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Fallout from arrests
One of the 44 defendants, political operative Jack Shaw, was found dead in his Jersey City apartment on July 28, 2009. His death was suspected to be a suicide.

Some officials have been sentenced and are serving time in prison. Two were found not guilty. Most have their sentences pending after a federal appeals court judge threw out sentences of extortion based on the federal Hobbs Act. Prosecutors may appeal that decision, and a federal judge has allowed them to hold off on proceeding with the trials until the issue is settled. Other defendants are currently on trial or awaiting trial.

Tried and Convicted

Beldini stepped down as Deputy mayor and was given three years in prison but is free on bail pending appeal.

Cammarano stepped down as mayor and was found guilty on August 05, 2010 and given two years in prison.

Catrillo entered a guilty plea and was fired by the City of Jersey City. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and fined $4000.

Kenny was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, two years of supervised release and $4,000 fine. He is set to be released May 4, 2011.

Schaffer stepped down from the North Hudson Sewerage Authority commissioner and plead guilty to criminal information and extortion charges. He was sentenced in January 2011 to 18 months in prison.

Tabbachino was found guilty of bribery extortion in 2010 and is awaiting sentencing. He has not yet pleaded on separate charges of money laundering.

Van Pelt was sentenced with 41 months in prison. He had resigned from the legislature and was fired from his job as Lumberton Township Administrator on July 25.

Found Not Guilty

After refusing to step down, Suarez narrowly survived an August 2010 recall election and was found not guilty on October 28, 2010.

Smith was found not guilty on December 16, 2010. He had refused to resign despite intense pressure from his own party and did not stand for re-election in 2009.

Trials Pending

Elwell resigned as Mayor of Secaucus on July 28 but pleaded not guilty to the charges. His trial is expected to begin in Spring 2011.

On January 12, 2010 Jersey City Housing Inspector John Guarini was indicted on one count of conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion under color of official right, four counts of attempted obstruction of commerce by extortion, and four counts of bribery.

Pending Appeal

Louis and Ronald Manzo and Serrano, were acquitted of charges that they had violated the federal Hobbs Act. In May, 2010 an appeals court ruled that they were not covered by the act because they were not public officials. Prosecutors have said they are considering whether to appeal the ruling. All three still face charges of bribery and mail fraud from the sting.

Jaslow and King both pleaded guilty in 2009 but sentencing has been on hold during the appeal.

Michael Manzo (no relation) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and admitted accepting bribes of $5,000 from Dwek. As part of his plea agreement, Manzo agreed to return the money and to cooperate with the government in related prosecutions. He has not been sentenced.

Webb-Washington was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for conspiracy to commit extortion under the color of official right for accepting $15,000 in bribes from informant Dwek. She is free on bail awaiting the prosecutors' decision.

Plead Guilty Not Sentenced

Moshe "Michael" Altman and Itzak Friedlander and Shimon Haber all pleaded guilty to money launderingthrough the charity Gmach Shefa Chaim. They have not yet been sentenced.

Cheatam pleaded guilty and was a prosecution witness in the trial against Smith. He has not yet been sentenced.

In October 2010, Dwek pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to one count each of money laundering and bank fraud charges amounting to about $50 million dollars. Standing before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares, Dwek answered questions on attempting to defraud PNC Bank. He has not been sentenced.

Khalil pleaded guilty and was fired by the City of Jersey City immediately following their guilty pleas.He has been permanently barred from public sector employment but no sentencing has been announced.

On December 3, Ocean County Democratic Party executive director Alfonso L. Santoro, who had not been previously charged, pleaded guilty in a federal court to accepting cash payments from Dwek in exchange for promising to introduce him to public officials, including then-Assemblyman Van Pelt.

Vega pleaded guilty to the extortion conspiracy charge in September 2010, the other charges were dismissed. He has not yet been sentenced.

Not Charged

As part of the FBI sweep, the home and office of New Jersey Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs Joseph Doria were raided. Though Doria was not charged, his resignation was announced by Governor Jon Corzine.