David Wildstein was Christie’s enforcer and go-to guy at the Port Authority, which runs the New York City-area airports as well as the bridges and tunnels that connect New York and New Jersey. He shut down two out of three local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge at the direction of Kelly. Their alleged goal was political payback against the mayor of Fort Lee who would not endorse Christie’s re-election bid.
"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," Kelly wrote in an August 2013 email.
New Jersey governor fired Kelly and cast aside Bill Stepien, the man who ran his political organization.
Prosecutors said that to "maximize the congestion and thus the punitive impact", the trio "caused these lane and toll booth reductions to start on the first day of the school year in Fort Lee, without any advance notice to Mayor, Chief of Police and the residents of Fort Lee."
Wildstein admitted in Newark federal court that the bridge's access lane closures were the result of political retribution. He admitted that Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni chose the first day of school to maximize the punishment and used the traffic study as a "cover story."
What makes one do things like that thinking they wouldn't get caught?
Just a thought.
No comments:
Post a Comment