Feds want recordings of New Jersey bridge scandal testimony
Source: Associated Press
Feds want recordings of New Jersey bridge scandal testimony
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press | January 8, 2015 | Updated: January 8, 2015 4:49pm
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A joint legislative committee investigating traffic lane closures at one of the world's busiest bridges has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors again — this time for video and audio recordings of testimony from a former top Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official.
The federal subpoena, issued by U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, requests all video and audio recordings of testimony by Bill Baroni before the state Assembly's transportation committee in November 2013. It also asks for records the select committee has obtained.
Baroni, a former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, was appointed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie and has been a key figure in the George Washington Bridge scandal, which has hung over Christie as he considers a run for president in 2016. The Port Authority operates area bridges, tunnels and transit hubs and owns the World Trade Center site.
The committee had been subpoenaed previously, including last April. But this is the first time Fishman's office has asked for such specific records, committee co-chair and Democratic state Sen. Loretta Weinberg said.
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