Peter Cammarano III, Mayor of Hoboken, NJ, and two other New Jersey mayors were taken in to custody by FBI agents, along with several rabbis. In total, over 30 people were arrested in a widespread corruption scandal, which includes money laundering. Other reports indicate as many as 44 people were arrested.

Cammarano just won a runoff election in June 2009 and was only in office for about three weeks. The other mayors arrested were Dennis Elwell of Seacaucus and Daniel Van Pelt of Ocean Township. Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini of Jersey City was arrested as well. The five rabbis arrested represented both NJ and NY synagoguges.

The raids took place in dozens of locations and were conduct by hundreds of agents.