TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that former Paterson City Councilman Rigo Rodriguez and his wife were admitted into the Pre-Trial Intervention program today after agreeing to a lifetime ban on holding public office or employment.
Rigo Rodriguez, 42, of Paterson, and his wife, Lisette Rodriguez, 34, who were indicted earlier this year on election fraud charges, were admitted into the Pre-Trial Intervention Program (PTI) by Superior Court Judge Ernest M. Caposela in Passaic County. They must participate in the program for one year. The state agreed not to oppose their admission into the court-administered program after both defendants signed a consent order today in court permanently barring them from holding any public office or public employment in New Jersey. If they successfully complete the PTI program, the criminal charges against them will be dismissed. Deputy Attorneys General Cynthia Vazquez and Cambridge Ryan represented the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau.
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