Alberto Coutinho was born on June 16,1969 and is a former American Democratic Party politician, who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from May 1997 to January 1998 and again from January 8,2008, until his resignation on September 11,2013.
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Alberto Coutinho was eventually sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to theft and falsifying records, thus ending his career in New Jersey politics.
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Alberto Coutinho is managing partner at Alter International beginning that position in 1998.
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Alberto Coutinho served the City of Newark as Central Planning Board Commissioner from 1996 to 2005 and as a Zoning Board of Adjustment Commissioner from 1993 to 1996.
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Alberto Coutinho was an Essex County Utilities Authority Commissioner from 1992 to 1998.
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Alberto Coutinho is a resident of the Ironbound section of Newark.
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Alberto Coutinho was chosen by the local Essex County Democratic Committee members to fill the seat until the expiration of Mattison's term in January 1998.
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Alberto Coutinho declined to seek election to a full term.
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Alberto Coutinho was then elected to the General Assembly from the same district in 2007 defeating incumbent Wilfredo Caraballo in the June 2007 Democratic primary.
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On September 6,2013, Alberto Coutinho announced that he would drop out as a candidate in the upcoming general election.
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Alberto Coutinho then resigned from the office on September 11,2013, amid an investigation into a charity that had been established by his father.
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Alberto Coutinho subsequently pleaded guilty the next day to theft and falsifying of records related to his personal use of funds intended for his family's foundation.
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Alberto Coutinho was sentenced to three years' probation and must pay restitution as well as never again serve as an elected official or public employee of the state.