Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to corruption charges; prosecutors want to combine 2 casesSeptember 11th, 2009 Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to extortionHARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford, Conn., Mayor Eddie Perez has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he tried to extort $250,000 from a real estate developer.
2 former Jersey City officials plead guilty in corruption sweepSeptember 9th, 2009 2 ex-officials plead guilty in NJ corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — Two former Jersey City officials have pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, the first guilty pleas in a years-long probe that resulted in 44 arrests, including some state lawmakers, mayors and several rabbis.
Dispute over northern NJ mayor who won't resign amid corruption charges takes to the streetsAugust 7th, 2009 NJ mayor's refusal to resign sparks house protestsRIDGEFIELD, N.J. — A feud between the state and the mayor of this northern New Jersey town over whether he should resign as he faces corruption charges spawned dueling citizen protests outside his home Thursday evening.
Hoboken, NJ, mayor steps down following corruption arrest, had led city for 1 monthAugust 1st, 2009 Indicted NJ mayor resigns after 1 month on jobHOBOKEN, N.J. — Mayor Peter Cammarano III resigned Friday, one month after taking office and a week after vowing to fight federal corruption charges against him while remaining on the job.
Hoboken, NJ, mayor steps down following corruption arrest, had led city for 3 weeksJuly 31st, 2009 Indicted NJ mayor resigns after 3 weeks on jobHOBOKEN, N.J. — Mayor Peter Cammarano III resigned Friday, just three weeks after taking office and a week after vowing to stay in office and fight federal corruption charges against him.
NJ gov: Hoboken neophyte mayor under federal corruption cloud will resign within 24 hoursJuly 31st, 2009 NJ gov: Neophyte Hoboken mayor to resignTRENTON, N.J. — A northern New Jersey mayor who was arrested on federal corruption charges after just three weeks in office is expected to resign soon, Gov.
NJ gov's office: Hoboken mayor under corruption cloud will resignJuly 30th, 2009 NJ gov's office: Hoboken mayor to resignTRENTON, N.J. — A spokesman for New Jersey Gov.
Informant in NJ corruption probe gave nearly $190K in legal donations to NJ pols' campaignsJuly 30th, 2009 NJ corruption case informant a big campaign donorTRENTON, N.J. — The informant in a federal corruption case that snared several New Jersey public officials has donated approximately $190,000 to lawmakers and political candidates over an eight-year period.
Authorities: Crime sweep southeast of Phoenix nets 72 arrests, including 25 illegal immigrantsJuly 27th, 2009 Crime sweep southeast of Phoenix nets 72 arrestsPHOENIX — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested 72 people during a three-day crime sweep in Chandler and Queen Creek southeast of Phoenix. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the operation started as an attempt to control illegal immigration, but new federal guidelines prevent deputies from arresting illegal immigrants solely for being in the U.S.
NJ governor calls scale of corruption 'outrageous' as 3 mayors among those arrested in sweepJuly 24th, 2009 Officials lambast NJ corruption after 44 arrestedNEWARK, N.J. — Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in an investigation in which some were accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags.
Feds arrest state lawmaker, mayors of 2 NJ cities, rabbis in corruption probeJuly 23rd, 2009 2 NJ mayors, lawmaker arrested in corruption caseNEWARK, N.J. — The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a current and former state legislator were among more than two dozen people arrested Thursday in a sweeping corruption investigation.
Feds arrest mayors of 3 NJ cities, 2 lawmakers, several rabbis in broad corruption sweepJuly 23rd, 2009 3 NJ mayors, lawmakers arrested in corruption caseNEWARK, N.J. — An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people Thursday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers and several rabbis.
Mexico releases 3 mayors detained in sweep of officials suspected of ties to drug cartelJune 30th, 2009 Mexico frees 3 mayors held for alleged drug tiesMORELIA, Mexico — Federal prosecutors released three of the 10 Mexican mayors arrested last month in an unprecedented sweep of elected officials accused of protecting a drug cartel, authorities said Monday. The mayors of the western towns of Coahuayana, Buenavista and Aquila were let go after spending more than a month in jail, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
The mayor has no clothes: Former Gainesville politician arrested for public nudityJune 27th, 2009 Former mayor in Georgia arrested for nudityCLAYTON, Ga. — Naked time got a little too public for a former Georgia mayor.
Kanwar Sain elected Delhi's new mayorApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kanwar Sain and Azad Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were Thursday elected as the mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of the national capital. Sain received 182 votes and his opponent Darshana Jatav of the Congress got 73 out of 263 votes cast in the poll.
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