Samuel Rivera

Samuel Rivera (1946 – May 1, 2020)[1] was an American politician and criminal. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey from 2001 until 2008.

On September 6, 2007, Rivera was indicted and arrested on charges of accepting bribes.[2][3] Rivera pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and resigned.[4] He was sentenced to 21 months in prison.[5]

Rivera died on May 1, 2020 of problems caused by multiple strokes, aged 73.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cowen, Richard (September 7, 2007). "Rivera's had some scrapes with the law". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved September 9, 2007. accident
  2. ↑ Henry, Samantha (September 11, 2007). "Broker cooperated with FBI". Herald News. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, John (September 6, 2007). "11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ "NJ mayor resigns, pleads guilty to corruption". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
  5. ↑ Former Passaic mayor sentenced to 21 months
  6. ↑ "Former Passaic mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera, who went to prison for bribery, dies at 73".
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