All New Jersey Criminal Charges Dismissed Against George Norcross

Camden County, New Jersey Democratic political potentate George Norcross has succeeded in having all of the criminal charges dismissed that he was facing.

David Wildstein, founder, editor and publisher of the New Jersey Globe is the first to report the news of this decision.

Norcross maintained his innocence from the moment he was criminally charged … saying that standard business practices were being weaponized and criminalized.

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter Warshaw dismissed the charges against George Norcross, as well as all of the other defendants:

• Former Camden Mayor Dana Redd.
• Attorney William Tambussi.
• John O'Donnell.
• Sidney Brown.
• Philip Norcross, who is the brother of George Norcross.

Norcross was accused of "threats and fear of economic and reputational harm" in order to achieve  desired business results.

George Norcross is The Chairman of The Board of Cooper University Health Care.

The crux of the matter likely came down to this Norcross proffered defense:

"To try to make this seem less like the criminalization of everyday business dealings, the State alleges that George Norcross exercised substantial political influence in Camden and beyond. Merely by virtue of his 'reputation' in this regard, the State says, Norcross instilled 'fear' that caused others to hand over property, the defendants said in their court filing. "But the notion that the politically powerful are walking extortion machines is untenable and perverse. Contrary to the State's facile allusions, a 'mob boss' and a 'political boss' are not the same thing. Both hold 'power,’ from the Norcross motion to dismiss.

Judge Warshaw agreed with Norcross and disagreed with the State’s assertion, and, Judge Warshaw granted the Norcross motion to dismiss all charges.

The Norcross legal team countered the criminal charges by taking the stance that political influence is not a criminal offense and that the defendants were acting lawfully within the boundaries of a democracy.

SOURCE: David Wildstein & previous interviews with George Norcross.

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