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New Jersey District 39

Monday, August 6, 2012

Report: Schroeder Will Not Leave Assembly Seat

District 39 Assemblyman Robert Schroeder said he will not give up his seat after being charged with writing almost $400,000 worth of bad checks.

State Assemblyman Robert Schroeder said he would not give up his seat after being charged with writing almost $400,000 in bad checks, according to a report on NJ.com. Schroeder, 52, was charged Friday with writing bogus checks to investors in his Hillsdale-based company, All Points International Distributors. State Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa alleged Schroeder had knowingly written the bad checks. Schroeder said Monday he would not step down from his seat in the New Jersey State Assembly, according to the report. He had previously admitted to writing about $100,000 in bad checks and said the debt had already been paid. "I am not going anywhere," Schroeder said, according to the report. "This has nothing to do with my legislative office…

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