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George Norcross testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies. Photo by Nikita Biryukov for the New Jersey Globe.

Norcross defends tax incentives, attacks task force in first public testimony

November 18, 2019 4:10 pmNovember 18, 2019 4:50 pm

Democratic powerbroker George Norcross sought to impugn the credibility of the task force investigating New Jersey’s tax incentive in testimony before a Senate committee today while defending his role as a champion of Camden’s resurgence. Norcross told senators that tax...

Tax incentive task force makes first criminal referral

April 12, 2019 11:45 amApril 12, 2019 1:06 pm

The New Jersey Tax Incentive Task Force investigating tax incentives approved by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has made its first referral to law enforcement in what could lead to a criminal probe. The task force has not identified...

Jackson Hewitt consultant confirms involvement in tax credit application

March 29, 2019 11:48 amMarch 29, 2019 11:55 am

A whistleblower testifed yesterday that a consulting firm Jackson Hewitt hired to seek millions in tax incentives from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority was aware that the application included false statements. Timothy R. Comerford, a senior vice president at...

Tax Incentive Task Force subpoenas at least one witness

March 28, 2019 9:23 amMarch 28, 2019 4:14 pm

At least one witness appearing before the New Jersey Tax Incentive Task Force today will be there under subpoena, the New Jersey Globe has learned. An former executive of Jackson Hewitt, a national tax preparation company based in New Jersey,...