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NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

Posted May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes, the Times reports: a settlement worth more than $6 million.

Katz has attempted to maintain ties despite repeated snubs; when Corzine was in a serious car accident recently, his aides banned her from visiting him in the hospital. A state ethics panel last week cleared Corzine after an investigation into the conduct of union negotiations last year, and he says Katz "remains a good friend and respected labor voice."

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Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., dances with Carla Katz in this 2002 file photograph taken at the 45th Annual Paradise Ball for Sheltering Arms Children's Services in New York. Gov. Corzine came into office...   (Associated Press)
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine speaks to reporters Tuesday May 22, 2007, at Drumthwacket, in Princeton, N.J., where he has been working while recovering from an April 12 automobile accident, that left...   (Associated Press)
BORDENTOWN, NJ -- New Jersey Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jon Corzine pumps his fist before members of the LIUNA Laborers Local 172 Union Hall during a campaign stop in Bordentown, New Jersey, Mon   (KRT Photos)
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