Former King James of Newark pleads innocence
Posted on July 24th, 2007 by bile Categories and Tags: Uncategorized, crime, Dominican Republic, Entertainment, New Jersey, newark, politics, Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Sharpe James, Tamika Riley, your moneyThe former mayor of New Jersey’s largest city and a companion pleaded not guilty on Monday to a host of federal charges including suspicion of taking lavish vacations with city money.
Sharpe James, 71, mayor of Newark from 1986 until he retired last year, was indicted on 33 federal counts, accused of using city credit cards for himself, eight women and others during personal trips to places such as Rio de Janeiro, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
James, now a Democratic state senator, also is accused of facilitating the cut-rate sale of city land to his frequent companion, Tamika Riley, who was charged with fraud along with James and pleaded not guilty.
“God is good all the time,” James told reporters repeatedly as he left the courthouse, declining to comment on the case. He and Riley had been out on bail.
This is only news worthy because I went to NJIT in Newark when James was in office. He’d been in office so long people were shocked when he retired. Appears he was as corrupt as everyone figured.
