LIVE STREAM: George Norcross Charged in Racketeering Case (READ the INDICTMENT)
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WATCH THIS LIVE STREAM OF THE AG, where Norcross is present (pictured above, lower right):
PRESS RELEASE AND INDICTMENT FROM THE AG’S OFFICE:
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Here’s a rundown from The New York Times:
George E. Norcross III, New Jersey’s once-powerful Democratic kingmaker, was charged on Monday with racketeering along with five other defendants, according to a person close to the New Jersey attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin.
The 13-count indictment unsealed by the attorney general accused the group of unlawfully obtaining property and property rights on the waterfront in Camden, N.J., collecting millions of dollars in government-issued tax credits, and controlling and influencing government officials.
A spokesman for Mr. Norcross, Daniel Fee, could not be immediately reached for comment
Mr. Norcross’s brother, Philip A. Norcross, the chief executive of a law firm based in Camden, was also among those charged by the attorney general, whose office had been investigating Mr. Norcross’s access to government tax breaks.
The charges represent another blow to New Jersey’s already tarnished reputation for political corruption. The state’s senior senator, Robert Menendez, is his sixth week of trial, charged by federal prosecutors with accepting cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz in exchange for his willingness to use his political clout to dole out favors for allies.
Mr. Norcross, an insurance executive who served on the Democratic National Committee, was for decades the most powerful unelected political official in New Jersey. He was instrumental in selecting governors, steering legislation and influencing state policy.
About a year ago, Mr. Norcross suggested he was stepping back from politics after a series of embarrassing legislative defeats. His public statements coincided with news reports that the attorney general’s office had revived its investigation into more than a billion dollars in tax breaks awarded to South Jersey companies close to Mr. Norcross under legislation backed by former Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican.
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Mr. Norcross’s brother, Philip A. Norcross, the chief executive of a law firm based in Camden, was also among those charged by the attorney general, whose office had been investigating Mr. Norcross’s access to government tax breaks.
The charges represent another blow to New Jersey’s already tarnished reputation for political corruption. The state’s senior senator, Robert Menendez, is his sixth week of trial, charged by federal prosecutors with accepting cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz in exchange for his willingness to use his political clout to dole out favors for allies.
The feud between Mr. Murphy and Mr. Norcross appeared to ease as the governor was running for re-election in 2021. Mr. Murphy signed off on his own $14 billion tax incentive package in late 2020, and he and Mr. Norcross began appearing together in public, a scenario that for years was unheard-of.
Last year, as Mr. Murphy’s wife, Tammy Murphy, was vying to run for U.S. Senate, the Camden County Democratic Committee, an influential group controlled by Mr. Norcross, was one of the first political organizations to back her. The endorsement came at a crucial time for Ms. Murphy, a first-time candidate, giving an air of inevitability to her faltering campaign.
Ms. Murphy dropped out of the race in March, days before a crucial building block of Mr. Norcross’s success — a tradition unique to New Jersey in which party leaders gave preferential treatment to their favored candidates on primary election ballots — was declared unconstitutional, first by Mr. Platkin and then by a federal judge.
As a result, Mr. Platkin’s relationship with Mr. Murphy, once one of his closest allies, has frayed.
In addition to Mr. Norcross and his brother, the others charged are:
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William M. Tambussi, 66, of Brigantine, N.J., the longtime personal lawyer for Mr. Norcross.
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Dana L. Redd, 56, of Sicklerville, N.J., the chief executive officer of Camden Community Partnership, and the former mayor of Camden.
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Sidney R. Brown, 67, of Philadelphia, the chief executive of NFI, a trucking and logistics company.
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John J. O’Donnell, 61, of Newtown, Pa., who has been in the executive leadership of the Michaels Organization, a residential development company
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Add Mayor David Mayer and Steve Ayscue to that list along with Lexie Norcross for acting as foreign agents
And cyber hacking of former and current elected officials computers, tablets and phones
Circle back to courier post Jim Walsh and Jason Laday of nj.com then get patch
Spiller should be next. He plead the Fifth over 400 times in the whistleblower case. Something tells me that it’s not because he spent his time in Montclair studying Bible. AG Platkin served Spiller and his Council with a Grand Jury Subpoena but I haven’t heard anything since. By the way we here in Montclair also had a “cyber attack” last year. Ransom (haf-a-million) was paid, but, somehow, many electronic files that were stored on township servers never got recovered. Many of those documents would have been incriminating. Gee, this is not strange at all. Pure coincidence.
Thank you Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. We must not allow folks in public service, or positions of leadership in the business community, to ignore the interests
of the people while enriching themselves.
Now more than ever we must set an example by doing the right thing, publicizing it and making sure our school aged children are aware of these crimes and the punishment associated with them.
George Norcross has long been an embarrassment to the Canden Co and NJ Democratic Party . It’s about time he gets his just due . Leave to corruption to the Tepublicans .
Demon rats starting to eat their own. Even the innocent ones will be forced to commit their crimes.
Now let’s unveil the truth about what happened to John Sheridan and his wife (not a murder-suicide as initially and all too quickly declared by a bumbling county prosecutor, see Nancy Solomon’s podcast at https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dead-end), and as Solomon asks, find out why the investigation into the murders was shut down by the former acting Attorney General under former Gov. Christie as it seemed to get close to Norcross).
Interesting turn of events. A multi-millionaire power broker fixes up a decrepit Democrat-run city, reduces crime, makes the city more palatable for tourism and businesses to come back, giving good-paying jobs to thousands, and the Democrat-Communist AG and Governor attack the guy for doing good for the city and county. Where have we heard this before????
Ohhh, I remember!!!! They did this to the NYC billionaire who fixed up NYC, especially after 9-11, gave good-paying jobs to thousands, turned the city into a place people wanted to visit and start businesses. Then the black Democrat-Communists went after him and are trying to ruin him. The dumber-than-a-rock NY State Governor supports ruination of a man who has done nothing but built up NYC, created greatness for businesses and infrastructure on everything he’s touched and invested in. His name: Donald J. Trump!!!!!!
It doesn’t pay to help a city or state run by ignorant Democrats-Communists hell-bent on only power and gain for themselves, and to indict anyone with money and power. Sounds like the definition of a 3rd World County. New Jersey has sure reached down to that status.
Good god – give it a break.
The people in this video needs to be honored.
https://www.facebook.com/pastorkhan/posts/press-conference-in-front-of-cooper-hospital-demanding-the-resignation-of-george/10218330457026718/
Matt Platkin, ESQ , has higher political ambitions, therefore, he will “use” anyone as a tool to get ahead. He should be ashamed of himself.