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- 1 2 3 Assemblyman Hackett's Legislative Website Archived October 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ↑ Assembly Member Mims Hackett Jr. [ permanent dead link ], Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ↑ Baldwin, Tom. "11 arrested in N.J. corruption probe", USA Today , September 6, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2007. "Among the arrested were state Assemblymen Mims Hackett Jr. and Rev. Alfred Steele aides in their legislative offices acknowledged. Also reportedly arrested was Samuel Rivera, the mayor of Passaic, and Keith Reid, the chief of staff to Newark City Council President Mildred Crump."
- ↑ Staff. "Who's who: Overview of the politicians charged in bribery scandal", The Record , September 7, 2007. Accessed September 7, 2007.
- ↑ Reitmeyer, John. "Corzine: Steele, Hackett should step down", The Record , September 7, 2007. Accessed September 7, 2007. "Governor Corzine and fellow top Democrats urged two North Jersey legislators to resign by the end of the weekend, after the pair was arrested as part of a sweeping corruption investigation."
- ↑ Rispoli, Michael. "Two legislators quit over arrests", Courier-Post , September 11, 2007. Accessed September 12, 2007. "The resignations of Assemblyman Mims Hackett Jr., D-Essex, who is also mayor of Orange, was received Monday afternoon by the Assembly clerk.... The letter from Assemblyman Alfred Steele, D-Passaic, was received later in the afternoon."
- ↑ "NJ Assemblyman Hackett Steps Down", WNYC , September 8, 2007. Accessed September 8, 2007.
- ↑ Chen, David W. (May 28, 2008). "Mayor of Orange Resigns and Pleads Guilty to Extortion". The New York Times .
Afterward, Mr. Hackett, who resigned as mayor effective 8 a.m. Tuesday, declined to comment.
- ↑ Friedman, Alexi (December 31, 2009). "Former N.J. assemblyman convicted of fraud granted early release". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved September 24, 2016.