Gerald McCann
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Gerald McCann is an American Democratic Party
politician who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
before being convicted of fraud in a savings and loan scam. When he was elected in 1981 he was the second youngest mayor in the city's history.
section of Jersey City on March 20, 1950. He served as mayor from 1981 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, a prosecution by then–United States Attorney Michael Chertoff
put McCann in federal prison for over two years on charges of fraud in a savings and loan scam.
McCann said of the lead prosecutor, "It will become obvious that they were insane to bring this case in the first place. And we are going to send Mr. Chertoff back to preparing wills. Maybe I can find him a job driving a sanitation truck in Jersey City." As a convicted felon, McCann was barred from running for political office.
In February, 2010, McCann was hired as an inspector for the city's incinerator authority.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
before being convicted of fraud in a savings and loan scam. When he was elected in 1981 he was the second youngest mayor in the city's history.
Biography
He was born in the GreenvilleGreenville, Jersey City
Greenville is the southernmost section of Jersey City, New Jersey.In its broadest definition Greenville encompasses the area south of the West Side Branch of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and north of the city line with Bayonne, between the Upper New York Bay and the Newark Bay, and corresponds to the...
section of Jersey City on March 20, 1950. He served as mayor from 1981 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, a prosecution by then–United States Attorney Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney...
put McCann in federal prison for over two years on charges of fraud in a savings and loan scam.
McCann said of the lead prosecutor, "It will become obvious that they were insane to bring this case in the first place. And we are going to send Mr. Chertoff back to preparing wills. Maybe I can find him a job driving a sanitation truck in Jersey City." As a convicted felon, McCann was barred from running for political office.
In February, 2010, McCann was hired as an inspector for the city's incinerator authority.