Powerful NJ political boss George Norcross accused of racketeering in sweeping indictment
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Powerful NJ political boss George Norcross accused of racketeering in sweeping indictment

George E. Norcross III, a powerful executive and political figure in New Jersey for decades, was indicted Monday on racketeering and related charges, the state attorney general announced. The sweeping indictment alleges he led a criminal enterprise that used extortion to promote his vast business and political and philanthropic empire — in the process, illegally securing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits and rights to build developments on the valuable Camden waterfront, across...