Robert Schroeder pleaded guilty to second-degree charges of misconduct by a corporate official and issuing bad checks Watch video
SOMERVILLE -- The sentencing of former Assemblyman Robert Schroeder has been pushed back to mid-January.
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.
His sentencing had initially been set for Dec. 22, but the court rescheduled it for Jan. 13, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office confirmed Tuesday.
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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