Mayoral aide indicted…

Mayoral aide indicted for demolition-related corruption.

A former top aide to Newark Mayor Cory Booker was indicted on charges that he helped steer city contracts to a trucking company where he was a part owner.

Ronald Salahuddin, who was Deputy Mayor for Public Safety from 2006 until his resignation last summer, allegedly helped S. Cooper Brothers Trucking win more than $1 million in city demolition, street sweeping and waste collection contracts.

Sonnie L. Cooper, the company president, was also indicted.

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