new jersey gov. chris christie is refusing to hand over $800,000 in credit-card bills as part of a probe into his travel expenses. the monitoring organization new jersey watchdog alleges that christie has been costing the public a pretty penny for his travels, including an 1,800 percent increase in the governor<u+2019>s security detail since he took office. <u+201c>last year, christie traveled out-of-state more than 100 days while visiting 36 states, mexico, and canada, primarily to help raise $106 million in campaign contributions as chairman of the republican governors association,<u+201d> wrote reporter mark lagerkvist. christie<u+2019>s office denied the request for the american express bills because <u+201c>the monthly statements indicate the names of the executive protection unit members, the number of executive protection unit members, and the location of these members on a day-to-day basis.<u+201d>
christie hides $800,000 in travel bills
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