Ex-Mayor Gina LaPlaca, Husband Charged Over False Signatures on 2026 Primary Petition
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Ex-Mayor Gina LaPlaca, Husband Charged Over False Signatures on 2026 Primary Petition
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Summary
Burlington County prosecutors charged Gina LaPlaca, 47, and husband Jason Carty, 49, after finding allegedly false signatures on her petition for the June 2026 Democratic primary for Lumberton Township Committee.
Investigators said multiple people listed as signers told authorities they neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to sign for them, undermining LaPlaca's sworn affidavit that she personally circulated it and that each signer used their own handwriting.
Without the disputed signatures, prosecutors said the filing would not have contained enough valid names to qualify LaPlaca for the ballot; she ultimately finished third in the race for two seats.
LaPlaca faces four counts, including making a false statement under oath, while both defendants are due in court Sept. 21 in Mount Holly.
The case adds to LaPlaca's legal troubles after she earlier pleaded guilty in a 2025 DUI case involving her child and entered a 3-year pretrial intervention program.