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Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months behind bars for corruption, avoiding the much longer sentence prosecutors were pushing for. James and his former mistress were found

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Ex-mayor avoids 20-year sentence, gets 27 months

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months behind bars for corruption, avoiding the much longer sentence prosecutors were pushing for. James and his former mistress were found

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