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FBI questions aides to Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, report says

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FBI questions aides to Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, report says

HOBOKEN — FBI agents have begun questioning aides to Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer as they investigate her allegations that members of the Christie administration pressured her to support a development project in exchange for Hurricane Sandy relief money, according to an NBC News report.

According to the report, Dan Bryan, Zimmer’s chief of staff, and Juan Melli, her communications director, are among at least five witnesses Zimmer told the FBI could confirm earlier conversations she said she had about the threats from the administration.

On Saturday, Zimmer told MSNBC that she was pressured by the Christie administration to approve a development deal with the Rockefeller Group, alleging Hoboken would get Sandy relief aid if she agreed to support the project. (Nix/Star-Ledger)

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/fbi_questions_aides_to_hoboken_mayor_dawn_zimmer_report_says.html#incart_river