Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who was convicted on federal corruption charges in June, will be sentenced at 10 AM Tuesday is U.S. District Judge William Martini’s courtroom. James faces a prison sentence of four to seven years, according to federal sentencing guidelines.
State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) was among a group who have asked Martini to go easy on James, who served in the Senate from 1999 to 2008. A group of five GOP Senators also wrote seeking an imposition of the maximum sentence.
