Disbarred Ex-Planning Board Attorney Sentenced to One Day in Prison

John J. Montefusco, a disbarred Parsippany Planning Board attorney, was sentenced to one single day in prison with two years of a supervised release for taking bribes from a local developer, according to a recent report.

The sentence issued in Trenton by federal Judge Freda Wolfson includes six months of electronic monitoring and $2,500 in fines and restitution, the Daily Record reported.

He was sentenced on June 27.

Officials said that on a number of occasions between December 2012 and April 2013, Montefusco allegedly met with an individual and discussed providing legal representation in a pending criminal court matter. During that time period, Montefusco allegedly accepted money from the individual as a retainer to provide legal services.

In early 2008, Montefusco, then attorney for the Parsippany Planning Board, pleaded guilty to accepting $26,000 in bribes.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he admitted “that he gave his official assistance to a developer in return for benefits to him and his family that included discounted purchase prices on houses that allowed the family members to quickly resell the properties at substantial profit.”

Afterward, he was dismissed from the board and disbarred.