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Rich DiLascio

July 16, 2008 - 5:26am

Anatomy of a Machine

By Juan Melli
Category: Local
Tags: Joe Ferriero, Bob Torricelli, Rich DiLascio
Top Story: Opinion

Among the nearly 1 million residents of Bergen County, approximately 0.4 percent are on the county payroll. But that figure jumps precipitously -- to more than 40 percent -- for one group of Bergen residents in particular: Democratic municipal chairs loyal to Bergen County Democratic Organization chairman Joseph Ferriero. That means that the 70 Democratic municipal chairs and five legislative district leaders in the county are more than 100 times more likely to hold government jobs than the average Bergen County resident.

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