NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A recent corruption sting in New Jersey is turning political campaigns inside out in places touched by the scandal.
In one district, an outgoing legislator faces federal charges and a leading candidate is under indictment on state charges.
And a jaded public appears resigned to being ruled by scoundrels. A Monmouth University/Gannett poll in August showed about two in three people surveyed felt their state legislators were more concerned about their own financial interests than the public good.
The July busts centered on an FBI informant who posed as a corrupt developer offering bribes to several public officials for help with zoning approvals.
