Subpoenaed Christie Staffer is Wife of Gas Co. Pres. Behind Big NJ Pipeline Project

[kpete]

“This project was being fast-tracked and was being pushed aggressively by the Christie administration,” Doug O’Malley, director of Environment New Jersey, an advocacy group, said. “There were multiple red flags that this was violating the Pinelands Commission’s mission and the administration was recklessly moving forward with it.”

TRENTON — An aide to Gov. Chris Christie who resigned Friday is married to a top executive of a company that tried to build a controversial gas pipeline through the environmentally sensitive Pinelands region — a plan the governor's office unsuccessfully sought to get approved.

The relationship has drawn fire from environmentalists who call it a conflict of interest -- and say the Christie administration forced an anti-pipeline Pinelands Commission member to recuse himself from a vote on the project because they alleged he had a conflict.

Christina Genovese Renna, who had been director of intergovernmental affairs for Christie, is married to Michael J. Renna, president and chief operating officer of South Jersey Industries, the parent company of South Jersey Gas, which wanted to build the pipeline.

The 22-mile pipeline between Maurice River Township and Beesleys Point was rejected after a deadlocked 7-7 vote by the Pinelands Commission last month. Environmental advocates had said it was being rushed through. and accused Christie administration officials of trying to strong-arm opponents.


MORE:
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/resigned_christie_staffer_is_married_to_pinelands_pipeline_company_executive.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/03/1274825/-Subpoenaed-Christie-Staffer-is-Wife-of-Gas-Co-Pres-Behind-Big-NJ-Pipeline-Project

[Cha]

1. thanks kpete.. booking.

[montanacowboy]

2. And the tentacles continue to spread ever wider

listening to his interview on the radio today made me sick - he is such a potent LIAR!

He is doing an internal investigation to "find out what happened" WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE JUST ASK BRIDGET KELLY?

[Laxman]

3. The Connection Was Made Here...

yesterday! http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4434201

reporters are paying attention to DU!

Kevin Roberts, a spokesman for Christie, said the charge was "ludicrous given the great publicinterest represented in the project," that Genovese Renna had no involvement in it and that three federal agencies had approved the project.

Ludicrous? Even though Drewniak isn't the one commenting, his style still comes through!

More on the Pinelands Pipeline here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024332748 (worth checking out just for the cool lightning picture!)

[rhett o rick]

4. k&r thanks for posting. nm

[sheshe2]

5. Oh what a tangled web we weave... n/t

[DeSwiss]

6. K&R

[center]''I was too damned soft.....''


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- I predict that within the next 48 - 72 hours, Governor Chris Christie will make a full statement implicating himself due to his knowledge of a number of illegal acts committed by people connected to his administration.

Up to and including prior land deals, loan-sharking, kickbacks, bribes, kidnappings, and several gangland-style murders that he had full knowledge of but failed to report any of it -- because it was all his wife's doing.

He'd be glad to consider testifying against her, but he's afraid of her. So he'll request to go into Witness Protection and after he testifies, we'll never see him again!!! YAY!!!!