3 Mayors and 11 Other Officials Arrested in N.J. Corruption Sting - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/nyregion/22cnd-jersey.html?hp&ex=1109134800&en=e7866564313bed13&ei=5094&partner=homepage Eleven New Jersey officials, including three mayors, were arrested today and charged with taking bribes or, in one case, laundering money in an F.B.I. sting operation that involved an undercover contractor. The three mayors and eight other public officials from Monmouth County, a shore community that includes Asbury Park, were caught on tape and by F.B.I. witnesses as they accepted payments to help the contractor get work in their cities and towns, according to Christopher J. Christie, the United States attorney for Newark. The undercover operation dates back at least four years, officials said.