A New Jersey businessman and Democrat power broker has been indicted on charges related to his alleged leadership of a criminal enterprise since at least 2012.
State prosecutors say George Norcross III and his associates engaged in racketeering, extortion, official misconduct, and other crimes over at least the past decade to enrich themselves and expand their political influence, particularly in the city of Camden, New Jersey, which sits directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the charges in a June 17 press conference.
The 111-page indictment portrays a culture in which Mr. Norcross and his brother Philip Norcross—along with associates John O’Donnell, William Tambussi, Sidney Brown, and former Camden Mayor Dana Redd—allegedly conspired to steer lucrative tax credits, real estate deals, and government contracts to companies and individuals allied with their interests….