Lori Serrano

In October 2008, Serrano was removed by state authorities from the Housing Authority for failure to complete the required training for public housing commissioners.^[2]

In July 2009, Serrano was arrested by the FBI as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe labeled Operation Bid Rig.^[3] Serrano was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Serrano allegedly accepted $10,000 in cash from an FBI cooperating witness posing as a developer in exchange for promising political favors.^[4] She was sentenced to 18 months probation.^[5]

Serrano had attended St. Mary High School and Monmouth University.^[6] Prior to her arrest on federal corruption charges as part of Operation Bid Rig, she worked as a payroll clerk for the Jersey City Public Schools.^[7]