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| Mayor of Atlantic City disappears amid fraud allegations | |
| 2007-10-04 | |
| Where's the mayor? Not since "Where's Waldo?" and "Where's the Beef?" has such a query caused such a stir. In this resort, where the streets are literally paved by gambling revenues, they're taking bets on what might have become of Mayor Bob Levy and whether his disappearance Amid reports of a federal probe into false claims that Levy admits he made regarding his Vietnam military service, the mayor drove off last Wednesday in a silver, city-owned Dodge Durango and has not officially been heard from since. His lawyer says that Levy is in Rumors flew last week that Levy was ready to resign and would hold a news conference. But his assistants insisted that none of that was true. "You can't have this big mystery going on and have a functioning city government," said State Assemblyman Jim Whelan, a former Atlantic City mayor. "His first responsibility, as an elected official, is to the people who elected him to office. They deserve an explanation." Whelan's statement may seem unremarkable, except for the fact that he has been Levy's best friend since they spent teenage summers together as lifeguards on Atlantic City beaches. Until recently, battling middle-aged paunches, they were rowing partners most mornings on Atlantic City's back bays. So when Whelan publicly called for Levy to either explain his absence or resign, he was railed by his political opponents, who called his statement a cheap shot against a friend. The city's image as a bastion of bad government strikes deeply with Whelan, one of the city's few modern mayors whose administration did not end in disgrace. Three of the city's last six mayors have been arrested. Currently, one-third of Atlantic City's City Council members are in prison or awaiting sentencing. Another city councilman was caught in a videotaped sex act with a prostitute last year. He said he was set up by political opponents. Sounds like my old hometown, Youngstown, Ohio!
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| Posted by:Mike |
| #11 I smell democrats. The wind must be from the east. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-10-04 20:47 |
| #10 This ties in nicely with the manufactured smear by Media Matters over Rush's comment on Jesse McBeth, a.k.a. the "phony soldier". The mayor of Atlantic City is a phony soldier as well. Said he served in the Green Berets--- he didn't. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-10-04 19:19 |
| #9 The city's image as a bastion of bad government Do the put that on the signs? "Welcome to Atlantic City: Bastion of Bad Government". And then you could put the current mayor's name in in pencil... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-04 15:34 |
| #8 Corruption in New Jersey? Who'da thunk it? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-04 15:31 |
| #7 "Levy's service record shows he served two tours in Vietnam and was decorated for bravery twice." Sounds like he was a genuine hero. And yet he thought he had to lie to make himself seem "more heroic"? Wotta maroon. He needs to quit spending so much time with Skerry.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-04 15:23 |
| #6 wonder if he was a gunner on one of Kerry's swiftboats????? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-10-04 14:21 |
| #5 1) Note that the reporter neglected to report the mayor's political affiliation (Democrat). 2) New Jersey is the new Louisiana. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2007-10-04 13:37 |
| #4 He's conferring with Jimmy Hoffa. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-10-04 12:45 |
| #3 Are they certain this guy is still breathing? And in one piece? We are talking about Atlantic City now...I wouldn't put it past the mafia to...disappear him;) |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2007-10-04 10:46 |
| #2 "Fed-Ex just delivered a five-pound mackerel..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-10-04 10:44 |
| #1 Yaknow, this is actually good. Everywhere has crooked politicians, but in the USA, we actually prosecute a lot of them. |
| Posted by: gromky 2007-10-04 10:34 |