Jonathan Berkon Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sweeney dumped from Democratic legislative redistricting commission

January 26, 2022 9:15 amJanuary 27, 2022 9:49 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney has been tossed from the redistricting commission that is redrawing New Jersey’s legislative districts by Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. Jones filed a letter with New Jersey Acting Secretary of State Tahesha Way on Wednesday...

Roginsky says she told Murphy about toxic work environment

January 26, 2020 11:46 pmJanuary 27, 2020 1:41 pm

A top political advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy’s alleged that the future governor was informed of allegations of “rank misogyny” and retaliation in a bombshell Star-Ledger story during the 2017 gubernatorial campaign. An e-mail between Murphy and longtime Democratic strategist...

Murphy treasurer says Berkon did bill for Brennan matter

January 10, 2019 3:22 pmJanuary 10, 2019 6:40 pm

Former Murphy for Governor treasurer Rob Long now says that Perkins Coie did bill the campaign for attorney Jonathan Berkon’s services, reversing representations he made yesterday. “I subsequently reviewed my files to the confirm the accuracy of my statement. In...

Cammarano: Platkin recusal limited in scope

January 10, 2019 1:54 pm

Pete Cammarano, Gov. Phil Murphy’s outgoing chief of staff, may have shed some light on why chief counsel Matt Platkin remained deeply involved in the handling of sexual assault allegations made against former Schools Development Authority Chief of Staff Al...

Murphy campaign may have violated state law

January 9, 2019 4:38 pmJanuary 9, 2019 7:35 pm

The Murphy for Governor campaign may have violated state campaign finance laws by not reporting a donation of legal services by attorney Jonathan Berkon, who acted as an intermediary between Gov. Phil Murphy and Katie Brennan regarding her allegation that...

Treasurer: Berkon not getting paid for dealing with Brennan

January 9, 2019 1:36 pmJanuary 9, 2019 2:00 pm

Murphy for Governor campaign counsel Jonathan Berkon is not getting paid for being the intermediary between Gov. Phil Murphy and Katie Brennan, the governor’s campaign treasurer says. Rob Long told the New Jersey Globe that no new legal bills have...

Delgado-Polanco wasn’t told about allegations against Alvarez

January 8, 2019 6:17 pmJanuary 11, 2019 12:10 pm

Schools Development Authority Chief Executive Officer Lizette Delgado-Polanco was not told about the sexual assault allegations made against former SDA chief of staff Al Alvarez until the day he resigned, though she said she was told to expect his departure....