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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.
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.