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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted the mayor of New Jersey's capital city on corruption charges.

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, his brother and an associate are accused in an eight-count indictment of extortion, bribery, and mail and wire fraud.

New Jersey's U.S. attorney's office says the charges are related to an alleged scheme to accept $119,000 in bribes in exchange for Mack's influence in the development of a garage on city-owned land.

The indictment was handed up Thursday in Trenton.

Mack has continued in his position despite a no-confidence vote by the Trenton City Council after his September arrest.

His attorney has said Mack is innocent. An attorney for his brother, Ralphiel Mack, says his client is not guilty.


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    OneWonders wrote...
    Man I really
    September 10, 2012 11:06 am
    love Democrats, what an idiot!
    Equal Justice, Not Social Justice.
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    wrote...
    Man I really
    September 10, 2012 11:57 am
    hate republicans that are too tunnel-visioned to only see 1 instance of a bad man as a democratic thing, but has no problem with the ultra-conservative members of his party that constantly have sex scandals and lie about them to the public and their wives. Good incite though - now you've proven why republicans have no idea what is happening in the real world or see the corruptness of their own politicians.
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