US EditionNew Jersey Prosecutors Drop Power Broker’s Racketeering Case
Charges against Norcross and five others were dropped after appellate rulings found many allegations time-barred or legally insufficient, with prosecutors reallocating resources.
- On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said she will not ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal, and New Jersey prosecutors dropped racketeering charges against George E. Norcross III.
- The three-judge Appellate Division panel ruled on Jan. 30 that several charges were time-barred, and a state judge's nearly 100-page decision found the allegations did not amount to a crime.
- Among the other defendants were Philip Norcross, attorney William Tambussi, former Camden Mayor Dana L. Redd, Sidney R. Brown and John J. O'Donnell, with charges dropped alongside Norcross.
- The attorney general's office said prosecutorial resources are better spent elsewhere, but it remains committed to prioritizing public corruption prosecutions amid growing mistrust in government.
- The indictment, announced in June 2024, noted that Matt Platkin obtained charges against Norcross's alleged 'enterprise' dating to 2012, which his lawyers call politically motivated.
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New Jersey prosecutors drop power broker’s racketeering case
New Jersey’s acting attorney general on Tuesday said she would not appeal the dismissed racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and others involved in the case, declining to ask the state Supreme Court to review a previous decision. “In light of the Appellate Division’s decision, we have concluded that our prosecutorial…
New Jersey AG will not challenge George Norcross indictment ruling
Gov. Mikie Sherrill‘s (D-NJ) newly tapped attorney general announced the state would not appeal an appellate court’s dismissal of the indictment against South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport will not pursue the prosecution against Norcross, signaling a significant departure from the priorities of her predecessor, Matt Platkin, the attorney general under former Democratic Gov. Phil Mu…
New Jersey prosecutors drop racketeering case against influential Democratic power broker, co-defendants
New Jersey’s acting attorney general said Tuesday she will not ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him.
N.J. attorney general drops racketeering case against George Norcross, 5 others
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport will drop the state's racketeering case against George E. Norcross III, the Democratic powerbroker and insurance executive who was accused with five others of corruption on the Camden waterfront.
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Prosecutors drop racketeering case against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants
New Jersey’s acting attorney general won't ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E.
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