Garrett Luna and His Saddle Brook Running mates Should Return this $2,000 (and All Other Money Acquired from Illegal Lodi Payments) Back to the Lodi Taxpayers. Scott Luna and Gary Paparozzi Can't Run a Laundering Operation Where Lodi Tax Dollars are Stolen to Fund Luna Campaigns.

Link to one of Robert White’s reports (March 5, 2026) which is listed as the funding source of his joint filings with Garrett Luna:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DIQEqr4WlsAinBjNc2kPvIcAxtbOetdE/view?usp=sharing

The Lodi Mayor and Council Placed in One of the Gary Paparozzi's "Planner" Agreements that Paparozzi Would Be Paid $75,000 to Upgrade Tax Maps. They Paid Paparozzi $40,000 Beyond. And His Invoices are Complete Joke. Lodi Clearly Doesn’t Have an Independent Auditor with Paparozzi's Extremely Close Friend, Frank DiMaria.

Gary Paparozzi is an “employee” of Lodi receiving an annual salary of $40,000.08.

Gary Paparozzi receives a noncompetitive contract each July 1^st from the Lodi Mayor and Council to be “Planner”. Since January 1, 2022, Gary Paparozzi was paid $173,080 for whatever he supposedly does with the Zoning and Planning Boards.

On July 1, 2022, the Lodi Mayor and Council added $75,000 to Gary’s agreement (beyond the $11,000 figure listed each year) to upgrade tax maps. None of Gary’s agreements before or after listed any payments for tax maps.

Gary Paparozzi was paid $40,000 beyond any agreement to update tax maps.

Paparozzi’s invoices do not list any hours.  Most list nothing at all.

The Mayor and Council are calling Paparozzi the “Planner" on the monthly bills.  They are calling Paparozzi a “Senior Planning Aid”  on payroll.  Is Paparozzi the senior aid to himself? 

They said they were paying Paparozzi $75,000 to update tax maps but then paid him $115,000. They said he would be done by 2023 but they are still paying him for 2025.

All lines are blurred and the Lodi taxpayers are being robbed.

Below are all the links I received for the most recent OPRA request into Gary Paparzzi.  No evidence was provided to show that Gary Paparozzi provided a resume showing that he was qualified to upgrade tax maps.  No evidence was provided that any emergency ordinance was adopted by the Lodi mayor and council to pay for the Tax Map Upgrades (contradicting Marc Schrieks' letter to the County).  No evidence was provided that there was ever any advertisement seeking vendors to conduct tax map upgrades.

The Lodi Mayor and Council need to come clean with Lodi residents about what went wrong with Gary Paparozzi's tax maps and what happened to the revaluation.

Please download these attachments from the links below:

• 76bed73f-f2022_INVOICE_PMT_3_20260409134834.pdf
• 76bed73f-f2022_INVOICE_PMT_6_20260409134835.pdf
• 76bed73f-f2025_INVOICE_20260409134835.pdf
• 76bed73f-f2022_INVOICE_PMT_5_20260409134835.pdf
• 76bed73f-f2022_INVOICE_PMT_4_20260409134835.pdf
• 76bed73f-f2022_INVOICE_20260409134924.pdf
• 76bed73f-fVENDOR_HISTORY_20260409135002.pdf
• 76bed73f-fREGULAR_EXT_LETTER___Curioni__2026_00178_20260413185040.docx
• 76bed73f-fOPRA_Extension_Letter_20260413185434.msg
• 76bed73f-fResolution_23_122_20260415131016.pdf
• 76bed73f-fResolution_22_123_20260415131016.pdf
• 76bed73f-fResolution_25_159_20260415131016.pdf
• 76bed73f-fResolution_24_129_20260415131016.pdf

Post Date: April 15, 2026

Borough Payroll Shows Gary Paparozzi Receiving a Full-time Salary of $40,000.08. An OPRA Response Shows that Gary Paparozzi Has No Attendance Records or Employee Labor Agreement. Gary Paparozzi is NOT an Employee. Gary Paparozzi is a Thief.

A public employee must have an employee labor agreement.  A public employee must have attendance records.  It’s official that Gary Paparozzi has neither.

