Clark, New Jersey Mayor Sal Bonaccorso appeared in a Union County courtroom Wednesday the place the decide mentioned plea talks have been ongoing.
Bonaccorso is charged with corruption for allegedly utilizing taxpayer cash and Clark workers to help along with his non-public landscaping enterprise. He’s additionally accused of eradicating oil tanks with out a license.
The longtime Clark mayor has denied wrongdoing and was lately re-elected to a different time period.
Bonaccorso left courtroom Wednesday with out remark. A part of any plea cope with the State Legal professional Basic’s workplace would doubtless embrace Bonaccorso resigning from workplace.
Clark resident and lawyer Michael Schulman, who ran in opposition to Bonaccorso, was in courtroom. Afterwards Schulman voiced concern that there are further delays in a case involving the Mayor nonetheless in workplace who’s charged with corruption.
“We want justice. We want justice served swiftly. Everyday this happens, Clark residents are suffering and paying the price,” mentioned Shulman.
Bonaccorso has been controversial for years. Along with public corruption allegations, he has been recorded making racist feedback about minorities and sexist feedback about ladies law enforcement officials. After NBC New York aired recordings of Bonaccorso’s offensive feedback, he publicly apologized.
Bonaccorso (R) has been in workplace for 1 / 4 century and to this point has fought repeated requires him to resign.
Decide Lisa Walsh mentioned all events are due again in courtroom Jan. 10 the place she mentioned there could possibly be an replace on the plea negotiations.
