Newspaper Slams Ethics of Man Behind Albano Complaint

Cape May Court House — The shadowy ethics of Edward Beck, the man behind the current ethics complaint filed against Assemblyman Nelson Albano, was the focus of a recent Press of Atlantic City editorial which slammed him for his own “outrageous” conflict of interest.
Beck currently serves as the Code Enforcement Officer in Linwood. When residents wanted a blighted building in that community demolished, they discovered Beck himself owned the derelict property after having bought the tax lien from the city.
The Press called Beck’s “outrageous” involvement “an obvious conflict of interest that never should have been allowed to occur.”
The editorial also quoted Keith Bonchi, who serves as general counsel for the New Jersey Tax Collectors and Treasurers Association, who told a reporter for the paper, “If the city had approved the building demolition or decided to take out additional liens on the property, it could have negatively affected Beck’s investment. I don’t see how he could do his job. He’d be testifying on behalf of the city and policing himself.”
In addition, the Press noted in prior reporting that Beck tried to file his complaint against Albano in March, but it wasn’t accepted because complaints must be filed no less than 90 days before any election. So, Beck filed the complaint exactly one week after the June primary election.
“All of this just shows that the complaint against Nelson is driven by politics by a few people bent on assassinating the character of a good man who turned his son’s murder into a solid career of public service,” said Allison Murphy, campaign manager for the Van Drew Team. “Nelson paid his ticket and apologized. He never asked for anyone to be fired. It’s time to move on. It’s too bad Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt’s campaign can’t.”
*Ordered and paid for by Van Drew, Albano, Andrzejczak for the First District, PO Box 941, CMCH NJ 08210. John Murphy, Treasurer, 609-463-1972.