Mack was arrested early Monday, according to Barbara Woodruff, a spokeswoman for the agency's Newark field office.
The 46-year-old mayor is
charged with conspiracy to corrupt commerce by extortion, according to a
complaint filed in federal court Monday.
The complaint accuses the
mayor, his brother Ralphiel Mack, and Joseph A. "JoJo" Giorgianni of
corruption in connection with a project to build a parking garage on
city property.
"The investigation
revealed evidence of a conspiracy among these defendants and others to
corrupt certain functions of Trenton City government in favor of
purported developer seeking to build a parking garage on city-owned
property in exchange for cash payments totaling approximately $119,000,"
the complaint says.
To avoid detection, the
complaint says, Mack employed intermediaries, "used code words and
limited discussions of the scheme over the telephone."
The investigation has been under way for at least two years, Woodruff said.
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