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Wisniewski: Select Committee will learn who hired Alvarez

February 4, 2019 7:09 pm

Former Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who co-chaired the committee that investigated Bridgegate, said he believes the Legislative Select Oversight Committee investigating Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration’s hiring of Al Alvarez will eventually find the one responsible for giving the latter his role...

Haynes next witness in search for who hired Alvarez

January 27, 2019 12:28 pmJanuary 28, 2019 3:12 pm

The New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Committee is expected to call another top Murphy administration official to testify in their quest to identify who hired Al Alvarez. Lynn Haynes, who resigned her post as Gov. Phil Murphy’s deputy chief of...

Parikh: No transition investigation to protect Brennan

January 25, 2019 4:20 pmJanuary 25, 2019 8:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition Counsel Raj Parikh on Friday told the Special Committee on Oversight that the transition did not conduct an investigation into the sexual assault allegations against former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez to protect...

Parikh doesn’t know who hired Alvarez

January 25, 2019 12:57 pmJanuary 25, 2019 8:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition counsel Raj Parikh on Friday told the Special Committee on Oversight that he did not and does not know who hired former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez. “I know that this panel has...

Corrado: Focus on who hired Alvarez a distraction

January 24, 2019 12:46 pmJanuary 24, 2019 3:55 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-Totowa) on Thursday said she thought the Select Oversight Committee’s focus on who hired former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez may be impeding the committee’s stated mission. “I think it’s unfortunate that we’re...

Munoz: I think Alvarez hired himself

January 22, 2019 1:36 pmJanuary 22, 2019 1:43 pm

Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) said she thinks former Schools Development chief of staff Al Alvarez gave himself that role in the Murphy administration. “I think Al Alvarez hired Al Alvarez. That’s why we need to find out — some of...

Sweeney: Special Committee investigation will take as long as it takes

January 2, 2019 6:21 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney on Wednesday said the Special Committee on Oversight’s investigation into the hiring of Al Alvarez could run past the end of February, a soft deadline set by committee co-chair Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, “You can’t...