GOP New Jersey Mayor Cops To Using N-Word On Tape After Town Paid Whistleblower $400K In Hush Money

The New Jersey Advance reports:

Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso is apologizing for racist and misogynist comments captured on secret recordings, saying in a video posted online that he is “embarrassed and ashamed.”

Bonaccorso’s statement follows revelations last week by NJ Advance Media that the township paid more than $400,000 to conceal those recordings under a 2020 legal settlement after a whistleblower threatened a lawsuit.

His apology represented the first time he had publicly acknowledged using the slurs, which included the N-word and “spooks,” to describe Black people. Bonaccorso’s apology follows denials to NJ Advance Media that he and others had used racist language. He also claimed he knew nothing about the recordings and said he had many Black friends.

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In addition to the hush money, the whistleblower was allowed to stay on the payroll without working, earning $289,700 over two years. Three suspended police officers involved in the scandal have so far been paid a combined $763,000. Hit the link.