Lori Serrano is the former

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...

and

Chairwoman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of the

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

Housing Authority A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general " shelter" or "living spaces"), often providing subsidies and low rent or free public housing to qualified people. ...

, the state's second largest public housing authority. She was an unsuccessful

City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counc ...

candidate on mayoral candidate

Louis Manzo Louis Manzo (born February 28, 1955, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2008, where he represented the New Jersey L ...

's ticket in the 2009

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

municipal election.

Biography

In October 2008, Serrano was removed by state authorities from the

for failure to complete the required training for public housing commissioners. In July 2009, Serrano was arrested by the

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...

as part of a major

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities ...

and international

money laundering Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds i ...

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivat ...

probe labeled

Operation Bid Rig Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014 ...

. Serrano was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Serrano allegedly accepted $10,000 in cash from an FBI cooperating witness posing as a developer in exchange for promising political favors. Serrano had attended St. Mary High School and

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its university charter, c ...

. Prior to her arrest on federal corruption charges as part of

, she worked as a payroll clerk for the Jersey City Public Schools.Lori Serrano - At Large Candidate

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Lori New Jersey Democrats Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey Living people Women in New Jersey politics Operation Bid Rig New Jersey politicians convicted of corruption New Jersey politicians convicted of crimes Year of birth missing (living people) Monmouth University alumni 21st-century American women