Former Mayor Paid Work Comp Defense Firm without a Contract

Former Trenton, New Jersey, Mayor Tony Mack, now in prison on corruption charges, hired the Ruderman & Glickman law firm in Springfield to defend it against workers' compensation claims without a contract and before soliciting proposals from other law firms, city Law Director David Minchello told City Council members during a meeting Tuesday, according to a report by The Trentonian newspaper. Minchello told council members before Mack took office, the city used a "fair and open process" to hire law firms. However, during Mack's four years in office, the city has been...