New Jersey Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in NJ
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New Jersey Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Alex ZdanFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate3/14/24Swerved into oncoming traffic while driving drunk and hit another car, fled the scene and was later found asleep in his car by police who reported he had noticeable signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and then failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC three times the legal limit of 0.25According to charging documents filed by local police
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Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate2/15/20Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fineAccording to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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Ian SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate3/28/22Swerved so erratically that he forced another driver to take measures to avoid a collision, struggled on a field sobriety test after police pulled him over and was arrested after he refused to take a breathalyzerAccording to a police report filed by local police5/23/20Killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crashAccording to charging documents filed by local police
New Jersey Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate2/15/19Was accused of sexually assaulting a former campaign aide at a local GOP headquarters and later texting her pictures of weapons to scare her from reporting him to the policeAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim2/13/19Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinateAccording to the alleged victim in a report by NJ1015.com
New Jersey Republican Mayor Scandals
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Frederick GattusoFmr. Mayor Nominee [R-NJ]7/29/21According to charging documents filed by local police
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Ted TomaszewskiFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]1/17/23Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Chris MyersFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]12/05/11Paid a male prostitute from an escort website $500 to have sex while also being married with two childrenAccording to the person he reportedly slept with and reported on by Politico
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Paul KennedyFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]9/22/23According to charging documents filed by local policeStole an unknown amount from parking meters that was supposed to be deposited into a government bank account and sold government office furniture through a social media account with the intention of keeping the money he made from the saleAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John BencivengoFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]3/13/13Accepted $12,400 in cash bribes in exchange for helping a health insurance broker keep their contract with a local school districtAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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David HuskMayor [R-NJ]11/03/16Modified his timecards so he could get paid for hours he didn't actually work on at least five separate occasions before he was caught by his employer and reported to the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police