NJ senator wants to eliminate automatic jail time for public corruption
NorthJersey.com A county inspector who took cash bribes to delete code violations. A mayor who embezzled tens of thousands from political campaigns. A fire chief who drove drunk in a car he stole. Three cases in three different parts of New Jersey with one thing in common: Each defendant was charged with official misconduct, the state’s criminal charge for public corruption. It’s not often used — about 60 people have been charged with it in the last two years — but the penalty is severe and mandatory. If convicted of official misconduct, the punishment is a minimum of five years behi...
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