Clocking in at 111-pages, Monday’s mammoth indictment of South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross is full of insider details and new insights. Here are some highlights.
‘New Jersey politics is a blood sport’ and other key takeaways from prosecutors’ case against S. Jersey power broker George Norcross
Norcross has stressed that for as much money he’s taken in from his business dealings in Camden, he and his business partners have invested significantly in the city,If George Norcross sat atop what prosecutors are calling the “the Norcross Enterprise” — the alleged racketeering operation at the heart of their case — his brother Philip served as its fixer.
Though Philip Norcross had no financial stake in the property and no role at Cooper’s Ferry, Camden City officials repeatedly instructed the nonprofit’s then-CEO Anthony Perno to “meet with Philip” and to follow his instructions about the land deal, the indictment says. The indictment also accuses Philip Norcross of plotting with his brother and others to have the Camden Redevelopment Agency condemn another nearby property Dranoff owned to force him to accede to other demands.“What is in this indictment that is outside the lines of appropriate negotiations?” Marino said in an interview Tuesday. He added: “I’ve never seen a thinner indictment. I have never seen a set of allegations that I feel more confident should never have been brought.
But Tambussi — a longtime Norcross lawyer who represented the city in the litigation with Dranoff — sought to block Dranoff from mentioning either George or Philip Norcross at the trial, arguing that they weren’t relevant to the deal and that Dranoff’s negotiations over the easement had occurred with another developer.
But first, her predecessor in the role, Kris Kolluri, had to be set up with another job. According to the indictment, Norcross and his allies had the perfect position in mind — Perno’s job at Cooper’s Ferry following his falling out with Norcross over the L3 deal.Cherry Hill Eventually, Perno agreed to resign as CEO. Kolluri moved into his old job, vacating his spot as CEO of the Rowan University / Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors, and Redd moved into that position.
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