George Gilmore will probably go back to being the most powerful man in Ocean County immediately. Even after his conviction, he remained active in the local political scene. He had two political setbacks as far as I know, when Frank Holman was voted in narrowly to replace him as Ocean County Chairman, and when his endorsed candidate for Toms River mayor, former prosecutor Joe Coronato, lost to Mo Hill. Otherwise, he is still pulling strings everywhere.
For those not from Lakewood, sorry for the incoherent post.