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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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NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS NO WRONGDOING FOR TWO UNION CITY POLICE OFFICERS. THE CITY CONTINUES RETALIATION
UNION CITY, NJ — How long will the Union City Police Department continue to sideline two officers after the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office reportedly found no wrongdoing?
Detective Jorge Haber and Officer David Tafur have reportedly spent over a year on modified duty, assigned to dispatch rather than their regular law enforcement responsibilities, following allegations that confidential police body-camera footage and political information were leaked to investigative journalist Leroy Truth, known for exposing corruption in Union City.
The investigation reportedly included the seizure of both officers’ personal cell phones pursuant to a warrant. Yet, according to information provided to this publication, the Attorney General’s Office concluded just couple months ago that neither officer engaged in wrongdoing.
So why are they still being punished through continued modified-duty assignments?
The matter has reportedly returned to the Union City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit, where Chief Walter Laurencio and department leadership have yet to restore the officers to regular duty. The continued delay also raises concerns about Detective Haber’s future promotional opportunities, in which currently, Det. Haber is placed on the Sgt promotional list.
The political implications are especially troubling. Both officers have reportedly been viewed as political opponents of Mayor Brian Stack.
Even more concerning, Officer Tafur recently testified against Stack in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a retired Union City police officer. According to judicial records and the verdict by the Jury, Stack and a former police chief were found liable in both their official and individual capacities.
The question is unavoidable: Is Union City conducting a legitimate administrative review, or using Internal Affairs and modified-duty assignments as instruments of political retaliation?
If the Attorney General’s Office found no wrongdoing, Chief Laurencio and Mayor Stack owe the public an explanation for why these officers remain sidelined.
An officer’s political views or testimony against City leadership should never determine that officer’s career opportunities.
Union City residents deserve accountability—not a police department where political loyalty appears to matter more than fairness, due process, and professional integrity.
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EL DESESPERADO CONTROL DE DAÑOS DE BRIAN STACK: UN JURADO LO DECLARÓ RESPONSABLE, PERO EL ALCALDE TODAVÍA SE NIEGA A ADMITIR QUE SE EQUIVOCÓ
Por John Lang | Hudson County Truth | 8 de octubre de 2026
UNION CITY, NUEVA JERSEY — Después de 26 años como alcalde, Brian P. Stack aparentemente ha perfeccionado una habilidad política: culpar a todos los demás cuando algo sale mal.
Tras la demanda por discriminación presentada por Juan Estrella, en la que ocho miembros del jurado declararon unánimemente a Stack responsable de ayudar y facilitar la discriminación contra un oficial de policía de Union City, el alcalde ha emprendido lo que parece ser una desesperada campaña política para controlar los daños a su imagen.
En lugar de asumir responsabilidad o abordar las conclusiones del jurado, Stack ha recurrido a sus seguidores políticos, declaraciones públicas, cartas enviadas por todo el distrito y un anuncio político pagado de tres páginas en el periódico hispano El Especialito para defenderse.
¿Su mensaje? El oficial está equivocado, sus enemigos políticos son los responsables y, de alguna manera, Brian Stack es la verdadera víctima.
Pero aquí está la pregunta: ¿Alguien ha escuchado alguna vez a Brian Stack admitir que se equivocó en algo?
UN ALCALDE QUE NO PUEDE ACEPTAR EL VEREDICTO DE UN JURADO
El jurado otorgó a Juan Estrella 853,000 dólares en compensación por daños, mientras que la determinación de posibles daños punitivos continúa pendiente.
Sin embargo, la carta de Stack no reconoce ninguna conducta indebida. En cambio, ataca la credibilidad del oficial, cuestiona sus motivos y describe la demanda como una oportunidad para obtener dinero, comparándola con un cajero automático.
Aparentemente, cuando un jurado falla en contra de Brian Stack, el problema no es su conducta. El problema son todos los demás.
Y la propia carta del alcalde plantea más preguntas de las que responde.
Stack afirma que el historial disciplinario de Estrella impidió su ascenso. Sin embargo, la misma transcripción judicial que Stack publicó incluye el testimonio bajo juramento de Estrella, quien declaró que la exjefa de Policía Nichelle Luster no quería que fuera ascendido y que otros supervisores con historiales disciplinarios más graves sí habían recibido ascensos.
¿Por qué destacar el testimonio que favorece su defensa mientras evita abordar el testimonio que la contradice?
