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April 04, 2017
GWB Scandal Figure Denied Post-Sentencing Ireland Trip
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday declined to grant William E. Baroni's request to take a trip to Ireland, a decision that comes after his sentencing to two years in prison last week for his role in the closure of George Washington Bridge access lanes.
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March 29, 2017
GWB Scandal Figures Get Prison Terms For 'Abuse Of Power'
Two former public officials convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal were slapped with prison terms Wednesday for what a New Jersey federal judge called "an outrageous display of abuse of power" driven by a culture in the state Capitol where political opponents faced retribution.
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March 27, 2017
GWB Scandal Figures Seek Probation, Gov't Seeks 3 Years
Two former public officials on Monday asked a New Jersey federal judge for probation for their role in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal while federal prosecutors called for at least three years in prison each for betraying the public for a personal vendetta.
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March 13, 2017
GWB Scandal Sentencings Delayed Due To Snowstorm
The sentencings of two former public officials convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal have been postponed for two weeks as a result of a fierce snowstorm expected to hammer the New Jersey region on Tuesday.
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March 01, 2017
NJ Court Won't Toss GWB Scandal Convictions
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss the convictions of two former public officials in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, rejecting claims that she issued an incorrect jury instruction and allegations that some jurors deliberated when they were not supposed to.
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January 24, 2017
GWB Scandal Defendants Ask Court To Postpone Sentencing
Counsel for a former public official convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial on Monday urged a New Jersey federal court to postpone the sentencing date by slightly more than two weeks, because the defendant did not receive a copy of her draft pre-sentence report sooner.
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January 18, 2017
Feds Fight Defendants' Bid To Toss GWB Scandal Convictions
Prosecutors on Tuesday urged a New Jersey federal court to uphold the guilty verdict against two former public officials in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial, rejecting their bid to toss the convictions over a contentious jury instruction and allegations that some jurors deliberated when they were not supposed to.
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January 04, 2017
GWB Defendants Ask Court To Toss Novel Convictions
Two people convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal urged a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to toss the guilty verdict based on a recent First Circuit decision, saying that ruling shows courts are reining in such novel uses of federal criminal statutes.
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December 20, 2016
Jurors Improperly Deliberated In GWB Trial, Defendant Says
One of the defendants convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal called on a New Jersey federal court Monday to throw out the guilty verdict because of allegations some jurors deliberated the case when they were not supposed to.
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November 04, 2016
GWB Defendants Found Guilty Of Lane Closure Plot
Two former public officials were found guilty Friday of taking part in a scheme to cause a massive traffic jam by closing lanes to the George Washington Bridge, which prosecutors described as retaliation against a mayor for not endorsing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for re-election.