The FBI used a government informant to see if Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and his sidekicks would accept a bribe over a fake land-development deal, the Associated Press reports.
Turns out, it worked, the FBI announced after arresting Mack, his brother Ralphiel and others early Monday morning.
Mack, his brother and mayoral supporter and convicted sex offender Joseph Giorgianni were each charged with a single count of conspiring to extort the undercover informants Monday, the AP reported.
Since Mack’s home was raided in July, federal authorities have been mum about the allegations until Monday.
The suspects were released on bond, according to the AP.