Incluso las fechas están equivocadas. La carta de Stack identifica el 6 de septiembre de 2026 como la fecha del testimonio, mientras que la transcripción judicial indica el 1 de septiembre.
Para alguien que preside el Comité Judicial del Senado de Nueva Jersey, la precisión sobre los procedimientos judiciales no debería ser opcional.
SEGUIDORES POLÍTICOS, EMPLEOS GUBERNAMENTALES Y LAS PROPIAS PALABRAS DE STACK
Quizás la declaración más reveladora de la carta de Stack sea su descripción de la familia de Estrella:
“Ellos eran seguidores políticos; ayudé a muchos de ellos con empleos y otros asuntos, como trato de hacer por todos”.
Léanlo otra vez.
Seguidores políticos. Ayuda para conseguir empleos. Todo en la misma oración.
El artículo sostiene que esa declaración demuestra favoritismo político y, ciertamente, plantea preguntas legítimas sobre cómo se distribuyen las oportunidades de empleo público en Union City.
¿Cuántos empleados municipales y de la Junta de Educación son seguidores políticos de Brian Stack? ¿Cuántos fueron contratados estrictamente por sus cualificaciones? ¿Cuántos tienen conexiones políticas?
¿Y qué ocurre con las personas políticamente conectadas que ocupan puestos administrativos bien remunerados, incluido el secretario de la Junta de Educación, Justin Mercado?
Sus cualificaciones, historial de nombramientos y remuneración financiada con fondos públicos merecen ser examinados, no simplemente presumidos.
Los empleos pagados con dinero de los contribuyentes deberían otorgarse por méritos y cualificaciones, no por lealtad política.
Quizás haya llegado el momento de comparar los registros de contribuciones a campañas políticas, las nóminas públicas y los expedientes de contratación gubernamental.
LA EXCUSA ELECTORAL QUE NO TIENE ABSOLUTAMENTE NINGÚN SENTIDO
Stack también sugiere que la demanda tuvo motivaciones políticas debido a su próxima campaña de reelección al Senado.
Pero existe un pequeño detalle inconveniente.
Estrella presentó su demanda el 20 de abril de 2022. Las próximas elecciones de Stack al Senado serán en noviembre de 2027.
¿Se supone que los residentes deben creer que Estrella organizó una demanda con cinco años de anticipación, controló el calendario judicial y consiguió que el jurado emitiera su veredicto en un momento políticamente inconveniente?
¿Cuántas elecciones han ocurrido desde que comenzó esta demanda?
El sistema judicial no funciona de acuerdo con el calendario electoral de Brian Stack.
Su intento de presentar este caso como una conspiración electoral es un insulto a la inteligencia del público.
¿UNA REPENTINA CELEBRACIÓN DE APOYO DOMINICANO?
Después del veredicto, Stack también celebró un evento de la Herencia Hispana que incluyó demostraciones públicas de apoyo político, con pancartas que destacaban su relación con la comunidad dominicana.
No hay absolutamente nada malo en celebrar la herencia hispana o dominicana.
Pero el momento en que se realizó merece ser examinado.
Después de que un jurado declarara a Stack responsable de ayudar y facilitar la discriminación contra un oficial dominicano, las demostraciones públicas de apoyo dominicano repentinamente adquirieron un importante valor político.
¿Fue simplemente una celebración cultural o fue otro intento de reparar su deteriorada imagen política?
Según el artículo, los asistentes parecían ser principalmente empleados de la Junta de Educación y seguidores que habrían recibido instrucciones de asistir, como supuestamente ocurre en otros eventos políticos organizados por Brian Stack.
El momento y los mensajes políticos son imposibles de ignorar.
Tener amigos, familiares y seguidores dominicanos no demuestra que una persona sea incapaz de discriminar contra un empleado dominicano.
Un jurado ya examinó las pruebas y emitió su veredicto.
AHORA SUS CARTAS HAN PROVOCADO OTRA CONTROVERSIA JUDICIAL
El 2 de octubre de 2026, los abogados que representan a Juan Estrella presentaron una solicitud ante el tribunal expresando serias preocupaciones sobre las cartas enviadas masivamente por Stack.
¿El problema?
El jurado todavía permanecía constituido para considerar los daños punitivos mientras Stack distribuía su versión de la demanda por todo el Distrito Legislativo 33.
