Two former Christie allies found guilty on all counts in Bridgegate trial
By Ryan Hutchins
11/04/16 11:39 AM EDT
Jurors have found two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie guilty of closing lanes to the George Washington Bridge in what prosecutors had alleged was an act of political retribution.
The jurors deliberated all week before delivering a verdict on Friday morning, saying in U.S. District Court that they found Bill Baroni, a former top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Christie, guilty on all counts.
The two, who were indicted last May on charges of conspiracy, fraud and civil rights violations, face up to 20 years in prison under the most serious counts.
They were convicted of closing several local access lanes to the bridge — the world’s busiest — and creating days of gridlock in Fort Lee, where the span is located. Prosecutors said it was a political revenge plot against a Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Christie’s 2013 reelection campaign.
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