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| Corzine pal guilty in Joisey corruption case |
| 2009-10-23 |
| BERGENFIELD -- The former northern New Jersey political boss Joseph Ferriero was found guilty by a federal jury this afternoon, according to a report in The Record. During the third day of deliberations, Ferriero was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and two counts of mail fraud, according to the report, but was acquitted on five other mail fraud counts. Prosecutors had argued that Ferriero and Dennis Oury, who was borough attorney for Bergenfield, had conspired to defraud the town by hiding their co-ownership of a consulting business. The consulting firm had sought contracts from towns in the county. Ferriero was head of the county's Democratic organization from 1998 to 2008; Oury was borough attorney for Bergenfield. Oury had pleaded guilty and testified against Ferriero. |
| Posted by:Steve White |