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Attorney who was running for governor. Dwek's portfolio has been left to the U. Bankruptcy Court to untangle. Nearly nine years later, sales of Dwek-owned properties continue. In mid-November, bankruptcy trustee Charles Stanziale received court approval for the sale of two properties in Ocean Township — Asbury Ave.
It isn't clear how much remains to be sold. Stanziale's office was compiling the information, but didn't complete the report before deadline. Sold: To 7 Broad St. LLC and R. What's there: A three-story building in the heart of downtown Red Bank with a "for sale" sign out front. The building is empty. He will be able to leave the house to go to work and attend certain community activities. What happened to Solomon Dwek's properties?
When Dwek was sentenced by Linares in October , the U. Attorney's Office asked for a sentence of between three and four years for the admitted con man. Government officials cited Dwek's level of cooperation with the government, which made him "the most significant cooperator" the U.
Attorney Mark McCarren said. Linares also barred Dwek from seeking employment in the real estate industry, or buying and selling real estate as an investor.
Dwek, son of a prominent rabbi, lived in Ocean Township at the time of his arrest on federal bank fraud charges. He began cooperating with the FBI a short time later, wearing a wire and a hidden video camera and traveling throughout the state and New York City to meet with politicians and Orthodox Jewish rabbis.
His efforts as a government informant led to the arrests of 46 people on money-laundering and political corruption charges in a massive FBI sting operation dubbed "Operation Bid Rig. Video: Solomon Dwek apologizes.
The arrests — and Dwek's cooperation — created a sensation in a state long used to political corruption charges. Dwek himself raised the ire of Linares over the course of several trials, culminating with his bail revocation after learning Dwek had misled his FBI handlers over the stolen car report. Most of those charged in the case were either convicted or pleaded guilty. Of the 46 people ultimately arrested, 32 entered guilty pleas, four were convicted at trial, two were acquitted, one died, and charges were dropped against four.
With Dwek now sentenced, the case has only a few loose ends left. Just two others are still awaiting trial while one other defendant, who disappeared the day of the July arrests, remains a fugitive.
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