USA v. BARONI, et al

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Case Number:

2:15-cr-00193

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New Jersey

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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