public contracts for the state of new jersey each year. it's a number that has exploded since christie game the governor. the firm also serves private clients who also do business in the state. wolff & samson has grown substantially since christie has taken office. it has come under greater scrutiny when e-mails came to light indicating bill baroni and david wildstein enlisted samson in the george washington bridge scandal to, quote, help us retaliate when the executive director pat foye reopened the lanes closed in ft. lee. they represented the developers seeking approval from dawn zimmer to build on a plot of land in north hoboken, a story we reported first on this show in january. that development project benefited from a port authority funded study. mayor zimmer has accused them of link i linking her level of sandy aid to her approval of the project, an assertion they strenuously