ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. (AP) - The former mayor of a New Jersey town who was accused of violating election law has been accepted into a pre-trial program that could lead to the charge being dismissed.
Authorities have said Francesco Caramagna filled out some voters’ mail-in ballot applications and certifications in the 2017 mayoral race in Elmwood Park. He was charged in April with interfering with the election process, and he resigned the mayor’s post a short time later.
If Caramagna successfully completes the six-month program, the charge against him will be dismissed.
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Caramagna had been elected mayor in November 2017, becoming the first Democrat to serve as the town’s mayor in nearly 50 years.
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