SIXTY NJ STATE DOUBLE-DIPPERS COLLECT $10 MILLION A YEAR; ONE-THIRD HIRED UNDER GOV. CHRISTIE
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will preach reform from the national pulpit of the GOP National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
What Christie is not likely to confess during Tuesday's prime-time keynote speech are his sins of commission that continue New Jersey's costly tradition of double-dipping — allowing government employees to "retire," start collecting a pension and then return to work for the state, often the next day or week.
While 9.8 percent of residents suffer from unemployment, a 35-year high, some well-connected state officials collect two paychecks instead of none. New Jersey Watchdog found 60 double-dippers who collect a total of nearly $10 million a year — $4.4 million in pensions in addition to $5.5 million in state salaries.
One-third of them were hired under the Christie administration with duties as government officials to protect taxpayers from fiscal foul play and abuses of the public trust.
New Jersey Watchdog's list is attached as a PDF file.
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