The Guttenberg town council will meet either this week or next to decide on who will fill the office of former Mayor David Delle Donna, who stepped down late last month after his conviction on corruption charges. 

The Municipal Democratic Committee submitted three names to the council: Margarita Batista; former Vasilios G. Scullous; and James Hannon. 

The mayor will serve until November, when he or she will have to run again in a special election.       

The Star-Ledger reports that Corzine Deputy Chief of Staff Javier Inclan resigned today.

"The governor accepted Javier Inclan's resignation. He understands why Javier reached the conclusion that he did that it was necessary to resign," Corzine Communications Director Deborah Howlett told the paper.

Inclan had testified as a prosecution witness at the corruption trial of Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna, admitting to delivering two envelopes he believed were stuffed with cash to the mayor.

Javier Inclan, Gov. Jon Corzine's Deputy Chief of Staff

WILSON SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD PROSECUTE INCLAN

The Governor’s office had kind words today for his Deputy Chief of Staff, Javier Inclan, who found himself enmeshed in the trial of Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna and his wife.

Delle Donna was convicted of extortion and tax fraud today for accepting and concealing payments from bar owner Luisa Medrano.

“The Governor commends Javier for his efforts to testify for the prosecution. He believes that Javier was doing the right thing in standing up and helping the government make its case,” said Corzine press secretary Lilo Stainton.

Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna was convicted of extortion and falsifying tax returns today but was found not guilty on mail fraud charges.  The Mayor’s wife was also convicted.  Delle Donna was accused of receiving cash and gifts from Luisa Medrano, a local bar owner with alleged links to a human trafficking ring. Delle Donna is expected to removed from office, and faces a prison term.

Governor Jon Corzine’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Javier Inclan, is on the witness for federal prosecutors in the bribery trial of Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna, according to a report in The Record. Inclan, a former Hudson County Democratic Organization Executive Director and ex-Hudson County Clerk, will explain “how he came to deliver what he believed to be a cash-filled envelope,” The Record reported.

If you apply The Corzine Principle, Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna won't have to resign following his indictment on corruption charges.  Governor Jon Corzine has only pushed Democrats to resign their current public office if they are seeking re-election.

Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna is the 4th North Jersey Mayor to face corruption charges this month

Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna and his wife Anna have been indicted by the U.S. Attorney on charges of mail fraud and extortion.

Delle Donna has been mayor of this tiny northern Hudson County town of about 11,000 since 2002. Anna Delle Donna served on the town’s planning board during the same time period.

According to the indictment, the Delle Donnas allegedly took bribes from an unnamed local bar owner in the form of thousands of dollars in tickets to campaign events. In turn, they helped the bar owner get a variance for construction on a piece of property, get rid of citations for property violations and smooth over “problems” that the bar owner was having with the town’s police department and council.