Chris Christie Joins Brian Kahn Defense in Probe of Failed Fund

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, is helping to defend Brian Kahn, a former key client of B. Riley Financial Inc., in an ongoing criminal investigation into the collapse of hedge fund Prophecy Asset Management.

Christie, who once served as US attorney in New Jersey and later ran for president, has met with prosecutors who are nearing a decision on whether to charge Kahn over the fund’s 2020 failure, according to people familiar with the matter. Kahn worked as a money manager at Prophecy. Chris Porrino, a former attorney general in New Jersey, is also ...