Robert Janiszewski | |
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| 2nd Hudson County Executive | |
| In office 1988 – October 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Clark Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Bernard M. Hartnett Jr. (interim) |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd district | |
| In office 1978–1984 Serving with Thomas F. Cowan | |
| Preceded by | Michael P. Esposito Alina Miszkiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Paul Cuprowski Anthony P. Vainieri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1945 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Robert Charles Janiszewski (born September 18, 1945) is an American former Democratic Party politician who served as county executive of Hudson County, New Jersey, from 1988 to 2001. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to taking more than $100,000 in bribes, and in 2005 was sentenced to 41 months in prison, despite cooperating with federal investigators. He was the highest-ranking elected official in state history ever to work undercover for the FBI.[1]