Samuel Rivera

Samuel Rivera (1946 – May 1, 2020)[1] was an American politician and criminal. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey from 2001 until 2008.

On September 6, 2007, Rivera was indicted and arrested on charges of accepting bribes.[2][3] Rivera pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and resigned.[4] He was sentenced to 21 months in prison.[5]

Rivera died on May 1, 2020 of problems caused by multiple strokes, aged 73.[6]

References

  1. Cowen, Richard (September 7, 2007). Rivera's had some scrapes with the law. NorthJersey.com. http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxOTE4NDQmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky. Retrieved September 9, 2007.  accident
  2. Henry, Samantha (September 11, 2007). Broker cooperated with FBI. Herald News. http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTkzODYxJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mw==. Retrieved September 11, 2007. [dead link]
  3. Sullivan, John (September 6, 2007). "11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/nyregion/06corruptCND.html. Retrieved September 6, 2007. 
  4. NJ mayor resigns, pleads guilty to corruption. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004441846_apcorruptionarrests.html. 
  5. Former Passaic mayor sentenced to 21 months
  6. "Former Passaic mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera, who went to prison for bribery, dies at 73".