US Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, announced this afternoon that a now former senior aid to the mayor of Newark just pled guilty to committing fraud. He’s facing up to 20 years in prison.

She explains below:

Today a former Senior Aide to the Mayor of Newark plead guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. This is a clear example of a pay-to-play scheme, where public officials exploit their positions of power to obtain bribes in exchange for doing their jobs. This betrays the trust of the very community members they claim to serve.

I will not stand for public corruption anywhere in New Jersey.

These charges have a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. This is what accountability looks like — and I will continue to fight for the people of New Jersey.