Convicted mobster's family scores $6M in NJ Transit dispute
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:23 pm, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The family of a convicted New Jersey mobster has received more than $6 million in a land dispute with New Jersey Transit.
A court filing shows the agency reached a settlement in August for $6.13 million.
The small parcel of land near the Lincoln Tunnel was to be part of a rail tunnel project under the Hudson River that was cancelled in 2010 by Gov. Chris Christie.
NJ Transit acquired the land by condemnation for about $1.6 million, but the Franco family went to court and in 2012 a jury awarded the family $8 million. An appeals court overturned that and ordered a new trial.
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