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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest-Vol. I [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)39. From The Michelle Brown Article...
Michelle Brown and Kevin O'Dowd, both high ranking appointees in the Christie administration have been riding the taxpayer gravy train for quite some time. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?
Additional records provided in raw form by the Corzine campaign and analyzed by The Times show that Ms. Brown accompanied Mr. Christie on 16 trips, the bulk of them in 2007 and 2008. They were often accompanied by a junior prosecutor, Kevin ODowd.
In August 2008 Mr. Christies wife, Mary Pat, joined him, Ms. Brown, and Mr. ODowd for a trip to London, where Mr. Christie spoke at a meeting of compliance officers at another one of the companies involved in his offices investigation of makers of artificial hips and knees. Mr. ODowd left early, while the Christies and Ms. Brown stayed two more days for another meeting. Mr. Christie paid his wifes airfare, but the government covered the couples and Ms. Browns $401-per-night lodgings. Mr. ODowd declined comment.
Mr. Christie and Ms. Brown also traveled to the Venetian casino hotel in Las Vegas last year, where he addressed a sales convention of still another one of the hip and knee makers.
Mr. Christies in-state travel has also been questioned. He put in for more than $20,000 in mileage reimbursements during his seven-year tenure, including many trips that his public schedules indicate were made for personal or political reasons.
A die-hard Mets fan, Mr. Christie put in for $73 in mileage costs for a drive to Philadelphia on a night his schedule noted an away game against the Phillies.
In August 2008 Mr. Christies wife, Mary Pat, joined him, Ms. Brown, and Mr. ODowd for a trip to London, where Mr. Christie spoke at a meeting of compliance officers at another one of the companies involved in his offices investigation of makers of artificial hips and knees. Mr. ODowd left early, while the Christies and Ms. Brown stayed two more days for another meeting. Mr. Christie paid his wifes airfare, but the government covered the couples and Ms. Browns $401-per-night lodgings. Mr. ODowd declined comment.
Mr. Christie and Ms. Brown also traveled to the Venetian casino hotel in Las Vegas last year, where he addressed a sales convention of still another one of the hip and knee makers.
Mr. Christies in-state travel has also been questioned. He put in for more than $20,000 in mileage reimbursements during his seven-year tenure, including many trips that his public schedules indicate were made for personal or political reasons.
A die-hard Mets fan, Mr. Christie put in for $73 in mileage costs for a drive to Philadelphia on a night his schedule noted an away game against the Phillies.
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Let us not forget the DMV in Elizabeth. I'm still "sauced" over that one..LOL...n/t
monmouth3
Jan 2014
#7
Is it your prediction that Christie will be charged with a crime or crimes?
Exciting Trip
Jan 2014
#48
Since I believe that it's DOING something criminal that makes you a criminal
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#50
For the record, I think he should be charged and am cautiously optimistic that he will be
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#54
The New Brunswick apartment tower that got $4.8 million in Sandy relief funds
LiberalEsto
Jan 2014
#65
Next time you write a post like this, put it in its own OP, please , so more people can see it.
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#89
Christie begins an "internal investigation" though he's his own prime suspect
rocktivity
Feb 2014
#94
Christie's problem being, of course, is that Samson reports to him directly
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#130
Christie administration broke law in ignoring greenhouse gas rules, court says
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#162
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Apr 2014
#203
"kicked $10,000 of it right back to the Republican Governor's Association?"
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Apr 2014
#213
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#223
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#235
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#238
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#241
...After Illinois declared the first privately run U.S. state lottery a failure
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Dec 2014
#298