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NJ mayor resigns after guilty plea in public corruption case
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Mayor Sal Bonaccorso admitted using public workers and resources for personal gain
Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso resigned Friday after pleading guilty to using town employees to run his private business and submitting forged documents. Bonaccorso, who first came under public scrutiny in 2022 after making racist comments with members of the police department caught on secret recordings, resigned as part of a plea agreement following criminal charges.
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NJ mayor resigns after guilty plea in public corruption case
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Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso resigned Friday after pleading guilty to using town employees to run his private business and submitting forged documents. Bonaccorso, who first came under public scrutiny in 2022 after making racist comments with members of the police department caught on secret recordings, resigned as part of a plea agreement following criminal charges.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAfter years of scandal, Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso is out of a job.
The embattled Union County mayor resigned on Friday as part of a plea agreement following criminal charges.
The 64 year old pleaded guilty to committing official misconduct and forgery for using the town's resources, things like computers and fax machines while operating his oil tank storage removal business without having the proper licensing.
Now, according to court documents, Bonaccorso also directed Clark employees to perform work for his business while being paid by the township.
Investigators say they also found signatures impersonating an engineer on permit applications as part of the deal.
Bonaccorso will have to pay a $15,000 fine over the next three years and will be sentenced in February to probation.
The judge also ordered him to be forever disqualified from holding any future public office, and he's out as the GOP municipal chairman.
Bonaccorso came under fire in 2022 for making racist comments with members of the police department there, which were caught on secret recordings.
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