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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...

Morris freeholders emerge unscathed

November 7, 2018 5:14 am

Morris County’s incumbent Republican freeholders safely won reelection. Freeholders Deborah Smith, John Krickus and Stephen Shaw defeated Democratic Challengers Mary Dougherty, Rupande Mehta and Richard Corcoran. The three Republicans each received about 18% of the votes cast, with 94,598 voting...

Cesaro loses Morris GOP freeholder primary

June 6, 2018 3:56 amJune 6, 2018 7:48 am

Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro was defeated for re-election tonight, losing the Republican primary to a slate headed by another incumbent, Deborah Smith. Smith was the top vote-getter with 18,770, and won the GOP nomination along with her two running...

Morris Democrats pick Freeholder candidates

February 28, 2018 4:23 pmMarch 1, 2018 8:35 am

Democrats have not won a countywide race in Morris County since 1973, when Doug Romaine defeated Republican Freeholder James Plante by just 596 votes in the first of two election cycles dominated by the Watergate scandal. But many Morris County...