Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno served subpoena related to ‘Hoboken issues’

HOBOKEN — The New Jersey Department of State, which is run by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, has been served with a subpoena by the state attorney general related to “Hoboken issues,” a spokesman for the attorney general’s office told NorthJersey.com.
Earlier this year, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer accused officials from the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, including Guadagno, of tying Hurricane Sandy aide to the city’s help with a private development desired by the Rockefeller Group in Hoboken’s northern end. At the time, the Rockefeller Group was represented by a Christie-linked law firm.
Guadagno has strongly denied making threats to Zimmer. An investigation into the allegations by a New York law firm hired by the Christie administration exonerated her of wrongdoing.
The subpoena to Guadagno’s office came to light in a legal bill filed by the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which helped prepare the document.
Christie declined to comment when contacted by NorthJersey.com.
A joint committee of the New Jersey legislature is also investigating the accusations against Christie, but its co-chair State Sen. Loretta Weinberg told NorthJersey.com that the subpoena had not come from them.
Zimmer turned over diary entries allegedly recounting the threats delivered by Guadagno and others to investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in January.
When asked this week if there were updates on the investigation, Zimmer declined to comment.
In April, the Hoboken City Council voted to waive its attorney-client privilege with Joseph Maraziti, who represented the city in negotiations surrounding the redevelopment study area where the proposed Rockefeller development would be built, so he could speak with investigators.
Zimmer has said in the past that she discussed Guadagno’s alleged threats with Maraziti.
Since April, Zimmer has consistently declined to comment on any of the ongoing investigations into Christie’s Bridgegate scandal or alleged linking of Sandy money to development projects.