An unwelcome new issue will be facing New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine when he runs for re-election next year: his former romantic ties to a union boss. This week, federal prosecutors subpoenaed the records of Carla Katz, ousted boss of New Jersey's largest state-worker union, with whom Mr. Corzine had an affair before running for governor in 2005. Not only did Mr. Corzine eventually pay off her mortgage and confer some $6 million on her as part of a "settlement," but Ms. Katz had apparently considered at one point holding a news conference to embarrass Mr. Corzine.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Jon Corzine's Friend in the Union Movement
The Wall Street Journal reports:
