New Jersey power broker speaks about being charged with racketeering

Published 2024-06-17

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  • New Jersey Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III was charged Monday with operating a racketeering enterprise, threatening people whose properties he sought to take over, and orchestrating tax incentive legislation to benefit organizations he controlled. Norcross, seated in the front row during a news conference by Attorney General Matt Platkin, angrily denounced the charges, later calling Platkin a “coward” and demanding a speedy trial. The charges against the 68-year-old Norcross and five others come as New Jersey is already under a political and legal microscope, with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on trial in New York on federal corruption charges. Platkin, also a Democrat, cast the charges as law enforcement cracking down on wrongdoing. Among the allegations against Norcross are charges that he threatened a developer who would not relinquish his rights to waterfront property in Camden, New Jersey, on Norcross’ terms. The indictment cites a profanity-laden phone recording of Norcross in which he tells the developer he will face “enormous consequences.” The person asks if Norcross is threatening him, according to the indictment. “Absolutely,” Norcross replies. The indictment also said Norcross and the co-defendants extorted and coerced businesses with property rights on Camden’s waterfront and obtained tax incentive credits, which they then sold for millions of dollars. Platkin described Camden as long suffering from economic decline.
  • @ges8790
    Men like this have destroyed this country.
  • How can politicians raise so much campaign donations? Look at the person above..
  • @SteeleHand
    Democrat Power Broker.......nuff said 🤡🌎
  • @BovisStercus
    No one declares their innocence as loudly as the guilty.
  • @yrot1123
    Gangsta boss threatening citizens to give up their property right to the Godfather...Lock him up now.. Mr. bigshot...
  • @heather9426
    I noticed he did address the allegations they charged. There was a lot of beef, and it sounded like they had recordings of him engaged in the crime😂.
  • @pieway29
    This is a the ego with no bounds.
  • @sstrick500
    Is this guy not the most stereotypical poster child for a corrupt Boomer? Geez.
  • People with more than 10 felonies should be in jail for LIFE!