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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest-Vol. I [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)305. I Thought I Was Done With This Volume....
but I guess I was wrong. An update to Digest entry # 57. Turns out Christie has more than just a bit of Nixon in him.
N.J. trooper who photographed protesters at Christie event was posing as media, AG says
A State Police trooper who was caught photographing protesters during one of Gov. Chris Christies town halls in March was posing as a member of the media in order to provide extra protection for the governor, an internal investigation has found.
The review was conducted by acting state Attorney General John Hoffman after the incident sparked backlash from Democrats and free speech advocates.
Hoffman concluded the plain-clothed trooper assumed the identity of a photographer to blend in with the press pool as part of a security detail, a spokesman, Paul Loriquet, said.
The trooper took that position inside with his supervisors approval, but was providing security from that vantage point and was not there to take photographs, Loriquet said. His supervisor did not instruct him to take photographs.
The review, disclosed in response to a request from NJ Advance Media, found no misconduct on the part of the trooper, but Hoffman concluded that posing as a member of the media is not an approved tactic for security details, Loriquet said.
A State Police trooper who was caught photographing protesters during one of Gov. Chris Christies town halls in March was posing as a member of the media in order to provide extra protection for the governor, an internal investigation has found.
The review was conducted by acting state Attorney General John Hoffman after the incident sparked backlash from Democrats and free speech advocates.
Hoffman concluded the plain-clothed trooper assumed the identity of a photographer to blend in with the press pool as part of a security detail, a spokesman, Paul Loriquet, said.
The trooper took that position inside with his supervisors approval, but was providing security from that vantage point and was not there to take photographs, Loriquet said. His supervisor did not instruct him to take photographs.
The review, disclosed in response to a request from NJ Advance Media, found no misconduct on the part of the trooper, but Hoffman concluded that posing as a member of the media is not an approved tactic for security details, Loriquet said.
Read the rest here:http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/nj_trooper_who_photographed_protesters_at_christie_event_was_posing_as_the_media_ag_says.html#incart_m-rpt-1
Ahhh-life with a sociopath as governor.
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Let us not forget the DMV in Elizabeth. I'm still "sauced" over that one..LOL...n/t
monmouth3
Jan 2014
#7
Is it your prediction that Christie will be charged with a crime or crimes?
Exciting Trip
Jan 2014
#48
Since I believe that it's DOING something criminal that makes you a criminal
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#50
For the record, I think he should be charged and am cautiously optimistic that he will be
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#54
The New Brunswick apartment tower that got $4.8 million in Sandy relief funds
LiberalEsto
Jan 2014
#65
Next time you write a post like this, put it in its own OP, please , so more people can see it.
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#89
Christie begins an "internal investigation" though he's his own prime suspect
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Feb 2014
#94
Christie's problem being, of course, is that Samson reports to him directly
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Mar 2014
#130
Christie administration broke law in ignoring greenhouse gas rules, court says
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Mar 2014
#162
New York Prosecutors Open Another Front of Scrutiny for Port Authority!
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Apr 2014
#203
"kicked $10,000 of it right back to the Republican Governor's Association?"
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Apr 2014
#213
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May 2014
#223
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Jul 2014
#235
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Jul 2014
#238
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#241
...After Illinois declared the first privately run U.S. state lottery a failure
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Dec 2014
#298