November 21, 2007 - 1:00pm
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Pallone tells Christie to take politics out of federal monitor selection

Federal prosecutors should obviate the appearance of conflict by taking politics out of the process that awards lucrative no-bid contracts for federal monitor posts, says Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., in a clear swipe at New Jersey's United States Attorney, Christopher J. Christie.

"The seemingly unfettered discretion that your office enjoys to frame the agreement and its terms, including choosing a firm or individual to monitor the agreement, invites the very sort of favoritism, political interference, and back room dealing that your office has been so successful in combating throughout New Jersey," Pallone wrote in a letter to Christie.

Pallone, a Monmouth County Democrat, says that he is "troubled" by published reports that Christie gave his former boss, ex-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, a job monitoring Zimmer Holdings, a medical device manufacturer who agreed to a $311 million settlement and hire federal monitors to deal with allegations that the firm paid promote their products.

Ashcroft could make more than $50 million over the next eighteen months off a contract Christie awarded that pays between $1.5 million and $2.9 million monthly.

Noting "the significant potential for this discretion to be abused" Pallone is asking Christie to ask a third party, like a Judge or an independent panel, to appoint federal monitors.

Pallone, wants to "remove even the appearance of impropriety that is so easily created when such a large amount of money is being directed to a former employer or colleague."

"I am willing to draft legislation to provide a more transparent and appropriate process for the use of deferred prosecution agreements and, in particular, the ways with which federal monitors are chosen," wrote Pallone, the senior Democrat in the New Jersey congressional delegation.

Pallone also told Christie that he doesn't necessarily approve of prosecutors using the "threat of criminal prosecution as leverage" to allow corporations or organizations under federal review to be "managed" by the U.S. Attorney's office.

"Where criminal activity has been uncovered, either by a public official or a corporation, it would seem that the appropriate response of your office would be to prosecute that actor and not simply allow them to continue to operate under your guidance and supervision," Pallone told Christie.

Pallone is the first major Democratic official to publicly take on Christie, the front runner for the 2009 Republican nomination for Governor.

http://politickernj.com/files/PallonelettertoChristie_21nov07.pdf

Editor can be reached via email at editor@politicsnj.com.

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Bravo, Mr. Pallone!


Can someone please explain to me the difference between the white envelope Christie handed Rev. Steele and the one he handed John Ashcroft?

Size difference aside.

11/21/07 12:44 pm

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Work Frank!  Looks like "Fat Boy" is headed for a little slice of humble pie ... maybe more.

11/21/07 12:47 pm

Pallone Hypocrisy


Gee - remind me when Pallone objected to Torricelli's firm getting the legal contract overseeing the clean-up of a chromium contaminated site in Jersey City.  Torricelli was appointed "special master" of the site by a federal judge he helped get appointed. Or how about all the conflicts regarding Pallone's other colleagues - like Sen / Lawyer extraordinaire Lesniak? Talk about hypocrisy. 

11/21/07 1:38 pm

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Very interesting. Pallone is a good man, and a solid Congressman. Obviously, his hat is always in the ring when it comes to statewide office-I am wondering if Pallone is looking forward to the 09 Governor's race. While the rest of the Congressmen are scrambeling for FL potentially vacant seat, he could be setting himself up for the 09 nod for Governor, if Corzine get appointed somewhere in Hillary's cabinet. Of course there are a lot of what ifs here, but nevertheless Pallone has set himself up nicely hear in a win win, framing CHristie in a lose lose. Its nice to see someone take on Christie, esp someone such as Pallone, who is virtually untouchable.  Tip of the hat to FP.

11/21/07 3:23 pm

Frank Pallone never disappoints


Frank Pallone stands on solid ground when he criticizes an equally noble public servant in Christopher Christie. Few could have gotten away with it like Congressman Pallone.

Pallone is right to criticize Christie for tapping his former boss, John Ashcroft, to be monitor in a case that will yield millions of dollars. As good as Christie is, this just doesn't pass the smell test. And that is a terrible disappointment to all of us who appreciate the work of our U.S. Attorney and admire his tenacity in hunting down and convicting corrupt politicians poisoning the well of integrity in our state.

Congressman Frank Pallone, however, never disappoints. He is always there on the right side of the issues. He is a great public official who deserves praise for his past and present work in the U.S. Congress. And for those that remember, he was a damn good state legislator, as well.

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11/21/07 9:40 pm

Speaking Frankly...


...it would have been even better had the whole NJ congressional delegation signed that letter.

This kind of blatantly corrupt activity needs to be made ilegal.

This is a simple story that anyone can grasp in a few seconds. Throwing fifty million bucks in easy money to your ex boss in this manner may be technically legal; but it stinks like eight tons of rotting eggs on a factory hog farm in South Carolina in July.

