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Bridgegate verdict: Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly guilty on all counts

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j-mac said:
Most in the area of the back up let out a collective yawn when traffic jams like that happen....Oh, btw, that is just about every day.
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YAWN. Yeah, that didn't happen.

GUILTY OF ALL COUNTS.

These folks are facing YEARS in prison for what they did.
 
Yow.



  • Count 1


    Charges Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Chris Christie, with conspiracy to obtain by fraud, knowingly convert and intentionally misapply property of the Port Authority, an organization receiving federal benefits.

    The count charges Baroni and Kelly conspired and agreed with each other and others, including David Wildstein, former director of interstate capital projects for the Port Authority, to take unauthorized control of Port Authority property and misuse it. The property they allegedly misused falls into two categories: Physical property and money.

    The physical property they are accused of misusing are the local access lanes and the toll booths. The money they are accused of misusing stems from the time and services of Port Authority employees related to the scheme, including the employees' salaries and the overtime paid to toll booth operators to manage the single toll booth.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.
  • Count 2


    Charges Baroni and Kelly with the substantive offense of obtaining by fraud, knowingly converting and intentionally misapplying property of the Port Authority.

    The count goes beyond the conspiracy and/or agreement, and relates to the actual misuse of Port Authority resources. Like the previous count, the property they are accused of misusing falls into two categories: Physical property and money.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.
  • Count 3


    Charges Baroni and Kelly with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

    Refers to the alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud in order to obtain money and property from the Port Authority under false and fraudulent pretenses.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.
  • Count 4


    Charges Kelly with wire fraud.

    The charges are tied to Kelly's emails. Count 4 charges Kelly for her "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email on Aug. 13, 2013.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • Count 5


    Charges Baroni with wire fraud.

    The charges are tied to Baroni's emails. Count 5 charges Baroni for his email to Wildstein indicating that Mayor Sokolich had called about an urgent matter in Fort Lee.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.
  • Count 6


    Charges Kelly with wire fraud.

    This count charges her for a subsequent email to Wildstein, thanking him for confirming that Baroni maintained "radio silence."
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • Count 7


    Charges Baroni with wire fraud.

    The count charges Baroni for forwarding an email from Sokolich to Wildstein about the alleged scheme.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.
  • Count 8


    Charges Baroni and Kelly with conspiracy against civil rights.

    Refers to the conspiracy that Baroni and Kelly allegedly agreed on together with Wildstein to oppress the residents of Fort Lee in the free exercise of their rights.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.

  • Count 9


    Charges Baroni and Kelly with depriving the residents of Fort Lee of their civil rights.

    The charge accuses the defendants of conduct that "shocks the conscience," which means Baroni and Kelly had to willfully act to deprive Fort Lee residents of their rights.
  • The jury finds Kelly guilty.
  • The jury finds Baroni guilty.


Bridgegate verdicts are in, follow live updates | NJ.com
 
Paperview said:
YAWN. Yeah, that didn't happen.

GUILTY OF ALL COUNTS.

These folks are facing YEARS in prison for what they did.
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Well, I hope that satisfies the lust to ruin opposition...because good luck getting Christie on it....
 
FIVE people testified Christie knew all about it.

People with a brain know he engineered it.
 
Paperview said:
Christie's political career is busy working it's way to Anthony Weiner world.
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Oh good lord, that put an awful image in my mind
 
Paperview said:
Christie's political career is busy working it's way to Anthony Weiner world.
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I'm not aware if Christie going after 15 year old girls....You know something we don't? Besides Christie wouldn't do that, he isn't a demo.
 
j-mac said:
I'm not aware if Christie going after 15 year old girls....You know something we don't? Besides Christie wouldn't do that, he isn't a demo.
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Missed the point totally. Christie's political career = DOA.
 
Paperview said:
Missed the point totally. Christie's political career = DOA.
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You libs are really into jumping the gun lately aren't you.....I'd say wait and see....My guess is no.....
 
j-mac said:
Well, I hope that satisfies the lust to ruin opposition...because good luck getting Christie on it....
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Wait... you are saying that this courtroom outcome is about satisfying the lust to ruin opposition? You do know it was a jury trial about a case where politically connected folks were trying to ruin their political opposition right?
 
Can anyone explain what political retribution was created by making people sit in traffic?

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poweRob said:
Wait... you are saying that this courtroom outcome is about satisfying the lust to ruin opposition? You do know it was a jury trial about a case where politically connected folks were trying to ruin their political opposition right?
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Yup, I actually got a chuckle over what you responded to. Seems j-mac is walking, talking irony. LOL.
 
trouble13 said:
Can anyone explain what political retribution was created by making people sit in traffic?

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LOL exactly! My point is that people of that area are totally used to sitting in traffic, especially on the GW bridge...So, I'll answer your question, there was none. Yep, NO politicial retribution because of that....All that was created there was an opportunity for libs to go after Christy and try to damage him....And hey if a few others have their lives ruined, and go to jail over a political prosecution then so be it.....liberals are disgusting.
 
danarhea said:
Yup, I actually got a chuckle over what you responded to. Seems j-mac is walking, talking irony. LOL.
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Says the man with "conservative" as his lean....Now there's irony....;)
 
j-mac said:
LOL exactly! My point is that people of that area are totally used to sitting in traffic, especially on the GW bridge...So, I'll answer your question, there was none. Yep, NO politicial retribution because of that....All that was created there was an opportunity for libs to go after Christy and try to damage him....And hey if a few others have their lives ruined, and go to jail over a political prosecution then so be it.....liberals are disgusting.
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Well if they were found guilty it sounds like did do it on purpose. Im just not seeing how that affected the mayor.

To your point, i am a native to the area and your right about traffic in and of the city is a normal part of life. I used to ise the tunnels more than the bridge but its all the same. When i lived there, the traffic was so bad that the street vendors litterally walked through the traffic selling food, drinks and newspapers.

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reinoe said:
They're likely to sing like Canaries.
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they might, now that the sentencing phase is about to be underway. But, again, this is New Jersey, so the law of Omerta might apply. LOL.
 
danarhea said:
they might, now that the sentencing phase is about to be underway. But, again, this is New Jersey, so the law of Omerta might apply. LOL.
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look at you...so happy that republican's are being jailed....:doh
 
poweRob said:
Wait... you are saying that this courtroom outcome is about satisfying the lust to ruin opposition? You do know it was a jury trial about a case where politically connected folks were trying to ruin their political opposition right?
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Up is down.

Down is up.
 
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