Dec 19, 2024 | 2017 judicial order | 2022 campaign | banned | conspiracy to commit official misconduct | contempt | former mayor | guilty | Jose “Joey” Torres | non-custodial probation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Passaic County | Paterson | Paterson Department of Public Works | Public Office | Superior Court | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that Jose “Joey” Torres, the former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in connection with his 2022 campaign to retake the mayor’s seat, which violated a 2017 judicial order banning him from running for or holding public office.
Sep 26, 2023 | "true bill" | Campaign | conspiracy to commit official misconduct | Election | ex-mayor | Grand Jury | Indictment | Mayor | Paterson | Public Office | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
For Immediate Release: September 26, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov...
