TRENTON — What happened to the cell phone Gov. Chris Christie was using during the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge is becoming a crucial part of the criminal defense of a key Bridgegate defendant. During a Monday afternoon Statehouse press conference, the governor told reporters it “doesn’t matter to me” if defense attorneys for… Read the rest of this entry »
NEWARK — A lawyer for a former aide to Gov. Chris Christie is asking a federal court to order prosecutors to reveal the names of individuals who knew about the plan to cause havoc by closing off lanes to the George Washington Bridge, saying the information could be vital to her defense. Attorney Michael Critchley, representing… Read the rest of this entry »
NEWARK — The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking a federal judge to maintain the seal and redactions on certain records the government gathered in the George Washington Bridge lane closure criminal case, court records filed Tuesday night show. In particular, the brief filed by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman’s office states that news outlets covering the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 17th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate | Tags: Bill Baroni, Bridgegate, Bridget Ann Kelly, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman | Comments Off on Feds fight news media request to unseal Bridgegate records
Bridget Ann Kelly, texting, with Governor Chris Christie and Michelle Brown at Seaside Park fire, September 12, 2013, photo by Phil Stilton
NEWARK–A federal judge gave the green light to lawyers for defendants in the George Washington bridge scandal to subpoena documents from the law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie’s office to investigate the lane closures in 2013. During a hearing over pretrial motions Friday in federal court, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton rejected a defense request… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 5th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie | Tags: Bill Baroni, Bridgegate, Bridget Ann Kelly, Chris Christie | 1 Comment »
NEWARK — The lawyers for Bridgegate defendants Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni urged a federal judge Monday to throw out the cases against the former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, saying federal prosecutors stretched the law too far. In court papers filed late Monday, the lawyers argued impeding traffic flow is not a… Read the rest of this entry »
As the Bridgegate case works its way toward a trial date later in 2016, defendants Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly will begin the new year by learning who the government claims helped them cause mayhem in Fort Lee. In court papers filed last week, attorneys for Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port… Read the rest of this entry »
The federal judge presiding over the trial of Governor Chris Christie’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Ann Kelly and former Port Authority Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni in the George Washington Bridge lane closures ruled yesterday that Christie’s taxpayer funded lawyers used a clever, calculated tactic that had “the same effect” as deleting and shredding documents at the center of the so called independent investigation into the matter which purportedly exonerated Christie.
“The taxpayers of the State of New Jersey paid GDC (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher) to conduct a transparent and thorough investigation. What they got instead was opacity and gamesmanship. They deserve better,” wrote Judge Susan D. Wigenton.
Posted: December 17th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie | Tags: Bill Baroni, Bridgegate, Bridget Ann Kelly, Chris Christie, Judge Susan D. Wigenton, Mastro Report, Randy Mastro | Comments Off on Federal Judge: Christie’s Bridgegate Lawyers Hid Investigation ContentBridget Ann Kelly, texting, with Governor Chris Christie and Michelle Brown at Seaside Park fire, September 12, 2013. Photo by Phil Stilton
TRENTON — Taxpayers have picked up an $8 million tab for the private law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie in the wake of the Bridgegate scandal, according the latest billing vouchers through August. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher billed the state $53,824 in May, $27,930 in June, $67,706 in July and $52,925 in August, according to… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 12th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie | Tags: Bridgegate, Bridgegate Investigation, Bridgegate legal fees, Chris Christie, Debra Wong Yang, Gibson Dunn Crutcher, Mastro Report, Randy Mastro | 1 Comment »
NEWARK–In the first defense motions challenging the evidence in the George Washington Bridge scandal, lawyers for two former allies of Gov. Chris Christie late Tuesday complained the government failed to produce “critical facts essential to their ability to prepare for trial.” They also said that the mountain of documents produced by the government against Bill Baroni,… Read the rest of this entry »
The chief executive officer and two other senior executives of United Airlines were unexpectedly ousted today — effective immediately — in connection with an ongoing federal probe into the airline’s dealings with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Jeff Smisek stepped down from his roles as chairman, president and chief executive officer of… Read the rest of this entry »
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