TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey officials are investigating a $1.5 million, no-bid contract awarded to a private company that used money from the state to run its national headquarters in Atlanta, according to a published report.

The Record of Bergen County reported in Tuesday's newspapers that Life Skills Academy spent nearly $1 million in state funding during the past three years to help run its national headquarters on Atlanta's Peachtree Street.

But the newspaper reported its visit to the headquarters' address found no sign of the organization.

Gov. Jon S. Corzine's office and other state officials are investigating the contract, including the $385,000 sent by Life Skills Academy to finance its Atlanta operation this year.

"The governor's office is performing a review this week in concert with Law and Public Safety and Corrections and will have a determination on how to move forward soon," Corrections Department spokeswoman Deirdre Fedkenheuer said. "They're looking at all the components of the contract to ensure that everything is being carried out the way it should be." Read more.

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