Residents, Camden leaders react to power broker George Norcross charges

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Camden leaders and residents are all reacting to charges against power broker George Norcross.

One day after South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross is charged with lining his pockets in the misuse of a state program, Camden ’s mayor said the documents opened Tuesday do not represent what happens in the city daily.There was celebration in Camden ’s Bergen Square as a mountain of contaminated waste is finally hauled off and the lot cleared for potential future development.

’"After a lengthy investigation, the Attorney General alleges Norcross, along with his brother Philip, their longtime attorney, and former mayor Dana Redd, controlled a state program to redevelop poor communities and filled their pockets. Norcross called the charges a "political vendetta."Fellow Democrats, Tuesday, were cautious. Jeffrey Nash is a veteran member of the Camden County Board of Commissioners. He told FOX 29’s Jeff Cole, "I’m not going to have any comments today.

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