Background
Manzo, Louis was born on February 28, 1955.
Manzo, Louis was born on February 28, 1955.
Rutgers University.
Manzo received a Bachelor of Arts from Jersey City State College in health education. He began his career as a sanitarian with the Jersey City Health Division in 1977. Manzo unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Jersey City five times in the following elections.
In June 2007, he overwhelmingly lost a bid in the Democratic primary for a seat in the State Senate to Sandra Bolden Cunningham.
2009 race for Mayor of Jersey City In December 2008, Manzo announced that he would wage an uphill campaign for mayor of Jersey City against incumbent Mayor Jerramiah Healy. Though finishing in second place in a field of five candidates, Manzo was unable to force a runoff against Healy.
Arrest on corruption charges Manzo was one of 44 people arrested on July 23, 2009, as part of Operation Bid Rig, a joint operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, and the United States. Attorney" General’ s Office for the District of New Jersey into corruption and money laundering. Manzo was charged with two counts of extortion under the federal Hobbs Acting, but in May 2010, United States. District Court Judge Jose L. Linares dismissed the charges, ruling that the act only applies to elected officials.
Manzo then faced two counts of violating the Travel Acting, charging him with crossing state lines to commit a crime, and two counts of failing to report to authorities that others were collecting bribes.
On February 17, 2012, all remaining charges against Manzo were dismissed by Linares. Manzo filed suit to have his legal costs reimbursed by the government, but a court denied his claim.