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The Campaign to Silence a Truth-Teller: How Union City Mayor and State Senator Brian Stack is Targeting Investigative Journalist Leroy Truth – The political attack campaign revealed against an investigative journalist.
Union City, NJ In the tangled world of New Jersey politics, few names strike more fear into the heart of corruption than Leroy Truth — and no political…
Union City, NJ
In the tangled world of New Jersey politics, few names strike more fear into the heart of corruption than Leroy Truth — and no political figure has been more desperate or ruthless to stop him than Brian Stack, the embattled Mayor of Union City, State Senator for New Jersey’s 33rd District, and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
For more than 17 months, Leroy Truth has waged an unprecedented grassroots investigation into Hudson County’s murky political machine. In return, he has been the relentless target of a vicious, multimillion-dollar campaign of harassment, violence, defamation, censorship, and retaliation orchestrated by Stack and his powerful network of political enablers.
But the attacks have only made him stronger.
Wherever Leroy walks — in Union City, West New York, Jersey City, and beyond — people recognize him, call out his name, and urge him to never give up. Even U.S. Congressman Rob Menendez — son of disgraced former Senator Bob Menendez — publicly acknowledged Leroy by name at a recent event, proof that Leroy’s fight has become impossible for the political establishment to ignore.
A Voice for the Voiceless: The Arrival of Leroy Truth
Leroy Truth first became active in Union City on December 1st, 2023, when he was invited to Union City, New Jersey City Hall by GOOD GUY ACTIVISM to accompany him on a first amendment audit of Union City, New Jersey City Hall.
This was a simple act they would forever change the course of New Jersey political history.
Leroy Truth and GOOD GUY ACTIVISM did a first amendment audit at Union City City Hall. Someone called 911 on a man with a camera as is Leroy Truth toured the run down and decrepit City Hall building.
A detective named Detective George Haber was called on Leroy Truth and instead of unlawfully arresting or trying to get Leroy Truth to leave city hall, he blatantly, openly and clearly told Leroy Truth and the city workers who were trying to stop Truth, that he had a right to be in City Hall which is a public building AND he had a right to document his interactions as he was recording on his cell phone.
The response was immediate:
Within 24 hours, Leroy was contacted by whistleblowers — citizens, municipal employees, and law enforcement officers — reporting:
That detective George Haber was immediately retaliated against by Mayor Brian Stack for not arresting Leroy Truth or removing him from City Hall even though Leroy Truth had an absolute first amendment right to be there as well as record and document his interactions
Political intimidation and retaliation against city workers Pay-to-play schemes targeting businesses Punishment of police officers and officials who refused to carry out corrupt orders Coverups of sexual assault and harassment, with retaliation against victims.
The shocking allegations inspired Leroy to relentlessly expand his investigation into the broader corruption, abuse of power, and retaliation entrenched within Union City’s government — placing him directly at odds with Brian Stack’s powerful machine.
Unlike establishment journalists who often trade silence for access, Leroy chose to:
Investigate aggressively. Speak openly and Challenge powerful figures fearlessly.
Covering topics such as:
Misuse of public funds.
Political retaliation against Union City municipal employees.
Conflicts of interest involving city contracts.
Union City Board of Education scandals tied to political patronage.
Allegations of teachers having sex with students and cover-up when that gets out to the general public.
Teachers sexually harassing and sexually assaulting students and cover-ups by mayor Bryan Stack and the Union City Board of Education when that is discovered.
Voter intimidation allegedly done directly by Mayor and New Jersey State Senator and Head of the New Jersey State Senate judiciary committee Brian stack too his Union City, city employees
Sexual assaults and Sexual harassment cover-ups of Union City female employees by Mail Union City employees.
It did not take long for Mayor Brian Stack to retaliate against Leroy Truth in an attempt to get Leroy Truth to stop investigating and exposing the extreme amount of alleged corruption of Mayor and Senator Brian Stack.
The Pattern of Attacks: Bribery, Smears, Censorship, and Violence
The retaliation began quietly:
Bribery.
Members of Stack’s circle allegedly approached Leroy offering money if he would abandon his investigation.
Leroy refused.
