Robert C. Botti
Robert C. Botti (born March 19, 1940), is a former mayor of Union City, New Jersey, who served in the year 1982.[1]
Political career[edit]
Botti, a former member of the Union City commission,[2] became mayor after the previous mayor, William V. Musto, was arrested on charges of federal racketeering.[3] Botti, who styled himself as a reformer,[1] then took office.[2] Botti had been in office only seven weeks when he himself was indicted for corruption,[3] and sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and income tax evasion, as part of a scheme to rig bids for janitorial contracts.[1][3] Botti has been cited as a keen example of New Jersey's corrupt political culture.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Michael Barbaro (July 26, 2009). "In New Jersey, Ideal Conditions for Corruption". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Torres, Agustin C. (April 24, 2017). "'No Hudson official indicted yesterday': Jersey Journal headline spoke volumes". New Jersey.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Narvaez, Alfonso A. (December 23, 1982). "Mayor Of Union City Guilty Of Conspiracy To Rig Bids". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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