Authorities say a political consultantwho was one of 44 people arrested in last week's massive New Jerseypolitical corruption scandal has been found dead in his Jersey Cityapartment.

Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio says a relative foundthe body of 61-year-old Jack Shaw and called police shortly after 5p.m. Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors had accused Shaw of taking $10,000 in bribesfor himself from a government informant and proposing that thecooperating witness make a $10,000 campaign contribution to anunnamed Jersey City official.

DeFazio told The Jersey Journal of Jersey City that the deathdoes not appear to be a homicide. He said an autopsy will determinethe cause of death.