Gloucester County official facing prostitution allegations dies

A longtime Trenton police officer and former mayor in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, died Wednesday, following allegations he had brought a prostitute into a police building.

The Trentonian, which reported the allegations and identified Ed Leopardi, said he had committed suicide in his Franklin Township home.

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"We ask that all residents of Franklin Township take this time to mourn Ed's passing and to take time to express their personal condolences to Ed's wife, Rene, and their family," a statement from the township committee said.

Leopardi was elected to the committee in 2013 and served as mayor last year, before serving again recently as a committee member.

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