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- ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1979. p. 250.
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- ↑ "Ex-Hudson executive details a slide into years of bribes". The Record . 2003-06-04.
- 1 2 Smothers, Ronald (2002-10-04). "Former New Jersey Official Admits Extorting Bribes". The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-05-22.
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- ↑ Smothers, Ronald (2005-03-25). "Former Hudson County Leader Gets 41 Months in Corruption Case". The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ "Judge says: Bye-Bye Ya' Bum". The Jersey Journal . 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ "It's official: Janiszewski's a free man". The Jersey Journal . 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2010-02-16.