1. Former Mayor Guilty of Fraud In Newark Sales.
- Author
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Jones, Richard G., Kelley, Tina, Miller, Jonathan, and Schweber, Nate
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INDICTMENTS , *FRAUD , *REAL estate sales , *REAL property sales & prices - Abstract
Two blocks from the wood-paneled office where Sharpe James ran New Jersey's largest city for 20 years, the former mayor made a stealthy exit through a back door of the federal courthouse here on Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of fraud for conspiring to sell city-owned properties to a former companion at a fraction of their value. For Mr. James, 72, who had built a formidable political machine before his tawdry fall, it was a day of mixed images. After listening stone-faced to the verdict, he kissed his wife of five decades on the cheek as his former companion, Tamika Riley, 39, trailed a few steps behind. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Published
- 2008