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The New Jersey Supreme Court has accepted the consent to.disbarment of former Chris Christie ally David Samson.

NJ,com  reported on his recent sentencing

Facing two years in prison for the shakedown of United Airlines in a bizarre scheme to get a more convenient direct flight to his South Carolina getaway home, former Port Authority chairman David Samson found a soft landing Monday.

U.S. District Judge Jose Linares stunned federal prosecutors by sentencing Samson to a year of home confinement, four years of probation and 3,600 hours of community service in his admitted strong-arming of the airline.

The 77-year-old former New Jersey attorney general will also be required to pay a $100,000 fine and wear a location-monitoring device.

“I did something wrong. I violated the law. I deeply regret it. I am trying to live my life to the highest moral standards,” Samson said in court, apologizing to his family his friends and the public. “I violated the law. I deeply regret it.”

Linares did not minimize Samson’s guilt.

“This crime was ridiculous. It was a complete abuse of power. It was corruption that is not to be tolerated,” said the judge.

His licence was suspended in July 2016 on an interim basis. (Mike Frisch)