Reports say that the first two officials indicted in the corruption arrests of 44 officials and religious leaders in August have pleaded not guilty.
Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, 74, and Housing Authority commissioner Edward Cheatam, 61, entered their pleas in federal court in Newark, according to the Star-Ledger.
They were among those snagged by an FBI informant who promised to donate to a local campaign and hoped for development approvals.