a federal prison camp in Petersburg, Virginia. James's co-defendant and former girlfriend, Tamika Riley, was also found guilty on those five counts and eight others, including tax evasion. After 18 months in prison, James was released on April 6, 2010. While in prison, he wrote a 17-chapter book titled Political Prisoner. James appealed his convictions and in September 2010, one of the five convictions was overturned. The four remaining convictions were left unchanged. He further appealed seeking to overturn the convictions due to a juror being dishonest; this appeal was dismissed in 2013. See also 2002 Newark mayoral election List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey References External links as Sharpe James |- 1936 births African-American mayors in New Jersey African-American state legislators in New Jersey Living people Mayors of Newark, New Jersey Montclair State University alumni Members of the Municipal Council of Newark New Jersey politicians convicted of crimes Democratic Party New Jersey state senators Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida Springfield College (Massachusetts) alumni Politicians convicted of program bribery Politicians convicted of mail and wire fraud New Jersey politicians convicted of corruption African-American city council members in New Jersey 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people