Former Head of Ocean County Democratic Party Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
A 70-year-old resident of Beachwood has been found guilty of accepting bribes. New Jersey Real-Time News reports that an FBI informant posed as a developer who offered to bribe officials for building permits. The former head of the Ocean County Democratic Party accepted $6,500 from the informant. He is now serving one year of home confinement, three years probation and a $10,000 fine.
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Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/ex-ocean_county_democratic_chi.html