Gary Paparozzi ("Paparozzi Associates") is awarded a noncompetitive “professional service” contract every July 1^st from the Lodi Mayor and Council to be “Planner”.

Gary Paparozzi cannot be both a “contractor” and “employee” at the same time.  He cannot be paid twice to perform the same one duty. He cannot appear on the monthly bills and on payroll for the same time period to perform the same one duty.

Every Lodi taxpayer should pull out their tax cards.  Review what you are paying in property taxes. Review your recent 16% municipal tax increase.  Then contact Scott Luna, Vinny Martin, Bruce Masopust, Emil Carafa, and Mark DelMonaco and ask them to explain why they are raising your taxes to pay a former Lodi mayor a full-time salary for job that doesn't exist.  

Ask the Mayor and Council: who directs Frank DiMaria to not flag Paparozzi during his annual audits?  Why should Lodi taxpayers pay Frank DiMaria when he is not auditing his friends and his reports are not independent? Frank DiMaria is listed on the Belleville agendas as the one responsible for Belleville awarding contracts to “Paparozzi Associates”.

What is taking place in Lodi is clear cut fraud and theft of public funds.  When will anyone be held accountable? 

Post date: January 29, 2026

OPRA Response Confirms that Gary Pararozzi is Being Paid as a Full-Time Employee (“Senior Planning Aid”), While Simultaneously Being Paid by Lodi as “Borough Planner”. Nobody Can Provide any Records Showing any Accounting for His Work Schedule or What Time is Given to Each Position. Gary Paparozzi is Also Being Paid by Other Towns and Working in Other Towns During the Hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

The Lodi Mayor and Council hand Gary Paparozzi a non-competitive professional service contract each July to be Borough Planner:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tR_QgcccmecEGr261Ui8KldE1wSpw4Cy/view?usp=sharing

The Lodi Mayor and Council also hired Gary Paparozzi as a full-time borough employee and are using the Civil Service Title “Senior Planning Aid”:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FNoqQiWPKlVNYoTsoHdopKfRqCtQSl-E/view?usp=sharing

So, Gary Paparozzi is the Planner.  And he is a Senior Planning Aid which you would think would be working under the Planner.  This makes a lot of sense.

Gary Paporozzi appears each month on Borough Bills as a vendor while appearing each month on Borough Payroll as a full-time employee:

Lodi By The Numbers: How Does the Lodi Mayor and Council Get Away with Paying Gary Paparozzi as a Full-Time Salaried Employee and as a Monthly Vendor? (Post Date: October 9, 2022) (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

Borough payroll lists Gary Paparozzi as an employee in the Zoning Office.

Fact:  Gary Paparozzi is working for other towns during the hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

Marc Schrieks is the Borough Manager of Lodi.  He set this arrangement up for his former running mate who he spent 8 years on the council with.  Marc Schrieks took campaign contributions from Gary Paparozzi after Paparozzi was thrown out of office.  Marc Schrieks is required to review Gary Paparozzi’s attendance records, contracts, and payments.  Marc Schrieks and Gary Paparozzi appear to be engaging in theft of time and theft of public funds.  I am not making a wild accusation.  OPRA records say that. 

Post Date: February 6, 2023

Scott Luna, Vinny Martin, and the Current Councilmembers Won’t Explain the Illegal Pay Scheme they Set Up for Gary Paparozzi. Maybe Albert DiChiara, Alan Spiniello, and Frank DiMaria Can Help Them Out.

Above is a screenshot for the August 18, 2020 Closed Session Minutes

Albert DiChiara should explain why he was seeking a pay raise for Gary Paparozzi when Gary Paparozzi was not an employee of Lodi and was submitting bills for any supposed hours, he put in as “Planner”.

Alan Spiniello should explain how you can amend a contract when there is no contract.  OPRA responses show that Gary Paparozzi never had any labor agreement in 2020 and still does not have one in 2026. 

Lodi By The Numbers: Borough Payroll Shows Gary Paparozzi Receiving a Full-time Salary of $40,000.08. An OPRA Response Shows that Gary Paparozzi Has No Attendance Records or Employee Labor Agreement. Gary Paparozzi is NOT an Employee. Gary Paparozzi is a Thief.

You can’t add a list of additional no work to a list of current no work.

