WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The report detailed the most notable spending took place during the 2010 and 2011 American football seasons at MetLife Stadium, home to the New York football teams Giants and Jets. Christie spent over $80,000 on concession stands at the stadium, according to the report.
"Christie spent $360,000 from his state allowance during his five years in office," the report read. "More than 80 percent of that money was used to buy food, alcohol and desserts."
Christie’s office defended the purchases made through his allowance funds, claiming they were for official business.
"The official nature and business purpose of the event remains the case regardless of whether the event is at the State House, Drumthwacket [New Jersey governor’s official residence] or a sporting event," Christie’s press secretary Kevin Roberts told Watchdog.org.
Watchdog.org is a non-profit dedicated to exposing government misdeeds and looking out for taxpayers’ dollars, according to the organization’s website.
