New Jersey's top federal law enforcer has been making corruption cases his priority for four years, and in 2006 he took it up a notch by attacking corporate fraud with tough-knuckled deferred prosecution agreements. New Jersey Law Journal 's Lawyer of the Year, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, came to the job with little litigation experience and says of his early detractors: "All that skepticism was justified." Those complaints have subsided, but Christie remains a lightning rod for controversy.
December 27, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine took office in January and vowed to make fighting corruption the goal of his administration, he had a tough act to share the stage with.
New Jersey’s top federal law enforcer had been making corruption cases his priority for four years, and in 2006, he took it up a notch, not only by prosecuting public officials but also by attacking corporate fraud with tough-knuckled deferred prosecution agreements.
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