When bribery failed, the attacks escalated:
Smear campaigns launched through Mayor Brian Stack friendly media like the HudPost, a so-called news outlet CONFIRMED by New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) reports to be directly funded by Stack’s political committee, Union City First.
Disinformation campaigns online, with anonymous accounts blatantly lying about Leroy Truth and attempting to attack Leroy’s credibility and distorting his investigations.
Business sabotage, targeting Leroy’s clients to attempt cripple his livelihood.
Media censorship, with publications like the New Jersey Globe — owned by a former political operative implicated in the Governor Chris ChristieBridgegate scandal — refusing to report fairly on Stack’s corruption or Leroy Truth’s exposure of that corruption.
The very media that is supposed to serve the public interest became tools to protect the political elite and stack weaponized them to attempt to take out the messenger of the exposure of Mayor Brian Stack’s corruption.
The Bella Vista Assault: January 23, 2024
The first major physical attack came during Leroy’s attendance at a Union City Board of Commissioners meeting at Bella Vista Apartments.
After Leroy raised uncomfortable questions about city corruption, eyewitnesses and three separate security cameras captured the shocking retaliation you took place after that meeting.
Justin Mercado, Union City Board of Education Secretary and longtime Stack loyalist and enforcer, allegedly on Mayor Brian Stack’s direction, violently attacked Leroy a few minutes after Leroy spoke at the Union City, N ew Jersey Board of commissioners meeting.
Mercado ripped Leroy’s $1,200 phone from his hands, tried to punch him twice and attempted to destroy the evidence by slamming and stomping on the device.
Mercado even proudly waved the stolen phone in Stack’s face, showing Stack that he had indeed stolen Leroy Truth’s phone from from him with Stack standing motionless.
Mercado was allowed to flee the scene of the crime by Mayor Brian Stack before police could arrive and arrest Justin Mercado .
And then in an explicable decision that was allegedly directed and ordered by Senator and Mayor Brian Stack to New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, despite incontrovertible video evidence showing that in fact Justin Mercado did attack and rob Leroy Truth, Attorney General Matt Platkin, allegedly acting under Stack’s influence, outrageously claimed there was “no probable cause” to prosecute Mercado — a move widely seen by legal experts as blatant political protectionism and blatant corruption by New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin.
This exposed Stack’s deep control over:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin.
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez (a former Stack employee and rumored former romantic partner)
The Parade Meltdown: March 2024
During New Jersey’s largest Hispanic Parade in October 2024, Leroy and his colleague Full Court Press were approved participants who had their own billboard truck and who marched in the parade.
Upon seeing Leroy Truth in the parade, Stack had the parade stopped to a complete halt and attempted to get Union City Police to remove Leroy, AND Stack had a public meltdown.
The Union City, New Jersey police refused to remove Leroy Truth, respecting Leroy’s legal right to march as it was a private parade and had nothing to do with Union City government or mayor and state Senator Brian stack.
Leroy completed the parade proudly, cheered on by the community, while Stack stood seething and humiliated — another blow to his crumbling authority and corrupt political empire.
Attacks on Faith: January 26, 2025
In another shocking violation, Leroy was ripped from a church pew while peacefully praying at Monumental Baptist Church.
Why? Because New Jersey governor Phil Murphy, disgraced ex-New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevy and Senator and Mayor Brian Stack did not want Leroy Truth to attend a worship service that they were not only attending but New Jersey governor Phil Murphy was going to be inexplicably and blatantly politically formally endorsing disgraced ex-New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevy in the middle of a formal worship service.
Inside sources claimed New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy panicked when he saw Leroy Truth in the church pews and claimed he was on a tight schedule and when he saw that Leroy was present at the service and allegedly was terrified that Leroy Truth would disrupt the church service , so governor Murphy allegedly decided to preemptively and illegally allegedly demanded that the church pastor have Leroy Truth immediately removed by Jersey City, New Jersey police which they did while Leroy Truth was sitting in a church pew praying quietly.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, disgraced ex-governor Jim McGreevy and Senator Mayor Brian stack did not want Leroy Truth in the church service even though a Governor, a Senator or any political figure has absolutely no authority to tell a church who can or cannot attend.
That is an absolute and blatant violation of the first amendment of the constitution.
