Mayors Against Illegal Guns member and Democratic Mayor of Trenton, N.J., Tony Mack was removed from office by a judge Wednesday, 19 days after a jury found him guilty of corruption as part of a government sting.
On Feb. 7, Mack was convicted of six counts of extortion, bribery, and mail and wire fraud for accepting bribes to build a downtown parking garage on city-owned property as part of an FBI sting operation. Mack was allowed to stay in office since his conviction due to a loophole in state law and his refusal to resign.
Mack, had fought to remain in office until his sentencing in May while also seeking to have his conviction thrown out. However, State Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson ordered the immediate forfeiture in a hearing Wednesday, citing the public’s best interest for the ouster, according to the Trentonian.