FORMER CITY OF NEWARK OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH SCHEMING WITH TWO NEWARK BUSINESSMEN TO OBTAIN BRIBES

摘要

A former City of Newark, NJ official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) and two business owners have been charged for their roles in a bribery scheme. Carmelo G. Garcia, of Hoboken, NJ; Frank Valvano Jr., of Florham Park, NJ; and Irwin Sablosky, of Springfield, NJ, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with the business and transactions of a federally funded local government and organization. Garcia was a high-level Newark official, and prior to that, an executive officer of the NCEDC (now known as "Invest Newark"). Valvano and Sablosky are co-owners of a New Jersey-based pawnbroker and jewelry business.