Is Gov. Chris Christie's #2 in Deep Doo-Doo? NJ RECORDS COUNCIL ORDERS
TREASURY TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS ON LT. GOV. GUADAGNO'S $245K PENSION SCHEME
The wall of secrecy surrounding Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and a $245,000 pension scam is starting to crack open.
Acting on a complaint by New Jersey Watchdog, the state Government Records Council ordered the Treasury to turn over 26 documents. Treasury officials gathered the records while reviewing allegations that Monmouth County sheriff's officer Michael Donovan improperly collected nearly $85,000 a year in state retirement pay in addition to his $87,500 annual salary.
After a private, in-camera inspection, GRC will decide whether the documents must be released — and whether state Treasury officials "knowingly and willfully violated" the Open Public Records Act.
GRC approved the order Tuesday by a 4-0 vote. The council also instructed Treasury officials to certify under oath "why disclosure of the responsive records would be inimical to the public interest." The Treasury's Division of Pensions & Benefits will have five business days to comply after it receives the order.
The controversy centers on false statements made by Guadagno when she was Monmouth County sheriff. The scheme was first reported by New Jersey Watchdog in 2010.For the full story, check out http://newjersey.watchdog.org.
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