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October 9, 2008 - 1:53pm
PRESS RELEASE

Kean & DeCroce: Check the Facts. Democrat Treasurers Say Slush Fund Was a Democrat Creation

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.
-- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

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October 8, 2008 - 1:34pm
PRESS RELEASE

Kean and DeCroce Urge Corzine to Reveal Which Democrats had Control of Slush-Fund Grants and Where They Sent the Money

Democrats should stop leaking information about a few grants and reveal all grants and which Democrats decided where the money would go. The Treasurer has all these facts. The Governor should order him to put it on the Governor's Web site immediately. 

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April 16, 2008 - 9:03am

James found guilty on all counts

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was convicted on federal corruption charges today: Getty Images PhotoFormer Newark Mayor Sharpe James was convicted on federal corruption charges today: Getty Images Photo

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was convicted on all counts of a 5-count federal corruption indictment today, and co-defendant Tamika Riley was also found guilty on all 13 charges against her.

James, 72, was the Mayor from 1986 to 2006, and served in the State Senate from 1999 to 2008.

James will remain free on bail until sentencing, and could face several years in prison.

A federal jury found that James rigged the sale of city-owned land to Riley, his former girlfriend. Riley was able to quickly resell the land at a huge profit.

James was indicted last summer on 33 counts.

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