Aide Testifies About Ex-Newark Mayor's Affair ; Secretary Says Staffers Knew About Relationship with Businesswoman

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 11, 2008

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NEWARK The longtime secretary to former Newark Mayor Sharpe James testified Tuesday that James' affair with a city businesswoman was obvious to her and other City Hall staffers.

James is accused in a federal corruption trial of abusing his office by steering nine city properties to the businesswoman, Tamika Riley, who bought them for $46,000 and then quickly sold them for $665,000.

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Aide Testifies About Ex-Newark Mayor's Affair ; Secretary Says Staffers Knew About Relationship with Businesswoman

"My impression was that Tamika Riley was a girlfriend of the mayor's," said Rosemarie Posella, who served as James' personal secretary for his entire 20-year ...

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