Deputy editorial page editor Deborah Jerome heads a panel discussion with Star-Ledger columnists Bob Braun and Joan Whitlow talking about today’s guilty verdict in the Sharpe James corruption trial. (The Star-Ledger)
A portion of Christopher Christie’s press conference after Sharpe James was found guilty of illegal land sales in the city of Newark. (Video by Chris Faytok / The Star-Ledger)
Today in federal court, a jury finds Sharpe James guilty on charges he steered cheap, city-owned land to his mistress, Tamika Riley. Star-Ledger writer, Brad Parks, recounts the former Newark mayor’s history - from his rise to power to this …