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Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 05/16/06

LONG BRANCH — Members of Alfred "Alfie" Lenkiewicz's New Wave Team met with representatives of the U.S. Attorney's Office Monday, as well as an official from the FBI, said campaign manager William Giordano.

"They were welcoming information," Giordano said, adding the group also wants to meet with state officials. The campaign hopes to identify and prosecute whoever is responsible for circulating an 11th hour letter saying that Lenkiewicz, who was running for mayor, had dropped out of the race.

Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, would neither discuss details of the meeting nor the possibility of an investigation.

Supporters advised the campaign they received the letter Monday, one day before Mayor Adam Schneider defeated Lenkiewicz by 517 votes.

Lenkiewicz believes people either did not vote at all, or voted for another candidate because they believed he had dropped out.

The letter advised supporters to vote for a third candidate, the Rev. Kevin Brown, who received 189 votes.

Both Brown and Schneider have denied any involvement with the letter. Schneider said Monday he has not been contacted by any agency purported to be investigating it.

Giordano said his group is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the letter.

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