MCGREEVEY THE 1?:

Democratic fund-raiser indicted on extortion charges (JOHN P. McALPIN, 7/06/04, The Associated Press)

A Democratic fund-raiser linked to Gov. James E. McGreevey extorted $40,000 in campaign donations by promising a farmer that public officials would help him get top dollar for his land, federal authorities said Tuesday. [...]

McGreevey said he believes he is one of the unnamed state officials mentioned throughout the indictment who discussed the land deal with Halper and D'Amiano. U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie would not say whether McGreevey was one of the officials.

"I'm not going to comment on any other people who may or may not be involved in this investigation. We do not identify anyone by name who is not being charged in the indictment," Christie said.

The indictment says "State Official 1" discussed the deal with D'Amiano and Halper during a cell phone conversation in December 2002. "State Official 1" also met with Halper and D'Amiano in a hallway outside a state Democratic meeting at an East Brunswick hotel in February 2003, according to the indictment.

McGreevey has acknowledged that the meeting took place, but said he did nothing wrong.