US ex-mayor gets 27 months for corruption
A former longtime Newark mayor has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in federal prison for his corruption conviction regarding sales of city land to a former mistress.
By Agencies |
NEWARK: A former longtime Newark mayor has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in federal prison for his corruption conviction regarding sales of city land to a former mistress.
US District Judge William Martini on Tuesday also ordered Sharpe James to pay a $100,000 fine, but no restitution to the city.
Prosecutors sought up to 20 years, but the judge last week said such a long sentence was not warranted.
Lawyers for the 72-year-old former mayor sought probation for James. He led New Jersey's largest city, just outside New York City, for 20 years and was a Democratic state senator.
Also to be sentenced Tuesday is 39-year-old Tamika Riley, who prosecutors say profited by her affair with the mayor.
US District Judge William Martini on Tuesday also ordered Sharpe James to pay a $100,000 fine, but no restitution to the city.
Prosecutors sought up to 20 years, but the judge last week said such a long sentence was not warranted.
Lawyers for the 72-year-old former mayor sought probation for James. He led New Jersey's largest city, just outside New York City, for 20 years and was a Democratic state senator.
Also to be sentenced Tuesday is 39-year-old Tamika Riley, who prosecutors say profited by her affair with the mayor.
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