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Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez and tax preparer Vincent Tabbachino face extortion and bribery charges; Tabbachino also is accused of money laundering. They were among 44 people arrested in July 2009. They are accused of taking money from a government informant facing federal bank fraud charges who posed as a corrupt developer. In the courtroom next door, former Perth Amboy mayor and state legislator Joseph Vas is charged with accepting illegal campaign contributions. Prosecutors say he profited from the flip sale of a city apartment building and used some of the money for his unsuccessful 2006 congressional campaign. Each of the defendants maintains his innocence.
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