Port Authority Official Resigns After Word Of Second Criminal Investigation

FILE - This Wednesday, April 14, 2010 file picture shows the George Washington Bridge with New York City in the background. About 17.3 million _ 6 percent of all Americans _ live within 50 miles of the Indian Point n... FILE - This Wednesday, April 14, 2010 file picture shows the George Washington Bridge with New York City in the background. About 17.3 million _ 6 percent of all Americans _ live within 50 miles of the Indian Point nuclear reactor, according to an AP population analysis. That would include parts of New Jersey and Connecticut and all of New York City, except for a chunk of Staten Island. In some accidents, New Yorkers would presumably head west to New Jersey using the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel _ passageways that are rarely light on traffic. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS
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A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner resigned Monday following news of a second criminal investigation into the agency’s ties to Gov. Chris Christie, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Anthony Sartor, a New Jersey appointee, has been chair of the agency’s subcommittee on World Trade Center redevelopment, and he submitted his resignation just a few days after the news that Manhattan’s district attorney had opened an investigation into the agency’s work rebuilding the World Trade Center, according to the Journal.

A number of Port Authority officials have resigned in recent months as separate investigations into the George Washington Bridge lane closures have intensified. Most recently, David Samson, a close ally of Gov. Chris Christie (R), announced his resignation as chairman of the agency.

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