Whatever dreams Christie may have had about running for higher office have just become fantasies at best and nigtmares at worst.

In any event; kudos to Pallone for having the cahones to step to the head of the line and pronounce the, would be emporer of NJ, nakedly incompetent (and that's the most charitable take on Christies gift).

 

From Frederick Douglass

If there is no struggle there is no progress......Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

11/21/07 10:12 pm

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11/22/07 7:40 am

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Looks like you are in the minority here, and with FT

11/22/07 4:24 pm

enjoy the moment, blue boys


This will pass too soon and when it does, he will still be bringing down corrupt lefties.

11/23/07 6:35 pm

It's already passed


and there will be no "yay! with Christie told off we're have a better chance to continue covering up what we do best (fraud) without anyone watching! The arrogance of NJ against honest public defenders and politicians is one for the records in the annals of history. When living in times of universal deceit, truth, becomes revolution.

11/24/07 11:09 am

What's the problem?


Sure it looks sketchy, but is it really?

It would be something of concern if Christie was handing these jobs to people who were unqualified. John Ashcroft as an ex-U.S. Attorney General knows the law. I see no problem here.

I think you guys on here are making a big deal out of nothing just to make Christie look bad. The man has uncovered numerous cases of corruption in our government. We should be applauding him, not criticizing simply because of his party affiliation.

Wake up! This is a good man here.

11/24/07 12:58 pm

Christie may have to start investigating himself


Chris Christie is costing the taxpayers of New Jersey untold amounts of money by essentially handing blank checks to guys like Herb Stern and John Ashcroft to conduct these cockamamie "investigations".  And he can justify the high cost by saying he's fighting corruption, when, in reality, he's just giving the R's a new form of political patronage.  The old boys' club watches out for each other... and now they're making each other rich on our dime.  I'd like to see these jokers show even a scintilla of backbone either explain themselves or justify the astronomical costs of these investigations.

Chris Christie... a manufactured hero by a party that so desperately needs anyone competent at its top levels.

11/24/07 4:00 pm

Reps need someone competent at high levels!?!?


You're right!! Republicans do need people at high levels desperatly!! Do you know why!? Because obviously the Democrats are incapable of getting New Jersey out of debt! The Democrats hold both houses and the executive branch. We are floundering. There are NO excuses for this! NONE! You can blame Republicans who had control in the past ALL day, but there has been NO SINGLE IMPROVEMENT in NJ's fiscal disaster. You want to blame Chris Christie of spending taxpayer money? BLAME YOURSELVES for voting the Dem idiots into office who consistently pass unbalanced budgets EVERY year and the Dem governor who wants to monetize assets (but for some reason - I wonder why? - doesn't reveal his secret secret plans). You are SO rediculous for your BLIND party faith. Please, wake up! Wake up!!! We are drowning in debt, drowning. There is no avoiding this. NONE. And the Democrats are in power. And once again, every year they pass an unbalanced budget.

11/25/07 12:27 am

I Hate To Break It To You Republicans....


.....but Christie is a creature of a corrupt establishment that knows no party boundaries.

If a Democratic Federal Prosecutor pulled this blatant in your face shameless crap I would be equally disgusted.

When I see Christie using the RICO statutes to really investigate and prosecute the whole of the systemic/organized corruption that permeates BOTH party's machines in NJ (that means taking down hundreds of them); then I'll be quite pleased with him and might even vote for him!

Those "monitoring" plums need to be assigned by objective criteria and by non partisan comittees; not by political appointees looking to pay off or incur debts/chits.

 

 

From Frederick Douglass

If there is no struggle there is no progress......Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

11/25/07 10:54 pm

Again...change the system


Every no-bid pay-to play contract winner claims competence. And every political hack who awards them gives us the same talking point: "how dare you not trust me!"

There is little in government work that appears to require an Einstein to do it. And, certainly, if the results of our pay-to-play politics is any indication, they haven't found any Einsteins to do the work.

That being said, EVEN a Chris Christie shouldn't be in a position to chose whom he showers millions on. Such a system is so divorced from the reality of politics and human nature that it must be changed.

Here's a suggestion -- as i've mentioned elsewhere.

There should be a pool of competent professionals certified by appropriate non-partisan professional associations and boards. The contract awards would be selected from that inevitably larger pool in a lottery.

NJ may have its problems, but one of them is not a lack of highly capable professionals in a wide range of fields.

Such a lottery system would eliminate venality from the selection process. And, granted our past experience, a more objective, non-discretionary selection system would get us contractors who are more concerned with demonstrating professional competence than demonstrating political power or fealty.

Bitter experience has taught us that "just trust me" doesn't cut it when it comes to the public trust.

Such a system is, by its very nature, prone to abuse.

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