NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Two former aids to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were found guilty in court Friday for their role in Bridgegate, a political-payback conspiracy that caused an hours-long gridlock near the George Washington Bridge in 2013.
Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, were found guilty of charges that included civil rights deprivation and wire fraud conspiracy, which alone carries a 20-year maximum sentence. The jury took five days to reach a verdict.