Assemblyman represented the 39th district that includes parts of Bergen and Passaic counties.
SOMERVILLE -- The sentencing of former Assemblyman Robert Schroeder, which was scheduled for Friday before Somerset County Superior Court Robert B. Reed, has been rescheduled for Tuesday morning.
The sentencing was on the docket for Friday afternoon but Reed spent nearly the entire day in a hearing for former "Melrose Place" actress Amy Locane.Bovenizer, who wasn't given any additional prison time for her high-profile DWI vehicular homicide conviction.
Schroeder, a Republican, pleaded guilty in October to stealing nearly $1.9 million from people who loaned him money for a business venture and writing more than $3.4 million in bad checks to other creditors.
Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Schroeder be sentenced to eight years in state prison. He will be required to pay back the more than $5.3 million he stole from his victims and be barred from holding public office or public employment in New Jersey.
Schroeder served two terms in the Assembly from 2010 to 2014, representing the 39th district that includes parts of Bergen and Passaic counties.
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