John Ashcroft in The Jersey Sting, by Sherman & Margolin

On Crime: 2007: Earned $52M monitoring medical device kickbacks

Christie came under harsh scrutiny in 2007, after "The Star Ledger" revealed that he had appointed former US Attorney General John Ashcroft, his onetime boss, to a lucrative 18-month monitoring contract involving a medical device company that had been under investigation over kickbacks to orthopedic surgeons--a deal estimated to be worth as much as $52 million to Ashcroft's law firm. Source: The Jersey Sting, by Sherman & Margolin, p.269 Apr 10, 2012

The above quotations are from The Jersey Sting Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey-Style Corruption--Ever by Ted Sherman & Josh Margolin. Click here for other excerpts from The Jersey Sting Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey-Style Corruption--Ever by Ted Sherman & Josh Margolin. Click here for other excerpts by John Ashcroft. Click here for other excerpts by other Governors.
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