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COORDINATOR FOR P.T.I.

ISSUES PRELIMINARY REJECTION

OF JOHN SCHULTZ APPLICATION

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR

TED HOUSEL ON AN "ISLAND"

ALL BY HIMSELF ON THIS ONE.

WILL HOUSEL OVERRIDE THE

COORDINATOR'S REJECTION

RECOMMENDATION?

WILL NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL

BE INVESTIGATING HOUSEL'S

HANDLING OF THIS CASE?

By HARRY HURLEY

Editor & Publisher

HarryHurley.com

Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel's problems in the illegal video taping of Atlantic City Councilman Gene Robinson continue to mount.

Now, the Atlantic County Pre-Trial Intervention Program Coordinator has issued a preliminary rejection of Councilman John Schultz' application.

This means in order for Schultz to receive entry into PTI, Housel will have to do this himself ... and, overturn the Coordinator's recommendation.

Housel has looked suspicious in this case from the beginning.

First he said that he inherited the case from Jeff Blitz ... which is not true. Only after being pressed hard about this, did Housel correct the public record on this point. Housel next said that the Grand Jury did not indict for Official Misconduct or other 2nd degree crimes.

The "jury" ... and I use that word loosely here, is still out on this point ... Because Housel is hiding behind the "secret" nature of the Grand Jury ... but, keep in mind Housel doesn't mind saying that the Grand Jury didn't indict for Official Misconduct ... Housel simply minds if you ever find out if the Grand Jury was ever asked to consider Official Misconduct or any other 2nd degree charge.

Blitz had filed 2nd degree charges before he left the Prosecutor's Office.

Now, yesterday, The Callaways were all required to be in court ... But, once again, John Schultz was not required to appear.

There has been the appearance of preferential treatment for Schultz from the beginning.

Also, this past June, Housel promoted in a news release and invited the media to cover and attend the court proceedings. But, yesterday, the media was denied access, with no communication as to why?

Housel continues to behave like a perp in this case.

Still to be decided ... whether the New Jersey Attorney General will formally investigate Housel and the way this case has been handled.

The Attorney General certainly should open an investigation into this matter.