A federal grand jury indicted a former Newark Mayor, Sharpe James, on corruption charges Thursday, accusing him of fraud in the sale of city-owned land and using city credit cards to spend extravagantly on himself and several women.The AP doesn't seem to want you to know this guy is a Democratic.Imagine that.
The 33-count indictment charges Mr. James with allegedly facilitating and approving the cut-rate sales of city-owned land to a female companion.
Mr. James, 71, is also charged with using the credit cards for himself and eight women during vacations and trips to locations such as Puerto Rico, Martha's Vineyard, the Dominican Republic and Rio de Janeiro, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie and state Attorney General Anne Milgram announced.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ex-Mayor of Newark Indicted on Corruption
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