Ralph Natale, 69, confessed mob boss, formerly of Pennsauken. A key witness at Milan's corruption trial, he was also recently a witness in the racketeering trial of Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino in Philadelphia. Natale said he bribed Milan with thousands in cash, in hopes of getting government contracts for Camden's empowerment zone - jobs he never got. Natale pleaded guilty last year to racketeering, murder and drug conspiracy. He awaits sentencing, which won't happen at least until the Merlino trial ends.

Jose 'JR' Rivera, 41, formerly of Cherry Hill. The former Camden drug kingpin was also a key witness at Milan's trial. Rivera was convicted last year of conspiracy to distribute drugs. He told jurors how he loaned Milan $65,000 in cash in 1994 from drug proceeds he kept locked in a safe at his East Camden auto parts business. He is in federal custody and awaits sentencing, most likely by year's end.

Gholam H. 'Joseph' Darakhshan, 32, of Mout Laurel, who once owned Atlas Contracting with Milan. Because of his cooperation with the government in Milan's prosecution, he avoided a prison term for crimes he committed with the mayor. He was sentenced June 8 to less than five months house arrest and fined $15,000 on charges of fraud and evading IRS reporting requirements. Darakhshan and Milan hid the source of a $65, 000 cash loan from Rivera. The business partners also staged a burglary at Atlas in 1995 as part of an insurance scam.

Saul Febo, 34, who once controlled vast street-corner sales of cocaine in East Camden. He testified at Milan's trial about a deal by a towing contractor to give Milan free use of a sport utility vehicle while Milan campaigned for City Council in 1995. Milan returned the SUV in May 1997, when his election as mayor brought him the bonus of a city-leased vehicle. Febo also testified that he once sold drugs for Milan in North Camden before Milan was elected to city council. Febo is in federal custody in Philadelphia, where he awaits sentencing on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and a state charge of conspiracy to commit murder. He has also cooperated in cases in Philadelphia and Puerto Rico.

Pierre Robinson, 46, former Milan bodyguard. Already on probation for selling a banned assault pistol to Rivera, he admitted in May that he also inflated overtime while on the Camden City police force. He now works for a sanitation firm.

Joseph Caruso, a former city prosecutor. He testified he participated in scheme with Milan to extort a $5,000 campaign contribution in return for giving former municipal defender Elliot Stomel his job. In April, Caruso was placed on six months house arrest after pleading guilty to violating the Interstate Travel Act in connection with the alleged extortion scheme. Jurors in Milan's trial, however, found the mayor innocent of charges he conspired with Caruso to extort the payment; the jury forewoman later told the `Courier-Post' that Caruso was not a credible witness.

Douglas Bradley, Milan's former aide and campaign treasurer. He testified that Milan directed him to skim $7,500 from a campaign fund to pay for a vacation trip to Puerto Rico in 1997 by Milan and others. Bradley, who admitted on the witness stand that he had been a cocaine addict, was not charged with any wrongdoing.

Daniel Daidone, a reputed onetime mob associate taped discussing Milan payoffs with Natale. He owns a jitney service in Atlantic City. Although he was a central figure on secretly recorded government tapes, he was never charged with any crime. As recently as February, he traveled on the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's annual junket to Washington for people looking to pick up government business.

Francisco 'Pancho' Chamorro, a 39-year-old South Camden drug dealer. He was gunned down early on Christmas Eve 1988 in front of his home in a gangland-style slaying. Milan had been feuding with Chamorro's friends, prosecutors said. milan was questioned and allegedly failed a polygraph test in the murder, prosecutors said, but he was never charged in connection with the crime. Camden County Prosecutor Lee Solomon will not say if Milan is an official suspect, but will not rule him out as one.