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State probes possible corruption in Camden, Norcross ties
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State tax incentives are reported to be focus of investigation
The state attorney general’s office is launching a corruption investigation into development deals in Camden. According to a report by NJ Advance Media, the city and a major nonprofit group working on revitalization efforts have been hit with subpoenas. It appears the records being sought are related to companies and transactions tied to South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross.
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State probes possible corruption in Camden, Norcross ties
Clip: 4/27/2023 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The state attorney general’s office is launching a corruption investigation into development deals in Camden. According to a report by NJ Advance Media, the city and a major nonprofit group working on revitalization efforts have been hit with subpoenas. It appears the records being sought are related to companies and transactions tied to South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipthe State Attorney General's office is launching a corruption investigation into development deals in Camden according to a report by NJ Advance media's Ted Sherman the city and a major non-profit group working on revitalization efforts there have recently been hit with a number of subpoenas and it appears the records being sought are related to companies individuals and transactions publicly tied to South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross Norcross wields tremendous influence in Camden and New Jersey politics at large tax incentives given to Camden have been heavily scrutinized by both the Murphy Administration and opponents to Norcross a special task force convened by Governor Murphy four years ago looked into his business dealings and concluded the tax incentive program was Rewritten to favor the Norcross family's special interests a Norcross spokesperson says the awarding of those economic tax incentives has already been quote exhaustively reviewed [Music]
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