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Seven mayoral primaries to watch on June 8

June 1, 2021 5:10 pmJune 2, 2021 6:03 pm

Voters in at least six New jersey municipalities are hosting closely watched races to pick their party’s candidates for local office next Tuesday. In Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small has the line against challenger Tom Foley. Foley, a former Democratic...

Attorney General seeks to seal court records in case connected to Matt O’Donnell

March 29, 2021 12:08 amMay 29, 2025 12:56 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has moved to seal court records in a motion to dismiss an indictment against a former Hudson Council official, augmenting the mysterious circumstances related to Matthew O’Donnell, the state’s cooperating witness in a political...

Mary Dougherty gets probation in resolution to peculiar Matt O’Donnell sting operation

March 18, 2021 10:01 am

Mary Dougherty, one of four surprisingly small fish political figures charged in the bizarre Matt O’Donnell sting operation in 2019, was sentenced to one-year of probation on Thursday morning by Superior Court Judge Stephen Taylor. Dougherty pleaded guilty to a...

Murphy sidesteps on plea agreements that allow continued public legal work

February 17, 2021 3:33 pmMay 29, 2025 12:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sidestepped a question on whether his administration should be entering plea agreements that allow individuals to continue to bill public entities Wednesday. “I literally don’t have any comment on that,” the governor said. Matt O’Donnell, who has...

Report: Morris officials reject plea agreement in bribery case

March 26, 2020 9:00 amMarch 26, 2020 10:53 am

Three Morris County politicians rejected plea deals in state bribery charges connected to a string operation that used Morristown attorney Matt O’Donnell as a cooperating witness, according to a Morristown Green report. Former Morris County freeholder John Cesaro and former...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, left, with Sudhan Thomas who's accused of accepting cash bribes. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

AG charges five North Jersey politicians, including Sudhan Thomas, with taking bribes

December 19, 2019 11:34 amDecember 19, 2019 4:08 pm

Five current and former elected officials and candidate— including Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas and former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro—have been charged with taking bribes as part of a major investigation into political corruption by the...

Sweeney mulls quick swearing-in for Bucco

September 25, 2019 7:07 pmSeptember 26, 2019 1:23 am

Senate Democrats are considering swearing in Anthony M. Bucco immediately upon his election to the State Senate next month to highlight his decision to remain a candidate for an Assembly seat he has no intention of occupying, the New Jersey...