Press Releases : Political Retribution

Two South Jersey Transportation Authority Board Members Charged After Allegedly Withholding Payment from Contractor as Political Retribution

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced criminal charges have been filed against two members of the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) Board of Commissioners, after they allegedly colluded to block payments to an engineering firm as political retaliation in connection with a feud between a South Jersey Democratic Party leader and a Mercer County Commissioner.

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