Hoboken mayor turns over journal to U.S. Attorney’s Office, which she says documents Sandy aid claim
Source: Bergen Record
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer turned over her journal and other documents to the U.S. Attorneys Office Sunday, which she says show Governor Christies administration threatened to withhold Superstorm Sandy aid if she didnt approve a development.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorneys Office said the office does not discuss publicly its meetings and would not confirm whether the office is investigating Zimmers allegations.
The mayor released a statement saying she met with the U.S. Attorneys Office in Newark for several hours at their request and turned over the journal entry she cited as proof of her conversations with Guadagno and Constable.
As they pursue this investigation, I will provide any requested information and testify under oath about the facts of what happened when the Lieutenant Governor came to Hoboken and told me that Sandy aid would be contingent on moving forward with a private development project, Zimmer said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.northjersey.com/news/Hoboken_mayor_turns_over_journal_to_US_Attorneys_Office_which_she_says_documents_Sandy_aid_claims.html
The plot thickens!
Stuart G
(38,448 posts)What do you think??
...I think so...
bemildred
(90,061 posts)I used to keep such a log, and for just that reason: contemporary records, written before the current crisis, have a lot of credibility.
bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)but likely underlings are involved on both sides
and the paltry amount her town received is evidence
and so is the very existence of the construction project
There has historically been corruption in NYC area
over construction bids, grants, cost overruns
It's the way the game is played
Christie cancelled the NJ-NYC rail tunnel almost
2 years ago
Don't think that was linked to this
Bandit
(21,475 posts)There are many details in daily recordings that may be lost to one's memory at a later date. It will be these details that do the deed. Details are what brings down most criminals.
George II
(67,782 posts)....quite frankly, if Christie is honest with himself, I give him a week, maybe two at best.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/18/politics/hoboken-mayor-christie-sandy-funds/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
calimary
(81,507 posts)especially if he assumes he's already done so, or given us peons in the public all the info we deserve to have, OR he has that uniquely republi-CON disease: if you think something is such-and-such-a-way, and you simply believe it strongly enough, then it actually IS that such-and-such-a-way. Because you're firm in your convictions! All you really need is the strength of your convictions. "Facts" are irrelevant.
Cha
(297,723 posts)heart!! It's not a wire but it's better than just remembering what was said. She said it upset her so much she had to write it down. I can see that.
Beacool
(30,253 posts)Otherwise, it would be hard to prove.