Teaneck Pay-to-Play 2006 and Beyond
(Birdsall)

Committee to Elect Charles Gonzalez Jr.:

• 20 day post election - June 7, 2006
  • page 12 - outstanding obligations and oddly placed $16,114 in-kind contribution to Gussen/Rudolph
• 3rd Quarter Report - October 16, 2006
  • page 2 - $8,239 contribution from Bergen County Young Democrats on 6/1
  • page 9 - outstanding obligations reduced including inkind reduced to $8,906
  • page 10 - in-kind contribution to Gussen/Rudolph for $7,208 on 5-31 (this and page 9 equal amount from prior page 12)

Bergen County Young Democrats:

• Second Quarter - October 16, 2006
  • page 8 - contribution to Gonzalez campaign
• Third Quarter - October 16, 2006
  • page 4
    • contribution from LGA Engineering, Inc. a part of Birdsall Service Group for $300 on 7/10/06
    • contribution from Morris Johnson and Associates, Inc a part of Birdsall Service Group for $300 on 7/10/06
    • contribution from The TBCSC a part of Birdsall Service Group for $300 on 7/10/06
      • at home address of Howard Birdsall indicted on 3/26/2013
    • contribution from Morris Realty LP for $5,000 on 7/10/06 (no apparent connection to Birdsall)
  • page 5
    • contribution from Alan P. Hilla for $300 on 7/10/06
      • Birdsall and LGA employee  as per PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
      • indicted on 3/26/2013
    • contribution from Thomas Rospos (Birdsall employee as per New Meat site) for $300 on 7/10/06
      • Birdsall employee as per News Meat (site disabled)
      • indicted on 3/26/2013
    • contribution from Gerold Freda for $300 on 7/10/06
      • Birdsall employee as per Bankrupt engineering firm Birdsall Services Group to sue 23 former officials for $35M
    • contribution from Robert Collins for $300 on 7/10/06
      • President, Birdsall Engineering as per Obituary
  • page 6
    • contribution from Howard Birdsall for $300 on 7/10/06
      • indicted on 3/26/2013
    • contribution from Birdsall Engineering, Inc. a part of Birdsall Service Group for $300 on 7/10/06

Real Teaneck Democrats (2008):

• Real Teaneck Democrats founded on 4/7/2008
  • Chairperson Yitz Stern - Teaneck Councilmember 1998-2006 & 2010 to present
  • Treasurer Mark Schwartz - Teaneck Councilmember 2010 to present
• Birdsall Services Group contributes $7800 on 5/19/2008
  • the bulk of the $9,536 received by the committee

Pay for Play links:

• Top Ten Campaign Contributors among State Contractors - Politicker NJ - 04-06-2010 - includes Birdsall
• Follow the Money - Fairlawnonline.com "Pay2Play" Birdsall page (site disabled)
• News Meat - Thomas Rospos page (site disabled)

Township of Teaneck, N.J. Resolution C - passed October 3 2006 (Birdsall)

Birdsall Indictment 03/26/2013

Teaneck Progress: Pay-to-Play in Teaneck?
   Tom Abbott - 07/17/2007
    (The original article along with the rest of the Teaneck Progress Blog site has been hidden from public view)

Birdsall in the News:

"I voluntarily took Birdsall around to show them the lack of growth and development in Teaneck during the era of Jackie Kates as council member, mayor and a member of the planning board." Councilman Elnatan Rudolph, October 2006

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