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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...

O’Donnell law firm closing next week

January 22, 2020 9:09 pmJanuary 22, 2020 9:28 pm

Matt O’Donnell’s law firm, O’Donnell McCord, will shut down at the end of next week, the New Jersey Globe has learned. O’Donnell is the central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials. Sources...

Bock leaves O’Donnell firm

January 20, 2020 8:52 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:31 pm

Boonton Alderman Joseph Bock has left his job at Matt O’Donnell’s law firm and has joined Spiotti & Associates, a tax appeal firm run by Robert Spiotti. Bock ousted incumbent Democrat William McBride by ten percentage points in the 2019...

O’Donnell sometimes billed towns more than 24 hours in a day for legal fees

January 15, 2020 3:53 pmJanuary 16, 2020 1:41 pm

Attorney Matt O’Donnell, the state’s cooperating witness in a corruption sting operation, sometimes billed municipalities in excess of 24 hours in a single day, according to bills submitted to government entities that were reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. O’Donnell...

O’Donnell preparing to shutter his law firm

January 10, 2020 12:46 pmJanuary 10, 2020 4:11 pm

The central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials is in the process of closing his law firm, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Matt O’Donnell’s Morristown-based firm, O’Donnell McCord, lost a considerable...

Morris County drops O’Donnell as special counsel

January 4, 2020 6:32 pm

Matt O’Donnell has lost another plumb legal contract. The Morris County Board of Freeholders has dropped O’Donnell, the cooperating witness in a state corruption sting, from their list of attorneys to handle tax appeal work for county government. This is...

Mount Arlington dumps O’Donnell as municipal attorney

January 2, 2020 10:08 amJanuary 2, 2020 12:15 pm

Mount Arlington will drop Matthew O’Donnell, the cooperating witness in a state corruption sting, as the municipal attorney. Mayor Michael Stanzilis told the New Jersey Globe that he will not submit O’Donnell’s name to the council for reappointment when they...