Leroy Truth’s violent removal by Jersey City, New Jersey police on the order of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Jim McGreevy and Senator and Mayor Brian Stack was a major and complete violation of not only Leroy Truth’s constitutional and civil rights but his human rights as well.
Truth has filed a major lawsuit against them.
There was also no trespassing warning. No legal justification. No arrest. The government determined they didn’t want Leroy Truth at the Monumental Baptist Church of Jersey City, New Jersey worship service so they made sure the police removed him with no justification whatsoever.
This was a blatant example of unconstitutional abuse of police power,
The local propaganda media outlet of Senator Mayor Brian Stack had HudPost immediately do a major hit-piece on Leroy Truth which blatantly and clearly lied and distorted what actually happened in Monumental Baptist Church in an attempt to hurt Leroy’s credibility. Thier attempt as usual did not work. 
Assault in the New Jersey State Senate: February 20th, 2025
During a New Jersey Senate Judiciary hearing, Leroy was violently removed by New Jersey State police on the orders of Senator and Mayor Brian Stack while speaking out against political corruption during the public time while Leroy Truth was seated at a desk peacefully speaking about a New Jersey Senate bill number 4142 at Leroy and numerous people were speaking out against— resulting in injuries and hospitalization.
Why was Leroy Truth removed and injured while he was speaking during his public comment time at the New Jersey Senate hearing?
Senator and Mayor Brian Stack didn’t like the words Leroy Truth was speaking about the bill and for also calling out Senator and Mayor Brian Stacks’s corruption while Leroy was speaking even though of course Leroy’s speech was 100% protected by the first amendment.
Sources says the aggressive and violent removal of Leroy Truth while he was speaking during the public speaking time was a premeditated preplanned act allegedly orchestrated by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey State Senator Brian Stack and some of the New Jersey State police who allegedly colluded before that Senate judiciary hearing and formulated that plan in an attempt to send Leroy Truth a message in the hopes of intimidating him into stopping his continued investigation and exposure of Senator and Mayor Brian Stacks’ extreme corruption.
Stack’s retaliation had crossed every imaginable line:
From political censorship to attacks on religious freedom to physical violence in the very halls of government.
Growing Isolation: Stack’s Political Collapse
As Leroy’s investigations gained traction, major political figures broke ranks with Stack:
Former State Senator and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco condemned Stack’s power consolidation, warning it leads to abuse.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, a gubernatorial candidate, attacked Stack’s paranoia and retaliation tactics, calling him a “liability to the Democratic Party.”
Even as Stack tries to maintain his crumbling empire, insiders know his days of unchallenged power are ending.
Personal Sacrifices: The High Cost of Truth
Leroy has endured:
Over 41 physical attacks.
Unlawful arrest for speaking words Senator and Mayor Brian Stack didn’t like during a Union City, New Jersey board of commissioners meeting.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: call charges against Leroy Truth for the unlawful arrest were dropped in court and Leroy Truth has a major lawsuit against Union City, New Jersey, Mayor Brian stack, Union City Police Department and more.
Broken videography equipment.
Character assassination.
Multiple Bogus criminal charges allegedly directed by Stack and Union City Police Chief Anthony Facchini.
Attempted Financial sabotage of Leroy Truth’s businesses.
Despite more than $2 million allegedly spent and nine private investigators hired to surveill, tail and do a deep dive into Leroy’s personal life in an attempt to find dirt on and ideally be able to blackmail Leroy into stopping him from investigating and exposing stack, instead they found nothing.
The Mountain of Corruption Leroy Has Exposed
Since December 2023, Leroy has uncovered over 3500 allegations of corruption against Senator and Mayor Brian Stack including: 
Bribery and extortion.
Voter intimidation.
Sexual assault and harassment cover-ups.
Retaliation against Union City, New Jersey female city employees who go to the police after they claim and been sexually assaulted while they were working.
Coercion of public employees.
Misuse of public funds.
Obstruction of justice.
Illegal arrests and religious discrimination to name a few.
Leroy Truth has pulled back the curtain of corruption on major New Jersey political figures like:
– Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez
– NJ Attorney General Matt Platkin
– Former Governor Jim McGreevey
– Hudson County Executive Craig Guy
– Former US Senator Bob Menendez
– Mayor of Bayonne and Hudson County Sheriff candidate and alleged Sexter and sexual harasser of women Jimmy Davis
– Former Congressman and West New York Mayor Albio Sires.
