The indictment also charges that Mr. James , who served one term as a state senator , used his state office to try to win a grant for Ms. Riley , who frequently accompanied Mr. James on trips to Memphis ; Sag Harbor , N.Y. ; and Boca Chica , Dominican Republic ; and to his beach house in Bayville , N.J. Mr. James 's lawyers say that Ms. Riley received the same treatment given hundreds of people who participated in the redevelopment program .