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: U.S. SEEKING DEMOCRATS' RECORDS     

: Friday, August 29, 2003 

: By JEFF PILLETS and CHARLES STILE
: TRENTON BUREAU 

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: Federal authorities have subpoenaed records from the Democratic State Committee as part of their probe into the activities of Rajesh "Roger" Chugh, a former fund-raiser for Governor McGreevey, two party officials confirmed.

: The subpoena, delivered by the FBI on Tuesday, sought all transactions involving Chugh, who resigned from a Department of State post in June.

: The subpoena asked for records of payments or commissions Chugh received as a party fund-raiser, an official said.

: The subpoena also sought records of all contributions Chugh collected for Victory 2001, the joint fund-raising committee for the state Democratic party and McGreevey's gubernatorial campaign.

: Bonnie Watson Coleman, the Democratic State Committee chairwoman, confirmed the subpoena, but declined to provide further information. She did say, though, that the subpoena focused on Chugh.

: One official said McGreevey was forced to cancel a planned visit to the Trenton headquarters of the state committee after federal authorities called, notifying them that federal agents would be arriving later that day.

: "It wouldn't look good if the governor met up with the feds,'' said a Democratic source familiar with the subpoena.

: Chugh, a 49-year-old Asian Indian émigré, became the target of state and federal probes this month after The Record reported that he pressured Indian business owners in Middlesex County for political contributions. 

: Chugh allegedly threatened to block building permit and zoning variances of Asian-American shopkeepers in Woodbridge Township unless they made political contributions to the Democrats. 

: Chugh raised an estimated $1 million for McGreevey and the Democrats from 1997 to 2001.

: Leading Democrats and key members of the Indian community told The Record that they had warned McGreevey that Chugh had a long, troubled history as a businessman and was using unethical fund-raising practices. 

: McGreevey has called the allegations "rubbish" and called his campaign the cleanest in New Jersey history.

: E-mail: pillets@northjersey.com and stile@northjersey.com


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