Andrew Wellbrock Archives - New Jersey Globe

OPIA knew over two years ago that Gloucester official wasn’t being charged, but said nothing

July 20, 2026 12:26 am

The embattled state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability decided over two years ago that it would not prosecute Gloucester County Fire Marshal Shawn Layton for the death of two dogs in his county vehicle in 2022, but opted to...

OPIA destroyed cell phones of investigators in corruption sting operation

June 26, 2025 5:03 pm

The embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability has destroyed the cell phones of detectives who investigated a nearly six-year-old bantam public corruption case against former Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell (D-Bayonne), even though investigators used those phones to send text messages...

Platkin brings in veteran federal prosecutor to supervise Norcross case

October 28, 2024 1:43 pmOctober 28, 2024 5:06 pm

In what might be the most politically consequential public corruption case in state history, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office is bringing in a seasoned former federal corruption prosecutor to supervise the state’s prosecution of Democratic powerbroker George E. Norcross...

(Updated) James Devine gets two years probation for forging signatures on nominating petitions

October 18, 2024 12:28 pmOctober 18, 2024 9:15 pm

Controversial and mendacious political consultant James Devine was sentenced to two years on probation and a $182 fine for filing fake nominating petitions in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary. Devine, 62, admitted to filing 1,948 fraudulent signatures to get shadowy perennial...

Norcross pleads not guilty in first court appearance

July 9, 2024 3:37 pmJuly 9, 2024 5:04 pm

George E. Norcross III, one of the most powerful people in New Jersey politics for the last 35 years, today pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges in a 13-count state indictment alleging that he manipulated development deals along the Camden...