Embattled Christie accused of misusing $2m

Investigators are looking into whether embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie misused about $2m (€1.5m) in Superstorm Sandy relief funds for an ad campaign that put him in the spotlight in an election year, a politician has said.

Already enmeshed in a scandal over slowing traffic at the George Washington Bridge, Christie, a rising star in the Republican party, is now being audited by the inspector general at the department of housing and urban development, according to New Jersey congressman Frank Pallone Jr, a Democrat.