Former Hoboken Assemblyman Garcia sentenced to 1 year and a day in bribery case

Newark Deputy Mayor and Former Assemblyman Sentenced to 366 Days for Federal Bribery

Carmelo Garcia, 51, a former New Jersey Assemblyman and Newark Deputy Mayor, stood before U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Cox Arleo at a hearing Wednesday that ran nearly an hour. Along with the prison term and fine, the judge imposed mandatory alcohol testing, mandatory mental health treatment, new restrictions on taking on debt, and ongoing financial disclosure obligations as conditions of the supervised release period. The U.S. Attorney’s …

Former Hoboken Assemblyman Garcia sentenced to 1 year and a day in bribery case

Former Hoboken Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia was sentenced to one year and a day in prison earlier today after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges nearly two years ago. By John Heinis/Hudson County View Garcia, 51, who represented the then-33rd Legislative District in the state Assembly between 2014 and 2016, was sentenced before U.S. District Court […] The post Former Hoboken Assemblyman Garcia sentenced to 1 year and a day in bribery case …