Somebody's got some explaining to do

A few of my favorite folks from my reporting days of yore have got quite the hot tamale on their hands:

Star-Ledger News Log

The corruption probe into the business dealings of former state Sen. John Lynch inched nearer to the Democratic Party powerbroker today with new allegations that two of Lynch’s closest associates paid elected officials for their votes on a controversial Monmouth County project.
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The indictment does not identify the builder or his associate by name, but township records related to the project and campaign contributions indicate they are Jack Westlake and Jack Morris, two of Lynch’s longtime business partners and close friends.