Abate gets 51 months in fed prison

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By Max Pizarro - August 13, 2007 - 1:41pm
Tags: Frank Abate,
Former Western Monmouth Utilities Authority executive director Frank G. Abate was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison today for taking thousands of dollars in free architectural services paid for by developers with applications pending before the WMUA, according to the Asbury Park Press.

Abate, a Democrat, lost a 1992 bid for Congress to GOP incumbent Richard Zimmer.

www.politicsnj.com/abate-gets-51-months-federal-prison-10919

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fiberisgoodforyou said:

By Max Pizarro - August 13, 2007 - 1:41pm
Tags: Frank Abate,
Former Western Monmouth Utilities Authority executive director Frank G. Abate was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison today for taking thousands of dollars in free architectural services paid for by developers with applications pending before the WMUA, according to the Asbury Park Press.

Abate, a Democrat, lost a 1992 bid for Congress to GOP incumbent Richard Zimmer.

www.politicsnj.com/abate-gets-51-months-federal-prison-10919

Why has this been posted here? The WMUA does not cover Freehold Borough, and Abate was appointed to his position, not elected, was he not?

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