Gina LaPlaca

A former New Jersey mayor is facing new charges, alongside her husband, for using fake ballot signatures on her nominating petition for a Democratic primary race. Prosecutors alleged false signatures appeared, leading to charges including making a false statement under oath and knowingly filing a false petition. These allegations follow earlier reports that the former mayor pleaded guilty in a DUI case involving her child.

A former New Jersey mayor was charged alongside her husband with making false statements under oath, filing false petitions, and tampering with public records regarding a nominating petition for a Democratic primary race. Prosecutors alleged that multiple signatures on the petition were fraudulent, as the signers had neither signed nor authorized others to do so. The new allegations follow an earlier conviction where the mayor pleaded guilty to a DUI case involving her child.