CAMPAIGN STAFFER CHARGED AFTER OFFERING SHOPRITE GIFT CARDS FOR VOTES
" Ana Camilo A Campaign Staffer For Council Candidate Jeanette Rios Has Been Charged With Third Degree Bribery In Election Fraud Scheme."
October 27, 2022, 4:46 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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PERTH AMBOY, NJ.- On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced a Campaign Staffer for City Council Candidate Jeanette Rios has been Arrested and Charged with Bribery in an Election Fraud Scheme.
According to The Prosecutor's Office, during the week of October 17, 2022 Detectives from The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and The Perth Amboy Police Department received a tip that a Campaign Worker, Ana Camilo, 62, of Perth Amboy was canvassing a Perth Amboy Neighborhood and offering to complete mail-in Ballots in exchange for Gift Cards.
Detectives initiated an investigation where a Detective, posing as a Perth Amboy Resident and Voter met with Ms. Camilo. It was determined that Ms. Camilo a Campaign Staffer for City Council Candidate Jeanette Rios, filled out the Mail-In Ballot for the undercover Detective and, in exchange, gave the Detective a $20.00 Shoprite Gift Card.
Ms. Camilo was immediately Arrested after the meeting and was found to be in possession of the Mail-In Ballot. Ms. Camilo was Charged with Third Degree Bribery in an Official or Political Capacity. She was released on a summons the same day.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusation And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER OCTOBER 27, 2022: LAW, MIDDLESEX: