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."DEM OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD ABUSE FOR DRIVING DRUNK AT TRIPLE LEGAL LIMIT, ENTERS DIVERSION PROGRAMGina 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...