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NEWARK, N.J. — Former Mayor Sharpe James and his ex- mistress were convicted Wed nesday of corruption charges.
James, 72, was mayor of the state’s largest city for 20 years. He was convicted of all five charges he faced, including fraud and conspiracy.
His former girlfriend, Tamika Riley, 39, was convicted of those charges and eight others.
Prosecutors charged that James abused his office and betrayed his constituents by arranging for the sale of nine city-owned properties for $46,000 to Riley from 2001 to 2005. Riley quickly resold them for $665,000, prosecutors said.
