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Former NJ mayor faces fake election petition signature charges for Dem primary
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Key Points:
- Gina LaPlaca, former mayor of Lumberton Township, New Jersey, and current township committee member, faces new charges including making false statements under oath and tampering with public records related to fraudulent signatures on her Democratic primary nominating petition.
- Her husband, Jason Carty, is also charged with filing a false petition and tampering with records, as an investigation revealed multiple signatures on the petition were forged or unauthorized.
- Without the fraudulent signatures, LaPlaca's petition would not have qualified her for the June 2026 Democratic primary ballot for the township committee.
- LaPlaca previously pleaded guilty earlier this year to a DUI charge after being found intoxicated with her child in the car, with a blood alcohol concentration nearly four times the legal limit.
- Both LaPlaca and Carty are scheduled to appear in court on September 21 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
