What did Jerry Speziale REALLY do with the money?
According to Campaign Finance Reports filed and certified by Jerry Speziale, his wife, and his attorney:
Reported collecting nearly $80,000 in interest payments by keeping campaign money in interest bearing accounts, but has not reported a tax payment on more than $59,000 accrued since 2015.
Reported nearly $45,000 in political contributions to keep his law enforcement career afloat and further his political ambitions:
Almost $10,000 of DEMOCRATIC donor money given to REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES & CAUSES
More than $27,000 given for Mayors and Council members who hired him for municipal jobs.
Reported more than $12,000 on cell phone service for a “campaign phone” beginning in 2013 - three years after he last had a campaign.
Reported more than $31,000 paid to his wife for filing campaign finance reports -basically money into his own pocket.
With an inactive campaign, Speziale’s ELEC reports averaged 3 interest payments and 5 expenditures to list, which should take no more than 15 minutes each to complete.
Speziale has paid his wife as much as $1,500 per report, a staggering $6,000 per hour. By contrast, a licensed attorney was paid $750 per report as the previous treasurer.
Reported giving $1,500 to local Trump MAGA Organizer Joe DiPasquale - the same person who for the past month has been putting up Speziale Team campaign signs in violation of local ordinances in Paterson and in Wayne.
SOURCE: Campaign Finance Reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). ELEC reports are public records and required of all candidates.
Reports filed from 2010 through 2014 are certified by Candidate Jerry Speziale and Treasurer Linda George, Esq.
Reports filed from 2015 to 2024 are certified by Candidate Jerry Speziale and Treasurer Beatrice Kerwin.
