David Samson (lawyer)
David Samson | |
|---|---|
| 53rd Attorney General of New Jersey | |
| In office January 15, 2002 – February 15, 2003 | |
| Governor | Jim McGreevey |
| Preceded by | John Farmer |
| Succeeded by | Peter Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1939 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, New Brunswick University of Pennsylvania |
David Samson (born August 14, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the New Jersey Attorney General under Democratic governor Jim McGreevey from 2002 to 2003. He was the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) from 2011 until his resignation on March 28, 2014 because of the Fort Lee lane closure scandal.[1][2]
On July 14, 2016, Samson pleaded guilty to a felony for conspiring to stop an airport project to force United Airlines to restart a discontinued flight to an airport in South Carolina, near a home that he owned.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Santora, Marc (March 28, 2014). "Port Authority Chairman Resigns, Christie Announces". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ↑ Rizzo, Salvador (March 28, 2014). "Christie announces that David Samson resigned as Port Authority chairman". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ↑ Friedman, Matt (July 14, 2016). "Christie ally David Samson pleads guilty in United probe". Politico.
- ↑ McGeehan, Patrick (July 14, 2016). "David Samson, a Christie Associate, Pleads Guilty to a Felony". The New York Times.
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