Voters in northern New Jersey have chosen to keep a mayor who is facing federal corruption charges. Ridgefield voters chose not to recall Mayor Anthony Suarez.
According to unofficial results provided by city clerk Linda Prina, 1,023 voters rejected the recall and 985 voted for it.
Ridgefield has between 5,000 and 6,000 registered voters.
Suarez, who is scheduled to go to trial in early October, has remained in office since his arrest last July during a massive federal sweep
He and Guttenberg tax preparer Vincent Tabbachino are accused of taking $10,000 from a federal informant posing as a corrupt developer seeking building permits.
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