Bribery plea bars former inspector from public employment in New Jersey
A former Newark code enforcement officer admitted in court on June 26 that she solicited bribes from a store owner whose shop she closed after alleged code violations.
Sonia Rogers, 51, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Essex County Superior Court to a third-degree charge of conspiracy to commit bribery, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced in a news release.
As part of her plea agreement, Rogers will forfeit all public employment and never again hold a government job in New Jersey, Davenport said. She will also be permanently disqualified from holding public office…