New Jersey Democrats hire criminal lawyer

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee has retained Gerald Krovatin, one of the state’s top criminal defense attorneys, to represent them in probes of the Murphy administration’s hiring practices, a state party source has confirmed.

Krovatin is expected to handle a series of document requests and other issues that involve the state committee.

Allegations of sexual assault against Al Alvarez, a former Murphy campaign official who held a top transition post and then joined the administration, have triggered a series of investigations: one by the Legislature, another by the Middlesex County prosecutor, and a third by the governor. Murphy hired former state Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero to conduct an internal review.

The joint legislative committee formed to investigate the hiring of Al Alvarez said last week that Katie Brennan, who says Alvarez raped her during the 2017 Murphy campaign, will testify on December 4.

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