It was $10K in a paper bag. But was it a bribe under the law? It sure was, says N.J.’s top court.

Jason O'Donnell, who was charged with taking $10,000 in cash to steer a contract to a corrupt tax attorney if he won election as mayor of Bayonne.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal

A bribe is still a bribe.

Nearly four years after Jason O’Donnell was targeted in a wide-ranging state undercover sting, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday upheld bribery charges against the former state Assemblyman who was running for mayor in Bayonne when he allegedly accepted $10,000 in cash from a crooked Morristown tax attorney.

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