This illegal pay scheme would be low hanging fruit for any auditor.  However, Lodi has not undergone an independent audit in decades.  The Lodi taxpayers are paying an auditor but not receiving an audit.  Frank DiMaria is funding Pride’s political campaigns.  He is partying with Pride members.  He recommended Gary Paparozzi for a contract in Belleville.  But he is not auditing Lodi.

Please look at who was present at the August 18, 2020 closed session meeting.  Frank DiMaria was present.  

Why did "Auditor" Frank DiMaria not interject that Gary Paparozzi was a contracted professional service provider billing for any supposed hours (submitting laughable invoices)?  Why did he not explain that Gary Paparozzi had no labor agreement, no attendance records, and was working at his private business and for other towns during the business operating hours of Lodi’s zoning office?

Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves.  They know they are complicit in robbing from the Lodi taxpayers.  They continue do so just because Phil Murphy interfered with ongoing investigations in Lodi to protect the politicians and prolong the theft.

The minutes for this Paparozzi raise discussion begin on page 15 in the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cNjHi9JAHKoHrOfUiqQdo8xGq3uhN65n/view?usp=sharing

Vinny Martin Had His Daughter Hired Full-time in the Lodi Police Department. Vinny Martin Voted With Conflicts of Interest to Make Donald Scorzetti Police Chief. Vinny Martin Voted on Scorzetti Contracts. Vinny Martin Has Two of His Children Working Full-time Under Donald Scorzetti.

Past posts using the search “martin scorzetti”:

Lodi By The Numbers: Search results for martin scorzetti

There Was a Big Spike in Pageviews During the Month of July. Vinny Martin and Donald Scorzetti Drew a Lot of Attention with Their Nepotism Violations and Dishonest Payments. The Top 10 Most Viewed Posts for July in Order. (Post Date: August 4, 2025)

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  Delmonaco, Masopust, Carafa, and Luna Voted to Hire Vinny Martin's Son Without Ever Passing a Required Anti-Nepotism Resolution/Ordinance for the Lodi Police Department. Calling Him a "Transfer" is Not a Substitute for Their Noncompliance and Does Not Change Their Nepotism Violation. (Post Date: July 13, 2025)
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  OPRA Response from the Lodi Police Department Shows that the Lodi Mayor and Council Violated N.J.S.A. 11A: 4-1.3 by Not Passing an Anti-Nepotism Resolution or Ordinance for Police Hiring. Donald Scorzetti Had a Clear Conflict of Interest with His Weak "General Orders". (Post Date: July 7, 2025)

  Below is the Anti-Nepotism document I received today.  It does not meet the requirements set forth by Statute.  With that said, Lodi Deputy ...
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  Lodi Deputy Mayor Vincent Martin Has Not Been Honest with the Residents of Lodi About His Involvement with the Charges Listed Below. These Proceedings Were All Taking Place While He was Lodi Deputy Mayor. He Was Never Mentioned in One News Story and No State Agency Informed the Residents of Lodi. If the State Was Revoking His License, He Was Not Fit to Serve on Our Council.

  Link to document that the above screenshots were taken: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dARLs_lIV8H5co1tX0hr9ILyKyzT8tq9/view?usp=sharing D...
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  Scott Luna is Employed by Bergen County. ELEC Shows that He and "LODI PRIDE" Continue Making Campaign Contributions to the Bergen County Democrat Committee and James Tedesco Without Lodi Pride Filing any Reports and the Required Employer Information.

  On-line public payroll sites are a year or two behind.  Scott Luna is making more for 2025. Last month, the Democratic Committee of Bergen C...
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  Being the Lodi Mayor & Council Pay their Political Police Chiefs HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Lodi Tax Dollars at Retirement, These Special Payments to Donald Scorzetti on May 30th Must be Investigated (Post Date: June 6, 2021)

  Just for one two week period in May, Donald Scorzetti was paid $41,018.17 .   Vacation pay: $16,883.20 . Sick pay: $12,175.20 . Retro pay:...
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  It is a Misuse of Public Funds for any Board of Education to Use Local Tax Dollars on a Public Relations Firm to Promotes Themselves, Their Administration, Referendums or any Other Election Matters.

