NEWARK - Charged with eight counts of corruption, Bergen County Democratic chairman Joseph Ferriero and Bergenfield attorney Dennis Oury made bail today on a $200,000 property bond ordered by federal Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo.
Indicted yesterday for their role in a grants scheme, Ferriero and Oury turned themselves over to the FBI today and appeared in Cox's courtroom around 2:30 p.m.
They stood with their attorneys in a pretrial appearance that laasted all of five minutes.
Gerald Krovatin of Newark is representing Oury, and Joseh hayden of Roseland is representing Ferriero.
Each defendant said three words when Cox asked them if they understood the bail package agreement.
"Yes, your honor."
The judge initially imposed a New York-New Jersey travel restriction on Ferriero, but she expanded the agreement to include Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia on a request made by Hayden.
Ferriero has family in those additional states, the attorney explained.
Oury and Ferriero both have to surrender their passports.
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