Troubling, bag-of-cash corruption case ends with N.J. prosecutors quietly backing down

A corruption case involving bags of cash has concluded as New Jersey prosecutors quietly backed down. Jason O’Donnell, a former Democratic assemblyman and candidate for mayor of Bayonne, will now enter pre-trial intervention. This legal development marks the end of a troubling investigation into the former official's conduct. The decision by prosecutors to allow this specific legal path effectively resolves the case against O’Donnell, ending the pursuit of more severe criminal penalties for the former politician.