Hudson County Facts

Where are they now?

Here are some photos from 2004 of the Jersey City contingent in Atlantic City:

Steve Lipski was arrested for urinating on a crowd standing below a balcony.

Leona Beldini was convicted in a Dwek corruption case.

Sires inherited Menendez’s seat in Congress.

Mariano Vega was arrested in a Dwek corruption case.

Junior Maldonado lost the Downtown Council slot to Steve Fulop.

Urban Times News publisher — and Frmr. Jersey City Councilman — Bobby Jackson died of a heart attack after a Jersey City rally for then candidate Barack Obama.

Frmr. Journal Square Councilman Arnold Bettinger had been charged in a sexual harrasment case. Bettinger’s Council aide — Jimmy King — was arrested in a Dwek corruption case.

County Executive Tom Degise and Chief of Staff Bill Gaughan. The story is that Dwek arranged a meeting with Bill Gaughan and Rudy Garcia. When Dwek tried to pass Gaughan cash, the Jersey City Councilman supposedly called the FBI snitch a “scumbag” and then walked out.

Dan Frohwirth is doing OK.

“Rip Van Winkle” Becht is an attorney for the Jersey City MUA. He recently claimed that the horrendous rise is sewage rates was due to Bret Schundler — who left office nearly a decade ago.