A federal jury found Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and his brother, Ralphiel, participated in a scheme to take money in exchange for helping get approvals to develop a downtown parking garage.
A federal grand jury has indicted the mayor of New Jersey's capital city on corruption charges.
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, his brother and an associate are accused in an eight-count indictment of extortion, bribery, and mail and wire fraud.
New Jersey's U.S. attorney's office says the charges are related to an alleged scheme to accept $119,000 in bribes in exchange for Mack's influence in the development of a garage on city-owned land.
The indictment was handed up Thursday in Trenton. Attorneys for each defendant did not immediately return calls seeking comments.
Mack has continued in his position despite a no-confidence vote by the Trenton City Council following his September arrest by federal authorities.
In September, Mack and at least six others including Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni, a top campaign contributor were taken into custody. Giorgianni, Mack and the mayor's brother Ralphiel Mack were all indicted today.
In recorded conversations released at the time of their arrest, Giorgianni said, "I can be bought," "We want this," "I like to do it the Boss Tweed way, you know, Boss Tweed ran Tammany Hall," and "Tony knows when I'm in for a penny I'm in for a pound," according to a criminal complaint.
During the conversations, Giorgianni referred to Mack using the code name "Napoleon," the complaint said.
