Post by Logan on Mar 1, 2016 12:21:51 GMT -6
Lawyers overcharged state $2.8M in Bridgegate inquiry, legislators say
TRENTON—The outside law firm hired to conduct an internal investigation into the Bridgegate scandal overbilled New Jersey by more than $2.8 million, claim two legislators who headed up hearings on the 2013 lane shutdowns at the George Washington Bridge, and they want the money back.
A review of invoices submitted by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for legal work in the Bridgegate case showed that attorneys regularly billed in excess of a 10-hour-a-day limit set by state guidelines, State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) said in an exclusive interview with NJ Advance Media.
The firm was commissioned to do the inquiry by the governor as he first considered a run for the presidency.
The legislators also called into question payments made to the digital forensics firm of Stroz Friedberg, which was retained by Gibson Dunn to assist in the collection of documents sought by federal and state subpoenas.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/legislators_say_state_was_overcharged_28m_in_bridg.html
TRENTON—The outside law firm hired to conduct an internal investigation into the Bridgegate scandal overbilled New Jersey by more than $2.8 million, claim two legislators who headed up hearings on the 2013 lane shutdowns at the George Washington Bridge, and they want the money back.
A review of invoices submitted by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for legal work in the Bridgegate case showed that attorneys regularly billed in excess of a 10-hour-a-day limit set by state guidelines, State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) said in an exclusive interview with NJ Advance Media.
The firm was commissioned to do the inquiry by the governor as he first considered a run for the presidency.
The legislators also called into question payments made to the digital forensics firm of Stroz Friedberg, which was retained by Gibson Dunn to assist in the collection of documents sought by federal and state subpoenas.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/legislators_say_state_was_overcharged_28m_in_bridg.html