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by Todd DeFeo, The Center Square | February 17, 2021 05:00 PM Print this article
A New Jersey grand jury has indicted four former public officials on charges they took bribes from a cooperating witness on the promise to hire him for government contracts.
The four defendants face charges they took illegal campaign contributions from a tax attorney – identified by news outlets as Morristown attorney Matt O’Donnell – who was cooperating with authorities. In return, the four promised they would use his law firm for government legal work.
Facing charges are former Jersey City School Board President Sudhan Thomas, 45, of Jersey City; former State Assemblyman and former Bayonne mayoral candidate Jason O’Donnell, 49, of Bayonne; former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro, 49, of Parsippany; and former Mount Arlington Council Member John Windish, 68, of Mount Arlington.