William Thomas Somers

William Thomas Somers (June 19, 1916 – March 14, 1994) was the 26th Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey from 1969 to 1972.[1]

Biography

He was born on June 19, 1916 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was a Republican.[2] As Mayor, Somers was convicted of extortion under color of official right.[3]

He died at Shore Medical Center on March 14, 1994.

References

  1. ↑ "William T. Somers, 77". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 16, 1994. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Former Mayor William T. Somers, 77, who was convicted more than 20 years ago of extortion, died Monday at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point. Somers became the city's 26th mayor in 1970, but three years later was convicted of extorting $5,000 from a boardwalk auctioneer. He was among the infamous "A.C. 7," a group of city leaders indicted by a federal grand jury in 1972. He was convicted of only one of the 23 counts on which he had been...
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  3. ↑ United States v. Somers, 496 F.2d 723 (3d Cir. 1974).


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