TRENTON — Another former federal prosecutor is joining Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. Ronald Chillemi, a Bergen County resident who spent nine years as an assistant U.S. attorney, was nominated by the governor today to be New Jersey’s insurance fraud prosecutor. "Ron brings great energy and a wealth of investigative and prosecutorial experience to this position," Christie said in a...
Ronald Chillemi was nominated today by Gov. Christie to be the new insurance fraud prosecutor. TRENTON — Another former federal prosecutor is joining Gov. Chris Christie’s administration.
Ronald Chillemi, a Bergen County resident who spent nine years as an assistant U.S. attorney, was nominated by the governor today to be New Jersey’s insurance fraud prosecutor.
"Ron brings great energy and a wealth of investigative and prosecutorial experience to this position," Christie said in a statement. "I am confident that he will re-invigorate the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor."
The nomination now goes to the state Senate for confirmation.
"I am honored to be nominated to this position," Chillemi said in a statement.
The office, created in 1998 to spearhead investigations into insurance and Medicaid fraud, includes 125 lawyers, investigators and other staff members. Chillemi will serve under Attorney General Paula Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen Taylor.
Christie, the state’s U.S. attorney from 2001 to 2008, has stocked his administration with his former colleagues in federal law enforcement. Schools Development Authority CEO Marc Larkins, Chief Counsel Jeffrey Chiesa and Homeland Security Director Charles McKenna all served as prosecutors in Christie’s office.