Feds Investigating Christie's Use Of Sandy Relief Funds

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Feds Investigating Christie's Use Of Sandy Relief Funds

Published on Jan 13, 2014

Just days after dismissing two top advisers for their roles in the George Washington Bridge scandal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is facing questions over the use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds.

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Chris Christie rocked by Superstorm Sandy relief scandal

3 days ago By theweek.co.uk

NEW JERSEY governor Chris Christie is being investigated over claims he used Superstorm Sandy relief funds to make tourism ads starring him and his family.
News of the investigation couldn't come at a worse time for the "scandal-plagued Republican", says CNN. Late last week he was forced to sack two aides who allegedly ordered the closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge as part of a vendetta against a political opponent.
Christie's office has been "paralysed" by the bridge scandal which is about to trigger a "flurry of subpoenas", according to reports.
CNN says the federal probe examining New Jersey's use of $25m in relief funds for a marketing campaign to boost tourism in the state, could be even more damaging to Christie's political ambitions than the bridge scandal. That's because the governor's performance during and after the storm has been "widely praised and is a fundamental part of his straight-shooting political brand".
The New York Post understands that Christie's deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, and his campaign manager, Bill Stepien, are likely to be issued with subpoenas as early as today in relation to the bridge scandal. Kelly allegedly orchestrated the lane closures in an effort to undermine a New Jersey mayor who refused to support Christie's re-election campaign; Stepien was "kept in the loop" about the plan.

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