In a disclosure that has increased the tension surrounding New Jersey?s contract negotiations with its workers, Gov. Jon S. Corzine acknowledged that he gave more gifts to a former companion ? who leads the state?s largest public employees? union ? than he previously admitted. When he was running for governor in 2005, Mr. Corzine?s campaign was shaken by news reports disclosing that he had forgiven a $470,000 mortgage that a company he owned had given to Carla Katz, president of Communications Workers of America Local 1034, whom he dated from 2002 to 2004.
See "Corzine Admits He Gave More Gifts to Union Leader", David Kocieniewski, The New York Times, March 5, 2007