DECEMBER 4, 2015, 11:47 AM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015, 6:16 PM
BY PETER J. SAMPSON
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
Sobbing as he pleaded for mercy and insisted he did nothing wrong, Joseph A. Ferriero, the once powerful leader of the Bergen County Democratic Party, was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison for using his political clout to profit from a kickback scheme involving government contracts.
“I understand the court has to accept the verdict,” Ferriero said, adding, “Not for a nanosecond did I think I was doing anything wrong.”
In retrospect, he said, he should have done things differently, but he insisted he never solicited bribes or accepted kickbacks.
U.S. District Judge Esther B. Salas imposed a 35-month prison term on the 58-year-old Hackensack lawyer during a two-hour hearing in federal court in Newark. She said he can self-surrender to prison authorities within 60 days.
Ferriero, who earlier this week lost a bid to set aside his conviction, is planning an appeal.
Currupt Politics and Public Service don’t mix well in any town ..
He was head of the Democrat Party in Bergen County.
That’s the Party you are always praising.
I believe our Mayor belongs to that party News man watcher.
Typical democrat.
Wish we could photoshop Aronsohn into this picture. Maybe soon
Our mayor may experience this thrill at some point in the future.
What about is buddy Dennis Oury? Was he ever punished? Dom, you’re buddies with top Democrats, what’s their take on this?