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The state alleges he took $10,000 and promised to hire the guy who gave it to him if he won election. Was that illegal? Updated Apr 29, 2021; Posted Apr 28, 2021 Jason O'Donnell during his Bayonne mayoral contest in 2018. His attorneys are challenging bribery charges against him.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal Facebook Share A former Democratic legislator and failed mayoral candidate charged in a big pay-to-play undercover sting operation by the state is seeking a dismissal of the charges against him, arguing he could not be charged with bribery because he was not a public official ...

Case Background During a meeting in a restaurant, Dougherty accepted $10,000 cash in $100 denominations that the cooperating witness delivered in a takeout coffee cup, the OAG said. Dougherty later returned the cash and asked the cooperating witness to send four checks — each within the $2,600 individual-donor limit, authorities said. They met in the same restaurant, where Dougherty accepted four checks from "straw donors" — people reimbursed to write checks to each defendant's campaign — the OAG said. New Jersey's attorney general claims Dougherty and the cooperating witness met in...

Four former New Jersey public officials have been indicted on bribery and misconduct charges after accepting bribes from a cooperating witness, the state...

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Former Jersey City BOE pres., ex-Bayonne assemblyman indicted for allegedly taking bribes Former Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas and ex-Bayonne Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell are among four public officials that have been indicted today for allegedly taking cash bribes, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced. Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas and former Bayonne Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell. Photos courtesy of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. By John Heinis/Hudson County View The four defendants, which also include former Mor...