David Wildstein, the former Port Authority official who has pleaded guilty in the Bridgegate scandal, accused Governor Chris Christie of revealing secret Grand Jury testimony during a 2010 meeting about Port Authority Police leadership, a violation of federal law, according to a report in The New York Times.
In answering Interrogatories in a civil case unrelated to the George Washington Bridge closure, Wildstein swore that in June of 2010 Christie directed Port Authority to fire Arthur Cifelli, the agency’s Police Deputy Superintendent and to hire Jerry Speziale, then the Passaic County Sheriff to fill the post.
Wildstein alleged that Christie told those in the meeting that Cifelli had perjured himself in Grand Jury proceedings related to former Senate President John Lynch while Christie was U. S. Attorney.
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Posted: June 8th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, Port Authority | Tags: Arthur Cifelli, Bridgegate, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, Grand Jury, Jerry Speziale, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY/NJ | 1 Comment »
JERSEY CITY — The Port Authority says only that it “has made progress” over the past 15 months equipping PATH trains and track with the kind of automated breaking system that might have prevented the Amtrak derailment that killed eight people in Philadelphia on Tuesday. But the agency won’t say how much of the system is… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Hoboken, New Jersey, New York, Newark, News, Port Authority | Tags: automated breaking system, Commuter safety, Path, PATH trains, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Public safety, train derailment | 1 Comment »
FORT LEE — The Port Authority has confirmed plans to install a suicide-prevention fence on the George Washington Bridge by 2024, following interim steps that officials say are saving lives in the meantime. But there was one question the agency could not answer with certainty following fatal leaps from the bridge on Tuesday and Wednesday: Why,… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Opinion, Port Authority | Tags: George Washington Bridge, Opinion, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Suicide, Suicide prevention | Comments Off on Anti-suicide fence planned for GWB by 2024. Why isn’t there one already?
NEWARK — Former Port Authority executive David Wildstein has pleaded guilty for his role in the closure of local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge. He admitted conspiring with Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly to “punish” Fort Lee mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing Gov. Chris Christie in his re-election bid. Wildstein will be… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 1st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, Port Authority | Tags: Bill Baroni, Bridgegate, Bridget Ann Kelly, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, George Washington Bridge Lane Closures, Port Authority of NY/NJ | Comments Off on Christie ally David Wildstein pleads guilty, says Bridgegate closures were retribution
David Wildstein, the founder of PolitickerNJ under the pseudonym Wally Edge, former Mayor of Livingston, former high school chum of Governor Chris Christie and Christie’s number 2 man at the Port Authority of NY/NJ until he resigned under pressure over the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal know as Bridgegate, is set to plead guilty to so far unspecified charges in federal court tomorrow, according to a report at Bloomberg Business.
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Posted: April 29th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, Port Authority | Tags: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, Christie Administration, David Wildstein, Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, George Washington Bridge Scandal, Port Authority of NY/NJ | 2 Comments »
WALL — Rachel Bryk had a lot to handle for a 23 year old. Diagnosed with two extremely painful neurological diseases six years ago, Rachel struggled just about every day to get out of bed. The second oldest of four children, Rachel also was dealing with the issues of being transgender. And most recently, she was… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 29th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Port Authority, Wall Township | Tags: George Washington Bridge, Lisa Bryk, Port Authority, Rachel Bryk, Roger Bryk, Suicide, Transgender | 1 Comment »
TRENTON — State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos did not vote to buck the governor today when Democrats unsuccessfully tried to override his veto of the Port Authority legislation. But Kyrillos (R-Monmouth), who had been a personal friend of Christie’s and one of his chief allies in the Legislature, today demonstrated just how much their relationship has deteriorated… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 16th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, Joe Kyrillos, New Jersey, NJ Senate Republicans, NJ State Legislature, Port Authority | Tags: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, Joe Kyrillos, NJ Senate, NJ Senate Republicans, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Port Authority reform, Senator Joe Kyrillos | 5 Comments »
The political operative who helped mastermind the notorious lane closures at the George Washington Bridge — and is now cooperating with a federal investigation of the Bridgegate scandal — had more extensive contact with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s inner circle than the governor has acknowledged. That is the conclusion of a WNYC examination of calendars… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 13th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Bridgegate, Chris Christie, Port Authority | Tags: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, David Wildstein, George Washington Bridge Scandal, Port Authority of NY/NJ | 1 Comment »
David Wildstein, the former Port Authority official who has pleaded guilty in the Bridgegate scandal, accused Governor Chris Christie of revealing secret Grand Jury testimony during a 2010 meeting about Port Authority Police leadership, a violation of federal law, according to a report in The New York Times.
