Christie took 10 months to implement federal Sandy aid law [View all]

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Source: Star-Ledger via NJ.com

TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie took nearly a year to implement a law he signed that would require close oversight of federal Hurricane Sandy recovery money, a report this morning said.

Christie signed the "Integrity Monitor Act" in March -- a bill that would require independent monitors to oversee how the state government distributes billions in aid. The monitors would be assigned to all projects of $5 million or more.

But, despite selecting monitors, integrity monitors weren't put in place until January 2014 even though they were approved by the state in May, according to a report by MSNBC's Steve Kornacki. And, the report said, a company given a prominent role in the monitoring employs Christie's brother, Todd.

Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts told the TV show that the monitors spent the past 10 months being trained and that no quarterly reports to the Legislature required under the law "have been filed because none have yet been due."

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