Career
David Roberts beat him in 2001 when he got 6,064 votes and Russo only got 4,759 votes)
During his two terms, people who were loyal to Russo were put into the Hoboken Zoning Board and Planning Board by Russo. Anthony Russo"s legacy has been overshadowed by corruption and cancer. He was charged with corruption in 2003 while a Hoboken city councilman.
On September 29, 2004, Russo pleaded guilty to public corruption charges in federal court.
Russo was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $317,000 in restitution. Russo"s Prisoner Idaho (BOP) # is 25827-050.
He served his sentence in the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina and was released in September 2007. In 2000, it was discovered that Russo had cancer, in the form of a brain tumor.
He said he would only live another 8 months, but doctors were successful at fighting the cancer temporarily.
In March 2000, the tumor was removed, but another tumor was found in August 2001. In 2002, the tumor went into remission, and because of this the doctors told Russo he could run for office again. He ran for 3rd Ward Councilor, but had to tearfully resign shortly after being elected because the cancer reappeared.