Los abogados de Estrella solicitaron una investigación para determinar si algún miembro del jurado recibió las cartas y si los abogados de la defensa participaron en su preparación o distribución.
También cuestionaron declaraciones de la carta que calificaron como inexactas o engañosas.
La presentación judicial no demuestra que los jurados hayan estado expuestos a las cartas ni que se haya cometido alguna conducta indebida. Tampoco documenta que se haya emitido una orden judicial para detener su distribución.
Sin embargo, el hecho de que estas cartas provocaran una solicitud formal de investigación judicial es significativo.
Piénsenlo.
En lugar de permitir que los procedimientos judiciales restantes continuaran sin controversias adicionales, los mensajes políticos de Stack se han convertido en otro asunto que se le ha solicitado examinar al juez.
¿En qué momento el control de daños políticos se vuelve más importante para Brian Stack que respetar el proceso judicial?
LOS CONTRIBUYENTES SIGUEN PAGANDO MIENTRAS STACK CONTINÚA DEFENDIÉNDOSE
Stack se queja de que la demanda representa un gasto para los residentes de Union City.
Entonces, quizás debería explicar exactamente cuánto dinero de los contribuyentes se ha gastado defendiendo este caso.
¿Cuánto se ha pagado a abogados externos? ¿Cuánto costará una apelación? ¿Qué parte del veredicto podría terminar pagándose con fondos públicos o seguros? ¿Y cuánto más podrían agregar los procedimientos pendientes relacionados con daños punitivos?
La exposición económica exacta de los contribuyentes todavía debe determinarse mediante registros públicos.
Pero los residentes merecen una explicación completa.
Y ya que estamos hablando de responsabilidad, consideremos cuántos cargos de influencia ocupa Brian Stack.
Alcalde. Director de Seguridad Pública. Senador estatal. Presidente del Comité Judicial del Senado. Líder político de Union City First.
Sin embargo, en su carta defendiéndose de un veredicto por discriminación policial, se identifica simplemente como alcalde.
Convenientemente, el título de Director de Seguridad Pública —el cargo más directamente relacionado con la supervisión del Departamento de Policía— no aparece en el encabezado de la carta.
¿Coincidencia? Quizás. Pero ciertamente merece señalarse.
Tal vez el problema de otorgarle tanta autoridad a un solo político sea que nadie a su alrededor esté dispuesto a decirle cuándo se equivoca.
VEINTISÉIS AÑOS COMO ALCALDE. ¿NI UNA SOLA ADMISIÓN DE ERROR?
Brian Stack tiene todo el derecho legal de impugnar el veredicto y defenderse.
Pero existe una diferencia entre defenderse ante un tribunal y realizar una campaña política para desacreditar a alguien que obtuvo un veredicto favorable de un jurado.
Su carta presenta a sus enemigos políticos como responsables. Sus seguidores se apresuran a defenderlo. Su organización política distribuye sus explicaciones. Y se espera que los residentes acepten que todos los demás están equivocados.
Mientras tanto, el hecho más importante permanece sin cambios:
Ocho miembros del jurado declararon unánimemente a Brian Stack responsable de ayudar y facilitar la discriminación.
Ninguna carta política cambia eso.
Ningún anuncio en un periódico cambia eso.
Ninguna celebración ni respaldo público cambia eso.
Stack puede haber pasado 26 años construyendo una maquinaria política, pero el poder político no convierte a nadie en infalible.
Union City necesita un liderazgo cualificado e independiente, no un sistema en el que una sola persona ocupe múltiples posiciones de autoridad mientras se rodea de lealtad política.
Los residentes deberían exigir transparencia, supervisión independiente, contrataciones públicas justas y una explicación completa de los gastos relacionados con este litigio.
Y deberían guardar cada carta política que Stack envíe. Colóquenlas una al lado de la otra y busquen las palabras que parecen imposibles de pronunciar para él:
“Me equivoqué”.
Stack firmó su carta:
“Tu amigo”.
Bueno, alcalde Stack, los verdaderos amigos se dicen la verdad.
Un jurado lo declaró responsable. Sus seguidores políticos no pueden anular ese veredicto con aplausos. Y los residentes de Union City merecen responsabilidad y rendición de cuentas, no otra excusa.
Veintiséis años como alcalde y, de alguna manera, Brian Stack nunca se equivoca. Qué curioso que los contribuyentes todavía puedan terminar pagando por todas esas ocasiones en las que él insiste que tenía razón.
