Chris Christie's office denies misusing Superstorm Sandy aid for estate project

New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie's administration has denied allegations it had misused Superstorm Sandy recovery funds.

The Christie administration has been accused of misusing the Sandy fund for a prime real estate project in a severely flooded city.

According to CBS News, New Jersey Lt.-Gov. Kim Guadagno said the allegations by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer were 'wholly and completely false'.

Guadagno denied allegations that she attempted to use the Sandy aid as leverage to compel the mayor of Hoboken, N.J., to approve a development project.

Dawn Zimmer, a Democrat and mayor of Hoboken, first said that several top state officials, including Guadagno, pushed her to fast-track the approval process for a major development project, the report said.

Zimmer said administration officials told her the project was "very important" to Christie, and that Sandy relief aid "would start flowing to you" if she approved it.

Christie's administration quickly denounced Zimmer's account, accusing her of playing "partisan politics.