen County Boss Joe Ferriero some of which could be tied directly to Birsall. For more info see http://election.tomabbott.net/PayToPlay/ more ›