Comentario editorial basado en el veredicto del jurado de septiembre de 2026 en el caso Estrella, la carta política publicada por Brian Stack, la edición del 2 al 8 de octubre de 2026 de El Especialito y la solicitud judicial del 2 de octubre de 2026 en Juan Estrella contra la Ciudad de Union City, expediente HUD-L-000064-23. Las preguntas sobre favoritismo político, motivaciones electorales y gastos públicos se presentan como asuntos que requieren mayor investigación.
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BRIAN STACK’S DESPERATE DAMAGE CONTROL: A JURY FOUND HIM LIABLE, BUT THE MAYOR STILL REFUSES TO ADMIT HE WAS WRONG
UNION CITY, NJ — After 26 years as mayor, Brian P. Stack has apparently mastered one political skill: blaming everyone else when something goes wrong.
Following the Juan Estrella discrimination lawsuit, in which eight jurors unanimously found Stack liable for aiding and abetting discrimination against a Union City police officer, the mayor has launched what appears to be a desperate political damage-control campaign.
Instead of accepting responsibility or addressing the jury’s findings, Stack has relied on political supporters, public statements, districtwide mailings, and a three-page paid advertisement in the Hispanic newspaper El Especialito to defend himself.
His message? The officer is wrong, his political enemies are responsible, and somehow Brian Stack is the real victim.
But here’s the question: Has anyone ever heard Brian Stack admit he was wrong about anything?



A MAYOR WHO CANNOT ACCEPT A JURY’S VERDICT
The jury awarded Juan Estrella $853,000 in compensatory damages, with punitive damages still pending.
Yet Stack’s letter offers no acknowledgment of wrongdoing. Instead, he attacks the officer’s credibility, questions his motives, and describes the lawsuit as a financial opportunity, comparing it to an ATM machine.
Apparently, when a jury rules against Brian Stack, the problem isn’t his conduct. It’s everyone else.
And the mayor’s own letter raises more questions than it answers.
Stack claims Estrella’s disciplinary record prevented his promotion. But the very court transcript Stack published includes Estrella’s sworn testimony that former Police Chief Nichelle Luster did not want him promoted and that other supervisors with more serious disciplinary histories had received promotions.
Why highlight the testimony favorable to your defense while failing to address the testimony that challenges it?
Even the dates are wrong. Stack’s letter identifies September 6, 2026, as the testimony date, while the transcript identifies September 1.
For someone who chairs the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee, accuracy about court proceedings should not be optional.
POLITICAL SUPPORTERS, GOVERNMENT JOBS, AND STACK’S OWN WORDS
Perhaps the most revealing statement in Stack’s letter is his description of Estrella’s family:
“They were political supporters – I helped many of them with employment and other matters like I try to do for everyone.”
Read that again.
Political supporters. Employment assistance. All in the same sentence.
That statement alone proves political patronage, and certainly raises legitimate questions about how public employment opportunities are distributed in Union City.
How many municipal employees and Board of Education employees are political supporters of Brian Stack? How many were hired based strictly on qualifications? How many have political connections?
And what about politically connected individuals holding well-paid administrative positions, including Board of Education Secretary Justin Mercado? His qualifications, appointment history, and publicly funded compensation deserve examination, not assumptions.
Taxpayer-funded employment should be based on qualifications, not political loyalty.
Perhaps it is time to compare campaign contribution records, public payrolls, and government hiring records.
THE ELECTION EXCUSE THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE
Stack also suggests that the lawsuit was politically motivated because of his upcoming Senate reelection.
There’s just one inconvenient fact.
Estrella filed his lawsuit on April 20, 2022. Stack’s next Senate election is November 2027.
Are residents supposed to believe Estrella somehow orchestrated a lawsuit five years in advance, controlled the court calendar, and arranged for a jury verdict to arrive at a politically inconvenient moment?
How many elections have occurred since this lawsuit began?
The court system does not operate according to Brian Stack’s campaign schedule.
His attempt to portray this case as an election conspiracy is an insult to the intelligence of the public.



A SUDDEN CELEBRATION OF DOMINICAN SUPPORT?
Following the verdict, Stack also held a Hispanic Heritage celebration featuring public displays of political support, including signs emphasizing his relationship with the Dominican community.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with celebrating Hispanic or Dominican heritage.
