The cost of the Axis-Of-Greed political payoff surtax is expanding because Axis-Of-Greed bosses and flunkies work overtime on their own greed agendas as the new year moves forward.

Greed conspiracy trustees at the county college recently gave teacher David Wolfe, who just happens to be a 10th District assemblyman, a special job as "Governmental Relations and External Affairs Liaison" for the college.

Wolfe Won't Suffer From Overwork Anytime Soon

But, don't worry folks; it is not expected that Assemblyman Wolfe will suffer from overwork anytime soon because the ponderous job title is not really commensurate with the flimsy quality of the non-ponderous job.

Wolfe Pact Costs Taxpayers Over $200,000

OceanCountyPolitics conducted an informal poll, and it is clear taxpayers do not expect that Wolfe will be required to do much of anything except show up for his humongous  paychecks which, including benefits and a "legal" double-dip health insurance kickback of $3410 cash ($710 more than the other recent alleged "illegal" Brick kickback) now cost taxpayers more than $200,000 annually.

In Other Berkeley Township News: $2 Million For Yezzi

In other Berkeley Township news, the local elementary school system produced records that show Architect Massimo Yezzi, a self proclaimed "philanthropist," relieved Berkeley taxpayers of nearly $2 million for services Yezzi said he performed on the recent school construction there.

Yezzi Payments Approved By Sahradnik

The Yezzi payments were approved by Jack Sahradnik, the attorney who received more than $700,000 last year as the very reasonably compensated lawyer for the county freeholders.

Sahradnik is also the attorney for the Berkeley School System. Yezzi called the $2 million payments to him "competitive," but did not characterize the payments to Sahradnik.

Central Regional Board Gave April Yezzi A Job

Carmen Amato and Richard Ciullo, Central Regional Board members, thought it was only fair that the Yezzi's be active in their school system also, so they gave April Yezzi, Massimo's wife, a job as Assistant Business Administrator, which will probably be worth at least $130,000 when James Cummings, the current Business Administrator, retires.

Jobs For All: County Is The Employer Of Last Resort

As we reported last week, the Freeholders gave Amato an $85,000 job as Director of Printing and Graphics, another job that many Berkeley residents, particularly senior citizens, regard as useless and a complete waste of taxpayers' money.

Brick Board Paid Yezzi $1,400,000

And papers have surfaced showing that Yezzi was paid $1,400,000 by the Brick School Board with the support of Board member Frank Pannucci, who is also a commissioner on the Ocean County Utilities Authority.

OCUA Paid Yezzi $157,000 But April Kept It A Secret

Pannucci was one of the OCUA commissioners who set Yezzi up with a gig that returned $157,000 which was being paid while Yezzi's wife April was appointed to the Dover Municipal Utilities Authority, but no disclosure was made by the Yezzi's.

Jobs For All Good Little Axis-Of-Greed Flunkies

Steve Acropolis, Brick Council President, a Republican like the others, used his connections with the Axis-Of-Greed leadership to get his son-in-law, Kevin Toye, a superfluous $70,000 job with the Ocean County Clerk's office.

Pannucci used his clout with the greed bosses and Acropolis, to get his son, Frank Pannucci Jr., a $65,000 job with the Assessor's office in Brick Township.

All Appointments Approved By Gilmore

All of the appointments, and lots more, were approved by Axis-Of-Greed overboss George Gilmore, the Chairman of the Ocean County Republican Party, who would like to be the attorney for the Brick School Board, especially if Pannucci gets re-elected in the April school election.

Lawyer Gilmore, who according to the Asbury Park Press was paid $1.3 million last year by public agencies, is also proceeding with the smear and intimidation campaign against Axis-Of-Greed critics which was launched at the December 3rd meeting of most of the principals at his Allen Street Toms River Office.

Check Out Attendance At Gilmore Smear Meeting And Note All The Usual Suspects As Capt. Renault Relaxes