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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChristie’s Office Drove Exxon Settlement, Ex-Official Says
Source: New York Times
Christies Office Drove Exxon Settlement, Ex-Official Says
By BENJAMIN WEISERMARCH 4, 2015
For more than a decade, the New Jersey attorney generals office conducted a hard-fought legal battle to hold Exxon Mobil Corporation responsible for decades of environmental contamination in northern New Jersey.
But when the news came that the state had reached a deal to settle its $8.9 billion claim for about $250 million, the driving force behind the settlement was not the attorney generals office it was Gov. Chris Christies chief counsel, Christopher S. Porrino, two people familiar with the negotiations said.
One of those people, Bradley M. Campbell, was the commissioner of New Jerseys Department of Environmental Protection in 2004 when the lawsuits against Exxon were filed. Mr. Campbell, in an op-ed article appearing in The New York Times on Thursday, wrote that even more troubling than the decision to settle the lawsuit were the circumstances surrounding the decision.
He goes on to say that former colleagues of his in the state government told him that Mr. Porrino inserted himself into the case, elbowed aside the attorney general and career employees who had developed and prosecuted the litigation, and cut the deal favorable to Exxon.
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By BENJAMIN WEISERMARCH 4, 2015
For more than a decade, the New Jersey attorney generals office conducted a hard-fought legal battle to hold Exxon Mobil Corporation responsible for decades of environmental contamination in northern New Jersey.
But when the news came that the state had reached a deal to settle its $8.9 billion claim for about $250 million, the driving force behind the settlement was not the attorney generals office it was Gov. Chris Christies chief counsel, Christopher S. Porrino, two people familiar with the negotiations said.
One of those people, Bradley M. Campbell, was the commissioner of New Jerseys Department of Environmental Protection in 2004 when the lawsuits against Exxon were filed. Mr. Campbell, in an op-ed article appearing in The New York Times on Thursday, wrote that even more troubling than the decision to settle the lawsuit were the circumstances surrounding the decision.
He goes on to say that former colleagues of his in the state government told him that Mr. Porrino inserted himself into the case, elbowed aside the attorney general and career employees who had developed and prosecuted the litigation, and cut the deal favorable to Exxon.
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Christie’s Office Drove Exxon Settlement, Ex-Official Says (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2015
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Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)1. This will make him a conservative hero for sure
If you have deep pockets rest assured that a Republican will come along and make sure you don't have to be financially responsible for your criminal actions or negligence. However, if you are poor expect to pay fines disproportionate to any crime or negligence on your part.
Cha
(297,323 posts)2. Handy Graphic.. "How much do you think Christie got under the table?"
Donna NoShock @NoShock
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He thinks he's politically untouchable. The media wants to talk about scandals where here is a real scandal.
4:38 AM - 5 Mar 2015
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/05/early-bird-chat-462/#comments
malaise
(269,063 posts)3. Christie is history
Count on it
Beach Rat
(273 posts)4. Not so under the table.
Their contributions to the RGA are out there.(nearly $2 mil) Who knows what he was expecting for his presidential run.