But the timing deserves scrutiny.
After a jury found Stack liable for aiding and abetting discrimination involving a Dominican officer, public demonstrations of Dominican support suddenly became politically valuable.
Was this simply a cultural celebration, or another attempt to repair his damaged political image? Those in attendance of the event appear are mainly Board of Education employees and supporters instructed to attend as they do for every other political event hosted by Brian Stack.
The timing and political messaging are impossible to ignore.
Having Dominican friends, relatives, and supporters does not prove that someone could not have discriminated against a Dominican employee.
A jury already considered the evidence and reached its verdict.
NOW HIS MAILING HAS CREATED ANOTHER COURT CONTROVERSY
On October 2, 2026, attorneys representing Juan Estrella submitted a court application raising serious concerns about Stack’s mass mailing.
The problem?
The jury remained empaneled to consider punitive damages while Stack was distributing his version of the lawsuit throughout the 33rd Legislative District.
Estrella’s attorneys requested an investigation into whether jurors received the mailing and whether defense counsel participated in preparing or distributing it.
They also challenged statements in the letter that they characterized as inaccurate or misleading.
The filing does not establish that jurors were exposed or that misconduct occurred, and it does not document an issued cease-and-desist order. But the fact that the mailing prompted a formal request for judicial inquiry is significant.
Think about that.
Instead of allowing the remaining court proceedings to unfold without controversy, Stack’s political messaging has become another issue the judge has been asked to examine.
At what point does political damage control become more important to Brian Stack than respecting the judicial process?
THE TAXPAYERS KEEP PAYING WHILE STACK KEEPS DEFENDING HIMSELF
Stack complains that the lawsuit comes at the expense of Union City residents.
Then perhaps he should explain exactly how much taxpayer money has been spent defending this case.
How much has gone to outside attorneys? How much will an appeal cost? What portion of the verdict could ultimately be paid with public funds or insurance? And how much more could the pending punitive-damages proceedings add?
The exact taxpayer exposure remains to be established through public records.
But residents deserve a full accounting.
And while we’re discussing accountability, consider how many positions of influence Brian Stack holds.
Mayor. Public Safety Director. State Senator. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman. Political leader of Union City First.
Yet in his letter defending himself against a police discrimination verdict, he identifies himself simply as mayor.
Conveniently, the Public Safety Director title—the position most directly connected to police department oversight—is nowhere in the letter’s heading.
Coincidence? Perhaps. But it is certainly worth pointing out.
Maybe the problem with giving one politician so much authority is that nobody around him is willing to tell him when he’s wrong.
TWENTY-SIX YEARS AS MAYOR. NOT ONE ADMISSION OF ERROR?
Brian Stack has every legal right to challenge the verdict and defend himself.
But there is a difference between defending yourself in court and conducting a political campaign to discredit someone who prevailed before a jury.
His letter portrays political enemies as responsible. His supporters rush to defend him. His political organization distributes his explanation. And residents are asked to accept that everyone else is mistaken.
Meanwhile, the most important fact remains unchanged:
Eight jurors unanimously found Brian Stack liable for aiding and abetting discrimination.
No political mailing changes that.
No newspaper advertisement changes that.
No celebration or public endorsement changes that.
Stack may have spent 26 years building a political machine, but political power does not make someone infallible.
Union City needs qualified, independent leadership—not a system where one individual holds multiple positions of authority while surrounding himself with political loyalty.
Residents should demand transparency, independent oversight, fair public hiring, and a complete accounting of this litigation.
And they should save every political letter Stack sends. Put them side by side and look for the words that seem impossible for him to say:
“I was wrong.”
Stack signed his letter, “Your Friend.”
Well, Mayor Stack, real friends tell each other the truth.
A jury found you liable. Your political supporters cannot overturn that verdict with applause. And the people of Union City deserve accountability—not another excuse.
Twenty-six years as mayor, and somehow Brian Stack is never wrong. Funny how the taxpayers may still end up paying for the times he insists he was right.
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Editorial commentary based on the September 2026 Estrella jury verdict, Brian Stack’s published political letter, the October 2–8, 2026 edition of El Especialito, and the October 2, 2026 court application in Juan Estrella v. City of Union City, Docket No. HUD-L-000064-23. Questions concerning political patronage, campaign motives, and public expenditures are presented as matters requiring further investigation
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