Federal probe targets NJ teachers union over $40M spent on Spiller's 2025 gubernatorial bid
Federal authorities are investigating the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) for allegedly using approximately $40 million in union funds to support former president Sean Spiller’s 2025 Democratic gubernatorial campaign. The probe focuses on the flow of money from the union to Garden State Forward, a union-affiliated super PAC, and then to Working New Jersey, a super PAC run by former NJEA officials. Working New Jersey spent the funds on advertisements and other expenses for Spiller’s June 2025 primary campaign, despite his official campaign raising and spending significantly less. Subpoenas have been issued to individuals connected to Working New Jersey, including one from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey, though specific legal violations under investigation remain unclear.