- 吉娜·拉普拉卡和丈夫杰森·卡蒂被指控在6月民主党初选委员会竞选提交了虚假请愿书
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Bodycam画面显示民主党前市长在车内载有儿童时酒驾被捕前承认饮酒
执法记录仪视频显示前市长吉娜·拉普拉卡正在接受现场清醒度测试，期间警员将她的孩子移至路边以确保安全。（图片来源：新泽西州伦伯顿镇警察局）
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一名此前在涉及儿童的酒驾案件中认罪的新泽西前市长，目前面临新的指控，她的丈夫也一同被起诉，检察官称其民主党初选竞选的提名请愿书上存在虚假签名。
伯灵顿县检察官办公室周二宣布，曾担任伦伯顿镇市长、目前仍为镇委员会成员的吉娜·拉普拉卡被指控犯有宣誓下作虚假陈述、明知故犯提交虚假请愿书、篡改公共记录以及伪造或篡改记录罪名。
拉普拉卡的丈夫杰森·卡蒂也被指控犯有明知故犯提交虚假请愿书、篡改公共记录以及伪造或篡改记录罪名。
卡蒂向伦伯顿镇市政 clerk 提交的初选请愿书附带一份拉普拉卡签署的宣誓书，声称她“亲自分发了请愿书，且请愿书上的每位签名者都是本人亲笔签名”。
民主党官员承认酒驾超标三倍并犯有虐待儿童罪，已转入转处项目
吉娜·拉普拉卡因涉嫌使用虚假签名将自己列入民主党初选委员会竞选的选票名单，与丈夫一同面临指控。（图片来源：伯灵顿县检察官办公室 via Facebook）
检察官表示，经调查，47岁的拉普拉卡和49岁的卡蒂为该请愿书收集了签名。
伯灵顿县检察官办公室表示：“检察官办公室的调查显示，多名姓名和疑似签名出现在拉普拉卡提名请愿书上的人士表示，他们既没有签署过该请愿书，也没有授权任何人代表他们支持该候选人的提名。”
检察官称，如果没有这些涉嫌欺诈的签名，拉普拉卡的请愿书将不会包含足够数量的有效签名，无法让她获得2026年6月伦伯顿镇委员会民主党初选的候选人资格。
弗吉尼亚州学校安全主管在冬季风暴后因酒驾被起诉
吉娜·拉普拉卡被指控犯有宣誓下作虚假陈述、明知故犯提交虚假请愿书、篡改公共记录以及伪造或篡改记录罪名。（图片来源：伦伯顿镇警察局）
拉普拉卡和卡蒂定于9月21日在新泽西州芒特霍利出庭。
拉普拉卡于2021年至2025年担任伦伯顿镇市长。尽管她已卸任市长职务，但仍保留镇委员会席位，她的现任任期将于今年年底结束。
她在6月的民主党初选中寻求连任镇委员会委员，但在两个空缺席位的竞选中位列第三，落后于特伦斯·本森市长及其竞选搭档肯德拉·哈特菲尔德。
此次新指控是在拉普拉卡今年早些时候就一起车内载有儿童的酒驾案件认罪之后提出的。
吉娜·拉普拉卡今年早些时候就酒驾和虐待儿童罪名认罪。（图片来源：伦伯顿镇警察局）
检察官表示，2025年3月，拉普拉卡在从日托所接孩子时处于醉酒状态。目击者拍摄的视频显示，她的车辆偏离车道，险些撞上电线杆，当时车内还有孩子。
警方称，她的血液酒精浓度为0.30%，是法定限额0.08%的三倍多。
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拉普拉卡根据审前干预程序被判处三年监管，包括强制参加匿名戒酒会会议。
Ex-New Jersey mayor, her husband charged for using fake ballot signatures after she pleaded guilty to DUI
Gina LaPlaca and husband Jason Carty allegedly filed a fraudulent petition for the June Democratic primary committee race
August 12, 2026 5:11am EDT / Fox News
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Bodycam video shows former mayor Gina LaPlaca taking a field sobriety test as officers move her child to the curb for safety. (Credit: Lumberton Township, N.J. Police Department)
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A former New Jersey mayor who previously pleaded guilty in a DUI case involving her child is facing new charges alongside her husband after prosecutors alleged false signatures appeared on her nominating petition for a Democratic primary race.
Gina LaPlaca, the former mayor of Lumberton Township who remains a member of the township committee, was charged with making a false statement under oath, knowingly filing a false petition, tampering with public records and falsifying or tampering with records, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.
LaPlaca’s husband, Jason Carty, was also charged with knowingly filing a false petition, tampering with public records and falsifying or tampering with records.
The petition submitted by Carty to the Lumberton Township Municipal Clerk for the primary election included an affidavit signed by LaPlaca saying she “personally circulated the petition [and] that such petition was signed by each of the signers thereof in his/her own handwriting.”
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Gina LaPlaca is facing charges along with her husband for allegedly using fake signatures to put her name on the Democratic primary ballot in a recent committee race.(Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office via Facebook)
An investigation found that LaPlaca, 47, and Carty, 49, had collected signatures for the petition, prosecutors said.
“An investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office revealed that multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca’s nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate’s nomination,” the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Prosecutors said that without the allegedly fraudulent signatures, LaPlaca’s petition would not have contained enough valid signatures to qualify her as a candidate for the June 2026 Democratic primary for Lumberton Township Committee.
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Gina LaPlaca was charged with making a false statement under oath, knowingly filing a false petition, tampering with public records and falsifying or tampering with records.(Lumberton Township Police Department)
LaPlaca and Carty have a court appearance scheduled on Sept. 21 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
LaPlaca served as Lumberton’s mayor from 2021 to 2025. Although she left the mayor’s post, she retained her seat on the township committee, with her current term set to expire at the end of this year.
She sought re-election to the committee in the June Democratic primary but finished third in the contest for two open seats, behind Mayor Terrance Benson and his running mate, Kendra Hatfield.
The new allegations come after LaPlaca pleaded guilty earlier this year in a DUI case stemming from an incident in which her child was in the vehicle.
Gina LaPlaca pleaded guilty earlier this year to DUI and child abuse charges.(Lumberton Township Police Department)
Prosecutors said LaPlaca was intoxicated when she picked up her child from daycare in March 2025. Witness video showed her vehicle swerving out of its lane and nearly striking a utility pole while the child was inside.
Police said her blood alcohol concentration was 0.30%, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08%.
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LaPlaca was sentenced to three years of supervision under a pretrial intervention program, including mandatory attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
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