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New Jersey’s Mob Legacy Shapes State Politics and Backs Corruption
A look at New Jersey political machine rule and organized crime in the mid 20th century. It traces county bosses like Enock L. Nocky Johnson and Hap Farley, their power over local offices, and how mafia ties funded and sustained the system. The piece notes Prohibition era bootlegging, rumrunning, and notorious figures such as Vito Genovese and Dutch Schultz, with a broader comment on how graft and corruption persisted into the Hoffman era and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Jersey
Enoch L. “Nocky” Johnson
Atlantic County
Nocky
New Jersey
John Blydenbergh
Rutgers University
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Ned J. Parsekian
Frank S
Farley
Johnson
Middlesex
Wilentz
Vito Genovese
Atlantic Highlands
Methodist Church
Atlantic Coast
Maine
George Washington Bridge
New York