– NJ/NY Port Authority Chairman, former State Senator, attorney Kevin O’Toole (Partner of O’Toole Scrivo Law LLC, law firm for Union City)
Union City attorney and Senator Bob and his best friend Donald Scarinsci
– And many others…
A New Kind of Journalism: Unbought and Unbowed
With over 7.5 million YouTube views, Leroy Truth is redefining journalism:
Fearless. Independent. Outcome-driven Incorruptible.
He speaks for the voiceless — exposing the powerful — and refusing to back down.
Conclusion: The Machine is Vulnerable
The relentless campaign senator and Mayor Brite and the New Jersey corrupt political machine has been doing against Leroy is not a sign of strength — it’s a sign of desperation.
When one American with a camera and courage can cause an entire state political empire to mobilize police departments, weaponize courts, corrupt the media and still fail — it proves the truth is winning.
The machine is cracking.
The people are awake.
And Leroy Truth — armed only with conscience, conviction and relentless, fearless determination — is leading the charge to build a better New Jersey.
#LeroyTruth #ExposeCorruption #BrianStackMustGo #UnionCity #HudsonCounty #NewJerseyPolitics #InvestigativeJournalism #JusticeForWomen #FirstAmendment #NeverBackDown
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The decision to return Carlos Acosta to a position of judicial authority has once again raised serious questions about judgment, ethics, and public confidence in Union City’s government.
This is not about political parties or personalities. It is about the integrity of our courts.
The disciplinary history of Carlos Acosta is not a rumor or political talking point—it is a matter of public record. The Supreme Court of New Jersey suspended him from the practice of law after findings that included conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, gross neglect, a pattern of neglect, lack of diligence, and failure to expedite legal matters. Those findings speak for themselves.
Judges are expected to meet the highest ethical standards because the public entrusts them with decisions affecting people’s liberty, property, and constitutional rights. When an attorney has previously been disciplined for misconduct of this nature, it is entirely reasonable for the public to question whether that individual should again serve on the bench.
Mayor Brian Stack also deserves scrutiny for his role in judicial appointments within Union City.
As both the Mayor of Union City and a New Jersey State Senator who serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Stack occupies one of the most influential positions in New Jersey government regarding the judicial system. While the Senate Judiciary Committee does not appoint municipal judges, it plays a significant role in reviewing nominees to many judicial and prosecutorial positions throughout the State. That makes public confidence in his judgment especially important.
If reports are accurate that Carlos Acosta will not ultimately return as Union City’s Chief Municipal Judge after initially being selected, that decision raises an obvious question: what changed?
If concerns about public confidence or Acosta’s disciplinary history ultimately caused the appointment not to move forward, those concerns existed from the very beginning. They were matters of public record before any appointment was announced.
Public officials should exercise careful judgment before making appointments to positions of public trust. Judicial appointments should strengthen confidence in our courts—not create controversy that could have been avoided.
Citizens deserve transparency regarding how judicial candidates are evaluated. What standards are applied? How are prior disciplinary findings weighed? What assurances are given to the public that ethics and integrity remain the highest priorities?
These are fair questions, not political attacks.
The people of Union City deserve judges whose integrity is beyond question. The judiciary depends on public confidence, and that confidence is earned through accountability, transparency, and sound judgment.
Regardless of political affiliation, every resident should agree on one principle: our courts should never become the subject of avoidable controversy because of appointments that undermine public trust.
Our justice system functions best when the public believes those who sit in judgment have demonstrated the highest ethical character. That standard should never be compromised.
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Leaving the Badge Behind: Officers Report Hostile Political Workplace, Seek New Futures in the Military
The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office exists to protect the public, maintain courthouse security, and support law enforcement operations throughout the county. But when reports begin circulating of low morale, officer resignations, complaints of political retaliation, drastic overtime reductions, and wages that officers describe as unsustainable, county leadership should be paying attention.
According to numerous accounts shared by current and former sheriff’s officers, the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office is experiencing a troubling period under the leadership of Sheriff James “Jimmy” Davis and the administration of County Executive Craig Guy. The consistency of the concerns being raised should not simply be dismissed.
