Toms River councilman Kopp accused of giving pay to play job to uncle's firm

Toms River Councilman Josh Kopp's uncle by marriage, Doug Klee, of Owen Little & Associates received $189,000 this year taxpayer money after being appointed to the Toms River Planning Board.  That job, Councilman Daniel Rodrick said, was a political pay to play favor given to Klee by his nephew, Kopp.  On Tuesday, Rodrick was asked to pay a $4,000 legal bill by the township council for his lawsuit against Mo Hill for the illegal hiring of no-show attorney Gregory P. McGuckin.