NJ candidate blocked from Naval Academy graduation
Rep. Mikie Sherrill was omitted from the U.S. Naval Academy commencement program on May 25, 1994, an omission tied to a cheating scandal that reportedly implicated about 130 midshipmen; Sherrill has said she "didn’t turn in some of my classmates" and has declined to authorize release of sealed disciplinary records. GOP gubernatorial contender Ciattarelli has seized on the resurfaced detail, demanding the records and threatening legal action while his campaign denied any illicit leak and framed the matter as Sherrill’s failure to disclose her role.
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NJ governor's race escalates as GOP contender threatens legal action amid Dem leak claims
New information:
- Ciattarelli used the resurfaced 1994 Naval Academy graduation/program detail as political leverage, demanding Sherrill release any related disciplinary records.
- The campaign provided a legal-letter posture denying any illicit leak and framing the matter as Sherrill's failure to disclose her role in the cheating scandal.
New Jersey governor hopeful blocked from Naval Academy graduation over cheating scandal
New information:
- Rep. Mikie Sherrill was not listed in the U.S. Naval Academy commencement program on May 25, 1994.
- The omission is tied to a cheating scandal that reportedly implicated about 130 midshipmen in her class.
- Sherrill told the outlet she 'didn’t turn in some of my classmates' and has declined to authorize release of sealed disciplinary records.