A Newark code enforcement officer has been indicted over allegations that she solicited bribes from a business in exchange for letting them reopen.

Sonia Rogers, 50, of Newark, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on the charges of second-degree official misconduct, bribery in official and political matters, theft by extortion and acceptance or receipt of an unlawful benefit by a public servant for official behavior, the state Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.

As part of her job, Rogers visited a store on Broad Street in Newark to conduct an inspection in September 2024. Following the inspection, she ordered the store to be closed due to an expired municipal business license, officials said.

State investigators allege that Rogers then asked the owner for an $800 cash b

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