WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorneys for Bridgegate defendants Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni filed their briefs on Tuesday with the United States Supreme Court. “Bridgegate is a case of bareknuckle New Jersey politics, not graft,” Baroni’s attorneys argued in their brief. Read More
Bridgegate defendants Baroni, Kelly see their convictions (mostly) upheld
NEWARK, N.J. — An attempt by Bridgegate co-defendants Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly to escape jail time came up short on Tuesday when a U.S. federal appeals court upheld most of the pair’s convictions stemming from the infamous, politically-motivated 2013 lane Read More
BRIDGEGATE: Attorneys for Kelly, Baroni press clients’ cases in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni received 18 months and 2 years, respectively, for their roles in the infamous Bridgegate scandal that crippled then-Governor Chris Christie’s presidential aspirations. On Tuesday, the pair returned to federal court (this time Read More
POLL: Bridgegate ‘Mastermind’ Wildstein is likely to avoid jail time. Is that fair? Or a farce?
David Wildstein will finally be sentenced today, Save Jerseyans, but the admitted “mastermind” of the Bridgegate scandal is unlikely to see the inside of a jail cell. “Put simply, were it not for Wildstein’s decision to cooperate and disclose the Read More
Wildstein sentencing in Bridgegate scandal is postponed
NEWARK–The sentencing next week of David Wildstein, a key figure in the Bridgegate scandal, has been postponed until next month. The delay until July 12 was approved by U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton after a scheduling conference with prosecutors and Read More
Prosecutors Want 3 Years in Prison for Baroni, Kelly
Prosecutors will seek three (3) years in prison for Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly at their Wednesday sentencing hearing, Save Jerseyans. “Time and time again, Baroni and Kelly displayed a shocking disregard for the public safety risks that the Read More
Bridgegate defense calls for new trial, citing mistakes by judge
NEWARK–Attorneys for two former Christie administration insiders convicted in the Bridgegate scandal say the judge erred when she ruled that prosecutors did not have to show that the scheme that shut down lanes at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 Read More
N.J. Gubernatorial Candidate Pledges ‘New Direction’ in Wake of Bridgegate Verdict
Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican from Somerset County who has already announced his intention to run for governor in 2017, responded to Friday’s Bridgegate trial verdict with a promise to change Trenton’s dominant culture of corruption. “Today is another sad day for Read More
One Cries, One Stoic As Stinging Verdict Announced
September 26, 2016 Posted with permission from the Dan Cirucci Blog Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, who served as a deputy chief of staff to Read More