In an explosive verdict sure to reverberate through New Jersey politics for years, a jury has found two of Gov. Chris Christie’s former allies guilty on all counts for their role in the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal. Christie’s ex-deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and his former top Port Authority official Bill Baroni had faced nine counts of conspiracy and fraud stemming from the scheme to block access to the George Washington Bridge as a means to punish Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing Christie’s re-election bid.
