ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has been charged with trying to bribe an official with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority in an effort to get a higher price for his Atlantic City property.
The state attorney general’s office says 69-year-old Anthony J. Christaldi of Cape May Court House was indicted Thursday on bribery charges. It’s not immediately known if he has a lawyer.
Prosecutors say an official who handles real estate purchases for the CRDA reported Christaldi allegedly paying her a $10,000 bribe.
Prosecutors say Christaldi contacted the CRDA in January about his desire to sell an Atlantic City property to the agency for its redevelopment program.
When his proposed $157,500 purchase price was rejected, prosecutors say Christaldi allegedly offered the bribe in exchange for a better price and expedited paperwork.
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