A former New Jersey political campaign manager was indicted by a state grand jury last week on charges he tried to illegally place a candidate on the ballot in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary election, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Tuesday. James J. Devine, 62, of Lambertville was indicted on March 12 on charges of tampering with public records or information, offenses concerning nomination certificates or petitions, and falsifying or tampering with records. “We will not tolerate any situation in which a candidate or a would-be candidate secures an unfair advantage in…