As his criminal trial began on charges of violating New Jersey's "pay to play" law for his role in arranging $1 million in corporate political donations to win municipal work for now-defunct engineer Birdsall Services Group, former Executive Vice President Thomas Rospos pleaded guilty to third-degree charges of tampering with public records, state prosecutors said on Feb. 25.
Rospos had faced first-degree state charges that include conspiracy, falsifying records and money laundering in a six-year contribution scheme.