NJ Democrats' Dirty Tricks Again?

Hat tip: Enlighten New Jersey

Newsday: UMDNJ says files sought by FBI were stolen

August 19, 2005, 11:37 AM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. -- Files that were to be surrendered to federal investigators examining the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's political contributions were stolen during a break-in at the school, university officials said.

The theft took place July 30 or 31...

"...It looks like it may very well have been an inside job," Petillo told the newspaper, noting that it appears the thief used a university swipe card to enter the Newark building housing the university affairs and government affairs departments. Some locked doors were pried open, he said...

...The country's largest freestanding health sciences university has said it has been complying with FBI subpoenas issued in June seeking records of all political donations it made since 2000.

Investigators also are interested in millions of dollars in no-bid contracts the school awarded to politically connected firms...

The probe followed reports by The Star-Ledger, including that UMDNJ gave a $75,000 consulting contract to a fundraiser for then-Gov. James E. McGreevey.