  Laura Bishop Communication is appearing on the Lodi BOE’s monthly bills. For years, good government advocates throughout New Jersey have bee...
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  Public Notice for Lodi Board of Education Vacancy: August 11, 2025 Deadline to Apply.

   
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  The Lodi Mayor and Council's Developer's Agreement for the Alesso Funeral Home Property: 23 Two Bedroom Units.

  Link to Developer’s Agreement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14qKmc8hr8DXaax9XhygYKA0Mqq09pufo/view?usp=sharing
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  Why Did I Have to Submit an OPRA Request to Dominic Miller for the Lodi Police Department's Required Anti-Nepotism and Conflict of Interest Policies When that Information is Readily Available On-Line for Other Towns Hiring Without a Competitive Civil Service Exam? Just More Unchecked Power and Authority for Donald Scorzetti Who Has Violated All Public Trust.

  Wood-Ridge:  Ordinance-2025-2-Police-Hiring-Policy-Draft-Ord-2025-3-First-Read.pdf Lincoln Park:  2-22-Ordinance-Amending-Chapter-99-Police-...
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  OPRA Response Shows that Donald Scorzetti is Being Paid Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars for "Sick Days" and "Vacation Days" with No Attendance Records, No Defined Workday or Workweek, No Vouchers, No Signatures, No Boss, No Audit, etc. This Calls for An Immediate Investigation. Those Involved Must be Held Accountable. Public Funds Must Be Recouped. (Post Date: June 12, 2025)

  Lodi Police Thief Donald Scorzetti  Clear Takeaways from Today’s OPRA Response Donald Scorzetti is being paid hundreds of thousands of dol...

August 2026 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...

 

Link to August 14^th Payroll:

• 4dd93775-30933_Labor_Cost_Detail_20260910121757_9ee551e2.pdf

Link to August 28^th Payroll:

• 4dd93775-30933_Labor_Cost_Detail_20260910121859_616284e0.pdf

August 2026 Bills for the Lodi Mayor and Council...

 

Link to August Bills:

• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_187_August_2026_Bills_20260901124847.pdf

August 2026 Resolutions for the Lodi Mayor and Council...

 Please download these attachments from the links below:

• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_185_DPW_Yard_Lot_Close_of_Contract_Smith_Sondy_20260901124845.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_189_Appointments_for_Alyssa_Martin_and_Charles_Guarino_20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_184_DPW_Yard_Lot_Change_Order_Smith_Sondy_20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_188_CWERT_Agreement_Signed_20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_186_Lodi_Saddle_Brook_Inter_Local_Shared_Services_Agreement_DPW__NEEDS_SIGNATURE__20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_190_ROK_Industries_Tax_Lien_Investors_Real_Auction_Electronic_Tax_Sale_20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_183_Lodi_Rochelle_Park_Inter_Local_Shared_Services_Agreement_DPW__NEEDS_SIGNATURE__20260901124846.pdf
• 4dd93775-3AUGUST_2026_Approved_Resolution_26_187_August_2026_Bills_20260901124847.pdf

For a Third Month, Vinny Martin Abstained on Neglia's Bills ($43,112.53) Without Disclosing to the Public if Another Conflict of Interest Exists.

 

August 2026 Bills for the Lodi Board of Education...

 

Link to August Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12WTzNgI6kvJCtswVlDR8fw5bashcDmov/view?usp=sharing

August 2026 Payroll for the Lodi Board of Education...

 

Link to August 14^th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NLvSc5kV0-usdVeI3dEqTeRccnCs1EF4/view?usp=sharing

Link to August 28^th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XrzF0LEb0fcdUmFnoKWDkSoIjEq_IyB1/view?usp=sharing

A Few Years Ago, I Showed How Joseph Lagana Was Using His Campaign Account for “Cleary Giacbobbe” Pay-to-Play in East Brunswick. This Year, the Law Partners Tried A New Method to Hide Their Contributions but the Council Candidate Showed them Anyway.

In New Jersey, a reportable contribution is now defined as over $200. 

So look at what Matthew Giacobbe, Joseph Lagana, and other law partners of their firm are doing for the 2026 East Brunswick council election.

Joseph Lagana, Principal Partner

Matthew Giacobbe, Principal Partner

Salvatore Alfieri, Principal Partner

This fits a pattern. Just look at this Middletown news report (where the Giacobbe partners thought their names would not be disclosed).

