Joseph Hayden Archives - New Jersey Globe

Alvarez wasn’t ‘must hire’ at Rutgers, e-mails show

February 15, 2019 12:22 amFebruary 15, 2019 12:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s former chief of staff did not push Rutgers University to hire Al Alvarez after he was told to leave his state government job, according to e-mails and text messages obtained by the New Jersey Globe. The e-mails...

Special Committee attorneys take tough line on Garg

January 8, 2019 11:52 amJanuary 8, 2019 2:46 pm

Attorneys working for the Special Committee on Oversight questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s Deputy Chief Counsel Parimal Garg in a more hostile manner than other witnesses that have already testified before the committee. In his opening statement, Garg said State Housing...

Law firm representing Assembly was Murphy transition ethics counsel

December 6, 2018 4:34 pmDecember 6, 2018 10:27 pm

One of the law firms serving as co-counsel to the Legislature’s Select Oversight Committee investigating the hiring of Al Alvarez also served as ethics counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition team. Joseph Hayden, one of the state’s most respected criminal...

Coughlin names Select Committee members, Counsel

October 23, 2018 5:06 pmOctober 23, 2018 7:11 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced the contingent of members from his chamber that will sit on the Select Committee investigation into the hiring of Al Alvarez by Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. Coughlin named Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz the committee’s vice chair....