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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest-Vol. I [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)228. Just Business As Ususal For The Christie Administration....
its good to be friends with this governor!
Port Authority was pressed by Christie administration to hire governor's former law firm, sources say
Two former agency officials with knowledge of the hiring said Christie administration officials in Trenton instructed the Port Authority to find work for the Cranford-based firm in 2010, the same year Christie came into office. The opportunity arose later the same year when the Port Authority was sued over a controversial land deal in Bayonne and looked for outside legal representation.
But the Port Authority skipped the competitive selection process typically used to choose outside law firms, according to internal memos obtained by The Record. Under the standard process, multiple firms are asked to submit proposals for a specific task, describing their qualifications in the relevant area of law and their general legal strategy. Then they are ranked by an internal evaluation panel.
One of the firms current partners, Craig Domalewski, was senior counsel to the governor at the time the Port Authority hired the firm.
During the same month, September 2010, the Port Authority hired Domalewskis father to a $98,000-a-year job as a senior project manager. Stanley Domalewski, who had donated to Christies gubernatorial campaign, was one of dozens of patronage hires recommended for Port Authority jobs by the Christie administration.
In December 2011, the younger Domalewski left the Christie administration to join Dughi & Hewit as a partner and is now handling some of the Port Authority litigation.
Two former agency officials with knowledge of the hiring said Christie administration officials in Trenton instructed the Port Authority to find work for the Cranford-based firm in 2010, the same year Christie came into office. The opportunity arose later the same year when the Port Authority was sued over a controversial land deal in Bayonne and looked for outside legal representation.
But the Port Authority skipped the competitive selection process typically used to choose outside law firms, according to internal memos obtained by The Record. Under the standard process, multiple firms are asked to submit proposals for a specific task, describing their qualifications in the relevant area of law and their general legal strategy. Then they are ranked by an internal evaluation panel.
One of the firms current partners, Craig Domalewski, was senior counsel to the governor at the time the Port Authority hired the firm.
During the same month, September 2010, the Port Authority hired Domalewskis father to a $98,000-a-year job as a senior project manager. Stanley Domalewski, who had donated to Christies gubernatorial campaign, was one of dozens of patronage hires recommended for Port Authority jobs by the Christie administration.
In December 2011, the younger Domalewski left the Christie administration to join Dughi & Hewit as a partner and is now handling some of the Port Authority litigation.
Read it here: http://www.northjersey.com/news/port-authority-was-pressed-by-christie-administration-to-hire-governor-s-former-law-firm-sources-say-1.1047687
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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
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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.
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#89
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#94
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#203
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