Trenton Mayor Tony Mack was once a rising political star, BUT his promising career was cut short when he was arrested on corruption charges.

Sources
Tina's Story
ABC 6
Ex-Trenton Mayor Tony Mack reports to prison

BBC News
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack removed from office

CBS News
N.J. Mayor Tony Mack arrested in corruption probe

FBI (Newark)
Trenton Mayor Sentenced to 58 Months in Prison on Federal Extortion, Bribery, and Mail and Wire Fraud Charges

NBC News 4
FBI Arrests Trenton Mayor, Others in Corruption Probe--by Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz, and Joe Valiquette

New Jersey Times
A year of turmoil, stumbles for Trenton's mayor
Mack wins, water fails--by Meir Rinde
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack is arrested by FBI on corruption charge--by Alex Zdan

The New York Times
Trenton Mayor and Two Others Are Charged in Bribery Case--by Kate Zernike

WHYY PBS
Trenton mayor Tony Mack arrested on conspiracy charges, taking bribes
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack convicted of corruption--by Phil Gregory

Wikipedia
Tony F. Mack

The World
Tony Mack, New Jersey mayor, arrested by FBI in corruption probe--by Talia Ralph

Photos
Tony Mack--by City of Trenton via Fox 8 News
US Attorney Phil Fishman at Press Conference--screenshot from NJ Spotlight News via YouTube
Tony Mack at Press Conference--screenshot from NJ Spotlight News via YouTube

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Tina’s Story
Jewish mother Yetta Bornstein ran for president in the 1964 election. BUT voters soon learned that she never existed.

Hillary’s Story
Governor Gretchen Whitmer made headlines for her proactive and effective response to the pandemic. BUT domestic terrorists felt differently and plotted to kidnap the Governor.

Tina's Story
Abel Raises Cain
The Hoaxes

Dusty Old Thing
Meet Yetta Bronstein, the Fake Candidate Who Ran for President in 1964

Groovy History
Yetta Bronstein For President--By Linda Speckhals

Jewish Standard
There could have been a Jewish president named Yetta--Abby Sher

Mental Floss
Yetta Bronstein, the Imaginary 1960s Jewish Housewife Who Ran for President--by Meg Van Huygen

The New York Times
1968 | ‘We Need a Jewish Mother in the White House’--by David W. Dunlap

StoryCorps
Jeanne Abel and Alan Abel

Unwinnable
Dark Horse: The Story of Candidate Yetta Bronstein--By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla

WLRN
The True Story Of A Fake Presidential Candidate

Photos
Bronstein Campaign Poster--via Story Corps
Letter to President Johnson--via Story Corps
Jeanne Abel--screenshot via Groovy History

Hillary's Story
ABC News
Protesters, some armed, spill into Michigan Capitol building demanding end to stay-at-home order--by Ivan Pereira

CNN
FBI uncovers plot to kidnap Michigan governor--by Veronica Rocha, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner
Jury convicts two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor--by Lauren del Valle

The Detroit News
Plans to kidnap Whitmer, overthrow government spoiled, officials say--by Robert Snell and Melissa Nann Burke
Poll: Michiganians favor Whitmer's COVID-19 handling over Trump's--by Beth LeBlanc

NBC News
'Lock her up!': Anti-Whitmer coronavirus lockdown protestors swarm Michigan Capitol--by Allan Smith

Newsweek
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Urges Repeal of 90-Year-Old Law Banning Abortion--BY ANDRE J. ELLINGTON

Politico
‘The Woman in Michigan’ Goes National--by Tim Alberta

Wikipedia
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot

WLRN
2 men are acquitted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer; hung jury on 2 more--by The Associated Press
2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer--by The Associated Press

Photos
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer--by Chuk Nowak for Politico Magazine
Plotters' Mugshots--via Fox 2 Detroit

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