They are all giving $200 in hopes that their names don’t appear on any searchable data base.  Some candidates report them anyway.

Lodi By The Numbers: Matthew Giaccobe Has Been Giving Money to BOE Candidates During the Term of His Contract. A "Reportable Individual Contribution" is Now Defined as Over $200 so Look at What Matthew Giaccobe and His Managing Partners Did in Middletown...

Here is a past post on Joseph Lagana and East Brunswick pay-to-play.

Lodi By The Numbers: The Politician Run Law Firm “Cleary Giacobbe” Has Been Using Joseph Lagana’s Campaign Account to Funnel Money into Political Campaigns Throughout New Jersey in Return for Public Contracts. These Campaign Contributions are Not Showing on the ELEC Website When People Search by Contributors. (Post Date: September 5, 2022)

How can any qualified, competent, honest attorney compete for public contracts if they don’t bribe local candidates with campaign cash and who knows what else? 

In Lodi, Nancy Cardone, Sharon Salvacion, Michael Apicella, and William Thomas did not report who contributed a large amount of their campaign cash.  You can bet it came from the Giacobbe law partners that have been ripping off the district for years. 

 

Saint Vincent, Patron Saint of Brothels, Leads a Procession of County Politicians...

 

My Car Insurance Just Went Up 23% Year to Year Thanks to Lodi’s State Senator Joseph Lagana…

 

Nothing changed in my policy. There were no accidents or other driving issues and my premium just increased more than 23%.

Joseph Lagana is the Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee where he is directly responsible for our soaring car insurance rates.

Lagana did not operate in a fair and practical manner.  His ELEC reports show that he was receiving large amounts of cash from both the insurance lobby and personal injury attorneys at the exact time he was pushing legislation and voting to approve legislation to benefit both groups at the total expense of the New Jersey rate payer.

ELEC reports show that Joseph Lagana took his big insurance money and other special interest money and spent it on trips to the Borgata casino, restaurants near his home and work, and pay-to-play for “Cleary Giacobbe” public contracts.

Joseph Lagana Cannot Have it Both Ways. "But while the Senate panel’s chair, Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Bergen), conceded that using socioeconomic factors to set insurance rates could have “a discriminatory impact,” the committee did not act on the bill."

 

Link to story:

Critics say bias is behind NJ car insurance rates, urge lawmakers to act • New Jersey Monitor

It does seem discriminatory to make someone pay more for car insurance based on zip code, education level, etc.  After all, we have seen in recent years that the wealthiest, most over educated liberals seem to be the most reckless and foolish of any demographic. 

People should pay premiums based on driving records.

Joseph Lagana votes and acts based on who is paying him the most at any given time. 

He gets away with it because the Bergen County Democrat Organization cares more about money and less about discrimination.

He gets away with it because the Bergen County Republican Organization basically is the second-string Democrats.  They don’t run campaigns on any big issues or expose their opponents’ conflicts of interest, ELEC abuses, terrible records etc.  They just send out mailers with three boring generic talking points and are fine losing.

He gets away with it because failing local news sites like northjersey.com and nj.com don’t do their jobs in holding elected officials accountable.  They lack investigative journalism.

Joseph Lagana’s Largest Reported Campaign Contribution Last Month Came from “MORGAN AND MORGAN”. Lagana Should Disclose How Much Personal Injury Legislation or Commerce Committee Actions One Can Purchase for $10,000.

Link to Lagana’s July 16, 2026 Filing:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iNS0-hmW8aYn96A2SuvXkbBf_aLZC8EU/view?usp=sharing

Joseph Lagana advertises on his firm’s site that he concentrates on personal injury protection (PIP) litigation.

Joseph Lagana sponsors and pushes a lot of legislation dealing with personal injury.

Jospeh Lagana should explain why “Morgan and Morgan” was his largest campaign contributor last month.  He should also explain why New Jersey insurance rates have gotten so much worse because of his legislation, votes, and committee assignments.

What does Joseph Lagana have to say to his constituents that can't afford their insurances which are only getting more expensive because of the direct actions of their State Senator who legislates with clear self-serving conflicts of interest?