“His conviction, and today’s sentence, serve as reminders that the public trust is not for sale.” “Mayor Bencivengo betrayed the people of Hamilton Township and all of the honest public servants in New Jersey who take their oaths and their responsibilities seriously,” U.S. Judge Thompson imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. Bencivengo was convicted of obstruction of commerce by extortion under color of official right, attempted obstruction of commerce by extortion under color of official right, two counts of violating the federal Travel Act, for causing the interstate travel and using facilities in interstate commerce in connection with the bribes that he accepted, and one count of money laundering. John Bencivengo, 58, was previously found guilty following a five-day trial before U.S. – The former mayor of Hamilton Township, N.J., was sentenced today to 38 months in prison in connection with $12,400 in bribes he solicited and accepted in exchange for his official influence in helping a health insurance broker maintain her contract with the township’s school district, U.S.

Hamilton township division of health