HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Mayor Peter Cammarano III resigned on Friday, a week after vowing to stay in office and fight federal corruption charges against him.
Cammarano, who took office just three weeks ago following a runoff election, was snared last week in a sweeping federal corruption probe that resulted in the arrests of 44 people, including rabbis and dozens of public officials.
The 32-year-old - Hoboken's youngest mayor - sent a letter to the city clerk on Friday saying his resignation was effective at noon.
"I apologize to the residents of Hoboken for the disruption and disappointment this case has caused," he said in the letter.
Cammarano, an election-law attorney, is accused of accepting $25,000 in bribes in exchange for help on a purported high-rise building project in the city. He is the second elected official to resign in the wake of the arrests.
In his letter and through his attorney, he reiterated his innocence and said he still intends to fight the charges.
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