Anthony Russo (politician)
- Anthony Russo (politician)
Anthony Russo was the 35th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, serving from 1993 to 2001. He won two terms, but failed to get enough votes to get a third term. (David Roberts beat him in 2001 when he got 6,064 votes and Russo only got 4,759 votes. Roberts is the current mayor of Hoboken.)
In the 1993 election that got him into office, Russo beat his main opponent, Ira Karasick, by 7,023 to 5,623 votes. During his two terms, people who were loyal to Russo were put into the Hoboken Zoning Board and Planning Board by Russo. Anthony Russo's legacy has been overshadowed by corruption and cancer (see two sections below).
Corruption conviction
On September 29, 2004, Russo pleaded guilty to public corruption charges in federal court. Russo admitted that he took thousands of dollars in cash from the owner of a city accounting firm in exchange for his influence in awarding contracts to the firm. Russo was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $317,000 in restitution. Russo's Prisoner ID (BOP) # is 25827-050. Currently he is in the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina with a scheduled release date of September 8, 2007 [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=25827-050&x=30&y=25] .
Cancer
In 2000, it was discovered that Russo had cancer, in the form of a brain tumor. He said he would only live another 8 months, but doctors were successful at fighting the cancer temporarily. In March 2000, the tumor was removed, but another tumor was found in August 2001. In 2002, the tumor went into remission, and because of this the doctors told Russo he could run for office again. He ran for 3rd Ward Councilperson, but had to tearfully resign shortly after being elected because the cancer reappeared.
References
*"March 28, 2005; 150 Years of Hoboken Anniversary Journal (A publication of the Hoboken Reporter); P. 61-62"
*"The Hoboken Reporter Volume 22, Number 36"
*" [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nj/publicaffairs/NJ_Press/files/russ0925.htm Usdoj.gov: Public affairs] "
*" [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_092503_russo.html Abclocal.go.com: Russo indicted] "
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