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NEWARK, N.J. — Former Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison Tuesday for his role in the cut-rate sales of city land to his former mistress.
U.S. District Judge William Martini gave James 27 months and ordered him to pay a fine of $100,000 but did not require him to pay restitution to the city. Federal prosecutors had sought up to 20 years.
James, 72, apologized to the city and his family.
Also sentenced was James’ former mistress, Tamika Riley, 39, who got a 15-month term and was ordered to repay $27,000 for cheating on a federal housing subsidy.
