A Kearny resident is one of two to be charged in connection to a wild bribery scheme, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity & Accountability said today.
Whitney DaSilva, 38, of Kearny and Steven Carr, 54, of Staten Island have been charged with bribery and conspiracy while Carr has been additionally charged with theft by deception as a result of an investigation by the OPIA Corruption Bureau that revealed they allegedly pursued a bribe from a Union Township business owner, representing they had a connection to a Union Township official and falsely claiming the official was requesting the bribe.
As alleged in the complaint, Carr claimed he could use a personal connection with a Union Township official to assist a business owner entangled in legal issues with the township — if the owner paid the official over $10,000, with Carr purportedly acting as the intermediary…