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One former Hudson County, New Jersey parks director has pleaded guilty, and another is now charged in an alleged bribery scheme where federal prosecutors say they took more than $1.5 million in cash and kickbacks to steer county contracts to a Jersey City business owner.
Thomas DeLeo, 76, who led the Hudson County Parks Department from 2016 to 2021, pleaded guilty on March 5 to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, federal authorities said in an announcement Friday. William Murray, 56, the owner of Murray Paving and Concrete, pleaded guilty on March 17 to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud…