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The indictment Thursday of Sharpe James, the former longtime Newark mayor and a current state senator, is the latest example of corruption in New Jersey. Here are a few other cases of high-profile officials disgraced in recent years:
_ State Sen. Wayne Bryant in March was indicted on federal corruption charges tied to a state medical school job that officials said paid him $35,000 for no work.
_ Former state Senate President John Lynch pleaded guilty in October 2006 to tax evasion and fraud.
_ Several officials in Monmouth County have pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges as part of a federal sting in 2005.
_ Longtime Hudson County Executive, Robert C. Janiszewski, a Democrat, is serving a 41-month federal term after admitting he took more than $100,000 in bribes.
_ Nidia Davila Colon, a Hudson County freeholder, received a 2 1/2-year prison term for passing bribes to Janiszewski to help her then-boyfriend win county contracts.
_ Former Hoboken Mayor Anthony J. Russo was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting taking bribes from an accountant and towing contractor.
_ Former Paterson Mayor Martin G. Barnes pleaded guilty in July 2003 of taking $200,000 worth of bribes from contractors doing business with the city.
_ Former Camden Mayor Milton Milan was convicted in 2000 of taking payoffs from the mob, laundering drug money and stealing campaign funds.
07-13-07, 06:39 AM
