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Prosecutors Drop Racketeering Case Against New Jersey Democratic Power Broker, Co-Defendants
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 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.
New Jersey Monitor
njtoday.newsNJ won’t ask high court to revive charges against power broker George Norcross
A spokesman for Democratic power broker George Norcross, who was indicted in 2024 on racketeering charges, said the “allegations simply weren't true.” (Photo by Hal Brown/New Jersey Monitor)Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration won’t ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to revive racketeering charges against South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross that were dismissed after a judge found the indictment against him did not allege a crime. …
N.J. Attorney General is dropping racketeering charges against George Norcross following court ruling
Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's decision ends a high-profile case that law enforcement officials had framed as a reckoning on the state’s culture of corruption.
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