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The New Jersey Attorney General issued the following news release:
Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that former Blairstown Township Committee member Raymond Davis was sentenced to state prison today for using his position as chairman of the $2.6 million municipal complex project to divert more than $46,000 to a dummy corporation that he created.
Davis, 59, of Blairstown, was sentenced to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge John H. Pursel in Warren County. Davis pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to second-degree official misconduct. He was ordered to pay full restitution.
At the plea hearing, Davis admitted that he used his position as chairman of the municipal complex project in order to divert project funds to Municipal Service Group Inc., a dummy corporation he created which had as its address a Post Office box in Belvidere.
"Mr. Davis took an oath to serve the residents of Blairstown with honesty and integrity. Instead, he stole from them," said Attorney General Milgram. "We will hold accountable public officials who break the law and steal from the public."
Davis concealed his ownership of Municipal Service Group, which purportedly provided subcontracting services on the project but, in fact, provided little or no services. In pleading guilty to the accusation, Davis admitted that he created the company for the sole purpose of diverting funds from the project for his personal use. In total, Davis diverted more than $46,000 in project monies.
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