Christie Allies Get Prison In Bridgegate Scandal

Jon Schuppe and Brian Thompson and Jacquellena Carrero, NBC News: Politics
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 12:02pm

Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to short prison terms Wednesday for engineering lane closures at the George Washington Bridge as alleged retaliation against a Democratic mayor who didn't endorse the governor. Bill Baroni, who served as deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will spend two years behind bars and must do 500 hours of community service.

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