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Craig Callaway
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Arrested and later indicted with two others in connection with a shooting; later found not guilty
Arrested and later indicted with two others in connection with a shooting that paralyzes resort resident Darren Whitted. In a 1980 trial, Callaway is found not guilty, and the indictment is withdrawn on the others when Whitted says he cannot recall the shooter. -
Faces gun charge; indictment later dropped
Arrested and later indicted on a two-count gun charge. The state drops the indictment in 1989 -
Then-Mayor James Whelan sues Craig and David Callaway over taunts
After repeated confrontations, then-Mayor James Whelan sues Craig and David Callaway over bullhorn-amplified taunts at African-American flag-raising ceremony. Callaway later is ordered to pay $2,200. -
Absentee ballot questions
Questions arise over Callaway's and others' use of absentee ballots in the April school board election -
Works to replace Mayor Jim Whelan with former Mayor Lorenzo Langford
But charges of absentee-ballot fraud in November's mayoral election linger with Langford and Callaway's victory -
Helps orchestrate a City Council coup
Helps orchestrate a City Council coup when Langford does not give him a top job he says was promised. -
Wins city council seat
Absentee ballots allow Callaway to assume City Council seat for 3rd Ward in November. In May 2003, a judge finds no fraud. -
Bribery charges
Court filings say Callaway takes $10,000 bribe from contractor Terry Jacobs in December. Jacobs gives the money so he can be a construction manager at the still-unbuilt Garwood Mills project in the Northeast Inlet. Callaway eventually admits to taking $36,000 in bribes between December 2003 and January 2005. -
Makes speech, drops out of mayoral race; replaced by Bob Levy
Callaway delivers first official mayoral candidate speech. He drops out just months later, claiming health reasons. Within days, city Beach Patrol Chief Bob Levy takes his place. -
Accused of throwing brick at political rival
Callaway accused of throwing a brick at a political rival during primary. One charge is dropped, but he is ordered to pay $400 on the other. -
Bob Levy wins Atlantic City mayoral election; Callaways appointed
Bob Levy is sworn in and names Callaway's brother David Callaway and sister Gwen Lewis as respective directors of the Public Works and Human Resources departments. -
Callaway resigns from Atlantic City council
Callaway resigns from council after admitting in federal court to taking $36,000 in bribes from area contractor Terry Jacobs. -
Councilman Gene Robinson video
City Councilman Gene Robinson is surreptitiously recorded receiving oral sex in a video he says was a blackmail attempt by political enemies to force him off City Council. Robinson does not resign, and an Absecon motel clerk later says Callaway rented the room Robinson said he was taped in. -
Sentenced to prison for accepting bribes
Callaway is sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for accepting bribes. -
Callaway parole denied
A state panel denies Callaway parole because he “lacks insight into the severity of his crimes.” -
Two from Callaway camp convicted in sex blackmail scheme
Three men linked to imprisoned former City Council President Craig Callaway are convicted of aiding a scheme to blackmail Atlantic City Councilman Eugene Robinson with a tape of him in a sex act with a prostitute. Floyd Tally and Ronald Callaway are found guilty on all five counts. Callaway admits to invasion of privacy in the scheme, and does not have to testify against his co-defendants as part of the deal. He is sentenced to three years in prison to run concurrent to the federal term. -
Callaway released from prison after serving 42 months
Former Atlantic City Council president Craig Callaway released from prison.
