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A county inspector who took cash bribes to delete code violations. A mayor who embezzled tens of thousands from political campaigns. A fire chief who drove drunk in a car he stole.
Three cases in three different parts of New Jersey with one thing in common: Each defendant was charged with official misconduct, the state’s criminal charge for public corruption. It’s not often used about 60 people have been charged with it in the last two years but the penalty is severe and mandatory. If convicted of official misconduct, the punishment is a minimum of five years behind bars.