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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bruce Shipkowski

Prosecutors drop racketeering case against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants

New Jersey Power Broker Charged - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

New Jersey's acting attorney general said Tuesday she will not ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him.

The decision by Jennifer Davenport, who was recently appointed by new Gov. Mikie Sherrill, came nearly three weeks after a three-judge appellate panel upheld a state judge's decision to toss the criminal charges. The indictment had been obtained by Matt Platkin, who served as attorney general under Sherrill's predecessor and fellow Democrat Phil Murphy.

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