Joseph A Ferriero was born on June 25,1957 and is an American Democratic Party political leader from New Jersey and former chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Organization.
29 Facts About Joe Ferriero
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Judge Chesler added "what Mr Joe Ferriero had been charged with is not considered a crime".
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Joe Ferriero was born on June 25,1957, in Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, New Jersey, to Joseph and Lucille Joe Ferriero.
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At the age of 16, Joe Ferriero himself joined the Dumont Fire Patrol, eventually joining the Dumont Volunteer Fire Department after he turned 18 and worked his way up to the rank of captain.
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Joe Ferriero is an avid runner, running the 2008 New York City Marathon in 4 hours, 30 minutes.
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Joe Ferriero went on to attend Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York.
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Joe Ferriero graduated from Hofstra with a Juris Doctor in 1982.
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At the age of 18 years, Joe Ferriero was the youngest county committeeman in Dumont's history.
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In 1977, Joe Ferriero ran for Borough Councilman, and was the top vote getter.
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In March 1985 at age 28 Joe Ferriero ran as a Democrat for the State Assembly in the 39th legislative district in a special election against Elizabeth "Lisa" Randall.
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In November 1985, Joe Ferriero again ran unsuccessfully for the State Assembly in the 39th District.
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Joe Ferriero started his own law firm in 1984, building his practice to 14 employees.
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Joe Ferriero is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association.
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Joe Ferriero has been appointed to serve as a mediator and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
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Joe Ferriero created the Bergen County African American Democratic Conference to encourage diversity in the party, and was instrumental in electing one of the first African-American legislators in Bergen County.
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Joe Ferriero was an early supporter of Vernon Walton, the county's first ever African-American freeholder.
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Joe Ferriero played a major role in the election of Democratic Governors James McGreevey and Jon Corzine.
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Joe Ferriero was considered one of the most influential democratic leaders in the state who was known for his exceptional fundraising ability for federal, state and local political campaigns.
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Joe Ferriero has had a long-running feud with State Senator Loretta Weinberg, who has stood steadfastly independent from Joe Ferriero's organization.
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In 2007, Ferriero endorsed a ticket of Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes for Senate, and Cid Wilson and Ken Zisa for Assembly, to face off in a primary challenge against incumbents Weinberg, and her Assembly running mates Valerie Huttle and Gordon M Johnson.
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Joe Ferriero championed the Latin American Democratic Association to encourage Hispanic participation in the Bergen County Democratic Party.
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LADA and Ferriero were influential in later electing Tomas J Padilla as freeholder and supporting him for Freeholder Director.
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Joe Ferriero was eventually convicted on two counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy under the honest services theory of fraud; he was not found guilty of defrauding Bergenfield of money or property.
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Joe Ferriero's indictment was dismissed in July 2010 by US District Court Judge Stanley Chesler.
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Joseph Hayden, an attorney defending Joe Ferriero, argued in his opening statement that unlike Oury, Joe Ferriero was a private citizen who had a right to have created a legitimate grant-writing company and solicited on behalf of that company.
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Joe Ferriero noted that Ferriero had paid taxes on his income from GGC where Oury had not in an attempt to further conceal his conflict of interest.
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On October 22,2009, Joe Ferriero was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to defraud and two counts of mail fraud.
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Joe Ferriero was acquitted on five other counts of mail fraud.
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In September 2013, Joe Ferriero was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery, kickback and shakedown schemes.