Ferriero Wants Sentencing Delayed ; 'Honest Services' Ruling Coming

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Joseph A. Ferriero, the ex- Bergen County Democratic chairman convicted of corruption in October, plans to ask a federal judge to postpone his sentencing until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the law he was found guilty of breaking.

In a letter Monday, Ferriero's attorney told U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler that he will ask for the February sentencing to be deferred until the justices issue opinions on the "honest services" statute, a controversial anti-corruption law used to convict public officials nationwide. During arguments last week, several Supreme Court justices asked whether the law was too vague, prompting legal experts to predict they may find it unconstitutional.

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Ferriero Wants Sentencing Delayed ; 'Honest Services' Ruling Coming

"So that there are no surprises, we intend to request that the court...

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