2 former Christie aides gets prison for bridge revenge plot
2 former Christie aides gets prison for bridge revenge plot
NEWARK, N.J. — Two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison Wednesday for their roles in a political revenge plot involving traffic jams at the country’s busiest bridge, a scandal that sank the Republican’s presidential aspirations.
U.S. Judge Susan Wigenton told Baroni he misled a legislative committee when he tried to pass the gridlock off as a legitimate traffic study and later misled the jury with the same contention.
Kelly, who sent the infamous “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” email, wiped her eyes with a tissue when she was sentenced after Baroni and apologized, saying she never intended to cause harm.
The government’s star witness, David Wildstein, testified that he and the co-defendants had sought to retaliate against the Democratic mayor of nearby Fort Lee for not endorsing Christie’s re-election.
Text messages and emails produced at trial showed Mayor Mark Sokolich’s increasingly desperate pleas for help being ignored by Kelly and Baroni.