ATLANTIC CITY - A former Atlantic City official jailed for his role in a sex-video blackmail scheme has died.
State corrections officials said Ronald Callaway, 55, died Saturday at a Trenton hospital. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Callaway, also known as Jihad Q. Abdullah, was serving his term at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton.
Callaway, his younger brother and a family friend were convicted in the blackmail scheme masterminded by another brother, former City Council President Craig Callaway.
