N.J. Democrat Power Broker Sues Murphy to Stop Tax-Break Inquiry

The Democratic power broker who is reshaping one of America’s poorest cities with the help of New Jersey tax breaks is suing Governor Phil Murphy’s administration to stop a probe of the award program’s inner workings.

George Norcross III, the city of Camden’s most visible booster, and five entities with ties to him filed suit in state Superior Court in Mercer County alleging that the Murphy-appointed panel has no authority to carry out the inquiry.

The Task Force on the Economic Development Authority’s Tax Incentives was formed after a state comptroller’s audit in January found evidence of oversight deficiencies in ...