FEDS TO INVESTIGATE CHRISTIE'S USE OF HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF FUNDS

Mon Jan 13, 2014 at 06:02 AM PST

Feds to investigate Christie's use of Hurricane Sandy relief fund

by Barbara MorrillFollow

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reacts during a news conference in Trenton January 9, 2014. Christie on Thursday fired a top aide at the center of a brewing scandal that public officials orchestrated a massive traffic snarl on the busy George Washingto
"I already fired the liar. Oh ..."
Chris Christie will probably be thrilled to see headlines about him that don't include words like "bridge" and "coverup." Oh, maybe not:

   Just days after dismissing two top advisers for their roles in the George Washington Bridge scandal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is facing questions over the use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds. [...]

   In the new probe, federal auditors will examine New Jersey's use of $25 million in Sandy relief funds for a marketing campaign to promote tourism at the Jersey Shore after Sandy decimated the state's coastline in late 2012, New Jersey Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone told CNN. [...]

   Pallone wrote that he was concerned about the bidding process for the firm awarded the marketing plan; the winning firm is charging the state about $2 million more than the next lowest bidder. The winning $4.7 million bid featured Christie and his family in the advertisements while the losing $2.5 million proposal did not feature the Christies.

These would be the ads that were airing while Christie was running for re-election last year.

So, about that bridge ...