{"id":333732,"date":"2026-08-31T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333732\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:30:12","slug":"court-revives-cannabis-conspiracy-case-against-former-mayors-fulop-and-bhalla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333732\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Revives Cannabis Conspiracy Case Against Former Mayors Fulop and Bhalla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788175811_193_player-standard.jpg\" alt=\"Everlit Audio Player\" style=\"width: 100%;display: block\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Subscribe today to listen to this content<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/jcitytimes.com\/subscribe\/\" class=\"everlit-paywall-btn\" style=\"display: inline-block;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 50px;text-decoration: none;font-size: 11px;font-weight: 500;white-space: nowrap;flex-shrink: 0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        Get Access<br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An allegation that former Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop conspired with former Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla to eliminate a potential competitor to Fulop\u2019s wife\u2019s cannabis business has been given new life by a recent court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Get two free articles a month!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newspack-registration__description\">Get the the news you won\u2019t find anywhere else! 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