Jailbird James

by: Thurman Hart

Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 05:38:51 PM EDT

Sharpe James will spend 27 months in prison for his corruption conviction. Of course, because he robbed people with a pen instead of a gun, he walked out of court a free man. Not until September 15 will he actually be locked up.

Chris Christie is appealing the decision for more jail time.

Martini said the ex-mayor defrauded citizens of his honest services by not disclosing his relationship with James and signing contracts to sell her city land. But he said James' crime wasn't one of greed, didn't cost the city any money and wasn't part of an ongoing pattern of a corruption.

That's the judge. I guess the judge didn't read my column at NJ Voices that points out that there is always a victim - even if you can't put a face to it.

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It ain't much (4.00 / 1)

but once is enough:

by: Thurman Hart @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 21:43:39 PM UTC

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Disgrace (0.00 / 0)

The only thing that upset me more than this leech getting only 27 months was Shirley Turner pleading to the judge for leniency.

by: firstamend07 @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 23:17:16 PM UTC

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James spoof on huffpo's 23/6 (0.00 / 0)

... Ex-Newark Mayor Sharpe James, seen here at sentencing wearing a $3,000 suit he "found in the garbage" near Brooks Brothers.
The eccentric and impeccably dressed ex-mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, was sentenced to 27 months in the slammer for numerous instances of stealing money from city coffers not disclosing he was having a sexual relationship with a woman whom he helped snare lucrative deals on city-owned land.
At the sentencing, James said:
All my life I have just simply tried to help the City of Newark and leave it a better place than I found it...
James went on to thank both the Los Angeles earthquake and the indictment of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens for sucking up all the day's media attention.

23/6

by: zora01 @ Wed Jul 30, 2008 at 01:04:35 AM UTC

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