Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe

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Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe

By David Sirota at International Business Times

http://www.ibtimes.com/chris-christie-administration-target-new-federal-criminal-probe-1806644

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Federal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law when they quashed grand jury indictments against Christie supporters, International Business Times has learned.

Two criminal investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday interviewed the man who leveled those charges, Bennett Barlyn. He was fired from the Hunterdon County prosecutor's office in August 2010, and subsequently brought a whistleblower lawsuit against the Christie administration, claiming he had been punished for objecting to the dismissal of the indictments of the governor's supporters for a range of corrupt activities.

Barlyn told IBTimes that he met with the federal investigators at his Pennsylvania home for more than an hour on Wednesday afternoon. He said they specifically focused on why Christie’s then-attorney general, Paula Dow, had moved to expunge the indictments. The investigators are examining what state and federal laws may have been broken in the process. Barlyn said the investigators appeared to be at an exploratory stage, with no certainty that criminal charges would ultimately be filed. The meeting followed a June letter to Barlyn from New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney, Paul Fishman, instructing Barlyn to be in touch with his office’s investigative team about the case.

The New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s office declined to comment. Christie has denied any involvement in Barlyn's termination, while maintaining that he does not even know the men and women he has been accused of aiding. The governor's office did not respond to a request for comment.



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[Laxman]

1. Well This Certainly Comes Under The Category Of....

"the wheels of justice grind slowly" but is also very welcome news. The very first entry in the Christie Crime Digest. Volume I, entry 1. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024395877 Good for Ben Barlyn. A good guy who only wanted to do the right thing and had his career ruined by Christie and his cronies. I hope he sees his day of vindication. (I don't believe in revenge) This will take Guadagno and Dow both down and the big man will come tumbling with them. I want to see those grand jury transcripts.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. It'd be nice if he could do that little speech he stole from "A Bronx Tale" to the other inmates I'm

sure they'd find it entertaining.

[eridani]

3. REader Supported News commentary

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362575/-New-Jersey-Gov-Chris-Christie-target-of-new-criminal-investigation