New Jersey power broker George Norcross has been charged with racketeering in connection with a waterfront redevelopment case. The indictment alleges that Norcross orchestrated a criminal enterprise to extort others through threats and fear of economic and reputational harm, and to commit other criminal offenses to achieve the enterprise’s goals. Norcross is accused of threatening a developer in 2016 to ensure the developer would never do business in Camden again unless he relinquished his rights on Norcross’s terms. The alleged criminal activities enabled Norcross to secure the rights to build multiple buildings and obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in government-issued tax credits.
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A Stockton University professor said the George Norcross indictment points to a changing political landscape in the Garden State. "There could be a little bit of a scramble or vacuum for power.” https://t.co/RaxFfR4git
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Camden leaders and residents are all reacting to charges against power broker George Norcross. https://t.co/bZT6nyQ3y5
“Through their alleged acts, the Norcross enterprise was able to attain the rights to build multiple buildings and obtains hundreds of millions of dollars in government-issued tax credits, among other benefits.” https://t.co/o7859b8Z81
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The indictment says Mr. Norcross orchestrated a criminal enterprise that would “extort others through threats and fear of economic and reputational harm and commit other criminal offenses to achieve the enterprise’s goals.” https://t.co/o7859b8Z81
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"Norcross is said to have threatened in 2016 a developer who would not relinquish his rights on Norcross’s terms, by telling him he would make sure the developer never did business in Camden again." It's always discretionary permitting, huh? https://t.co/soXr0pgoWw
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