Perhaps most alarming are reports that some officers have chosen to leave law enforcement altogether or have enlisted in the United States military as a means of escaping what they describe as a politically hostile work environment. If true, that should concern every taxpayer in Hudson County.
Law enforcement agencies across the country face recruitment and retention challenges. Experienced officers are difficult to replace. When trained personnel voluntarily leave an agency in large numbers, it raises legitimate questions about workplace culture, leadership, compensation, and employee morale.
The concerns reportedly extend beyond pay. Officers have allegedly described a workplace where political favoritism, retaliation, and fear of speaking out have become commonplace. Whether those allegations ultimately prove true or not, perception matters. An agency cannot effectively serve the public when its own members believe they are not being treated fairly.
What makes the situation even more troubling is the contrast between campaign promises and current reports. During the 2025 sheriff’s race, supporters of Jimmy Davis argued that new leadership would restore morale, professionalism, and respect within the Sheriff’s Office. Public endorsements from law enforcement organizations praised Davis as someone who would support officers and improve working conditions. (New Jersey Globe)
Now, only months into the new administration, questions are reportedly being raised by officers who expected meaningful change. If morale is declining rather than improving, Hudson County residents deserve answers.
County Executive Craig Guy cannot escape scrutiny either. As the chief executive of county government, he ultimately oversees the administration responsible for funding and supporting county departments. If staffing shortages, retention problems, and employee dissatisfaction are becoming widespread, county leadership has a responsibility to investigate the causes and address them before the situation worsens.
The public should not view this solely as an employment issue. Every resignation represents the loss of experience, training, and institutional knowledge. Every vacancy places additional burdens on remaining officers. Every decline in morale has the potential to affect public service.
Hudson County residents deserve a Sheriff’s Office where officers want to stay, where employees feel valued, and where promotions, assignments, and opportunities are based on merit rather than politics.
If these reports are alleged through their PowerDMS systems where internal memos are published.
Either way, silence is not a solution.
The people of Hudson County deserve answers. More importantly, the men and women who wear the badge deserve leadership that earns their confidence, not leadership that drives them away.
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Something doesn’t add up.
The City says the Bruce D. Walter Pool passed inspection and received a satisfactory rating. At the same time, complaints were filed raising concerns about ventilation, humidity, water leaks, maintenance issues, and other conditions inside the building. An engineering review even recommended that some of those concerns receive further evaluation.
So who are residents supposed to believe?
What makes this situation even more frustrating is that many people feel like Union City is run by the same political insiders who always seem to end up on the same side, no matter how bitter their battles were in the past.
Brian Stack built his political career by taking on former Mayor Rudy Garcia. The fight between the two men helped reshape Union City politics and eventually led to Garcia leaving office and Stack becoming mayor.
Fast forward to today, and Rudy Garcia’s law firm, Dunkin & Dunkin LLC, is representing the City in this matter.
For residents watching from the outside, it’s hard not to notice the irony. The political enemies of yesterday now appear connected through City business while taxpayers are left asking questions about conditions inside a public facility.
Then there is Justin Mercado and the rest of the City’s leadership. Residents deserve to know who is responsible for making sure public buildings are properly maintained and why concerns raised by employees and members of the public continue to generate controversy.
Adding even more questions to the situation are anonymous reports that concerns about the facility have allegedly reached OSHA and PEOSH, the federal and state agencies responsible for workplace safety in public-sector / private workplaces. If employees feel the need to take their concerns outside City Hall, that should be a warning sign to City officials.
Whether those reports result in any formal action remains to be seen. But many residents are asking why workers and members of the public feel they have to go outside the City government in the first place.
The bigger issue is trust.
For years, Union City’s political establishment has told residents that everything is under control. Yet every time another controversy surfaces, the public is told not to worry, not to ask questions, and to simply trust the people in charge.
That approach is getting old.
If the facility is safe, release the reports.
If the concerns are unfounded, show the evidence.
If repairs are needed, explain the plan.
Residents should not have to rely on rumors, leaks, and political insiders to learn what is happening inside a public building paid for by taxpayers.
At the end of the day, this is about more than a pool.
It is about transparency, accountability, and whether the people running Union City are willing to answer tough questions instead of expecting the public to simply take their word for it.
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