Bill Amounts To More Than $10 Million For Bridgegate Investigation
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- New Jersey taxpayers have coughed up a pretty penny for legal services for Gov. Chris Christie's administration in the Bridgegate scandal.
As WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported, documents indicated that the bill amounts to more than $10 million.
Invoices released by the New Jersey state attorney general's office show almost $2.5 million dollars was spent on a digital forensics firm in 2014 and 2015.
That is in addition to the $8 million dollars the Christie administration spent through December for another law firm.
Former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official Bill Baroni and former Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly face federal charges for allegedly orchestrating the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge closures in September 2013, for revenge against Fort Lee's mayor for not endorsing Christie. They have pleaded not guilty. Former Port Authority official David Wildstein pleaded guilty and is expected to testify for the government.
As part of his plea, Wildstein said the closures were meant to punish Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich. Christie, who is recently withdrew from the race for the GOP presidential nomination, hasn't been charged and has disavowed any prior knowledge of the scheme.
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