A former Morris County Commissioner admitted to taking bribes in exchange for using his position to help a witness’s law firm get county legal work, the Attorney General’s Office said.

John Cesaro, 53, of Parsippany pleaded guilty on Nov. 17 to third-degree conspiracy to commit bribery in official and political matters.

Cesaro admitted to accepting about $7,700 from a cooperating witness to retain a law firm for government legal work, officials said.

Cesaro accepted the cash from the witness in April and May 2018 at locations in Randolph, Mountain Lakes and Morristown, officials said.

“The public’s faith in government is shaken when elected officials trade favors or preferential treatment for illicit payments,” Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. “Government service is about serving

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