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CBS News reports:
Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have been convicted in a plot to use traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge for political retaliation. Bridget Kelly, Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, a Christie appointee to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, were found guilty Friday of all counts against them.
The most serious charges carry up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing was scheduled for Feb. 21. Kelly and Baroni were convicted of scheming with former Christie ally David Wildstein to punish Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing Christie when he ran for re-election in 2013. Wildstein pleaded guilty.
The federal jury took five days to reach a verdict in the scandal that helped sink Christie’s Republican campaign for president. Christie has denied any knowledge of the plot and wasn’t charged. But Kelly, Baroni and Wildstein all testified Christie was informed about the lane closings either before or while they were going on.