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

↑ Cowen, Richard (September 7, 2007). "Rivera's had some scrapes with the law". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved September 9, 2007. accident
↑ Henry, Samantha (September 11, 2007). "Broker cooperated with FBI". Herald News. Retrieved September 11, 2007. ^{[dead link]}
↑ Sullivan, John (September 6, 2007). "11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
↑ "NJ mayor resigns, pleads guilty to corruption". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
↑ Former Passaic mayor sentenced to 21 months
↑ "Former Passaic mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera, who went to prison for bribery, dies at 73".

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[scrapes-1] Cowen, Richard (September 7, 2007). "Rivera's had some scrapes with the law". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved September 9, 2007. accident

[broker-2] Henry, Samantha (September 11, 2007). "Broker cooperated with FBI". Herald News. Retrieved September 11, 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[arrested-3] Sullivan, John (September 6, 2007). "11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2007.

[guilty-4] "NJ mayor resigns, pleads guilty to corruption". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.

[nj.com-5] Former Passaic mayor sentenced to 21 months

[6] "Former Passaic mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera, who went to prison for bribery, dies at 73".

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