A former board of education president has admitted in court that he accepted thousands of dollars in cash bribes while running for city council and reelection to the school board.

Sudhan Thomas, 50, the former president of the Jersey City Board of Education, accepted a plea deal with the state on Friday, pleading guilty to the third-degree charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in official and political matters, the state Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.

As part of the deal, the state will recommend a five-year state prison sentence.

Thomas, of Jersey City, will also forfeit $10,000 in illegal proceeds, pay a $30,000 public corruption profiteering penalty and forfeit any public employment as part of the deal, according to a news release.

Additionally, the state has impo

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