Sentencing of Samson, ex-port authority chief and Christie ally, is postponed
The sentencing hearing for David Samson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who pleaded guilty in July to a federal corruption charge, has been delayed until March.
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The sentencing hearing for David Samson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who pleaded guilty in July to a federal corruption charge, has been delayed until March.
Samson, who was appointed to the board by Gov. Christie, had been scheduled to be sentenced Thursday.
In July, Samson admitted in federal court that in 2011 he pressured United Airlines to initiate a nonstop flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to an airport near his South Carolina vacation home.
In exchange, the Port Authority board approved a plan to allow United to operate a maintenance hangar at the Newark airport, which is controlled by the Port Authority and where United is the largest carrier.
Under a plea agreement with the office of U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, Samson faces a sentencing range of probation to two years in prison.
Under the federal statute he violated, Samson would have faced up to 10 years in prison. His sentencing hearing is now set for March 8 in Newark.
Samson, who resigned from the Port Authority in 2014, was attorney general under Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey. Samson chaired the transition team for Christie, a Republican, after Christie's successful campaign for governor in 2009.
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