Former Christie Aide Bridget Kelly Sentenced To 18 Months In Bridgegate Plot

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly, second left, and her attorney Michael Critchley, left, leave Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Courthouse after a hearing, Monday, Sept. ... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly, second left, and her attorney Michael Critchley, left, leave Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Courthouse after a hearing, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Kelly and Bill Baroni, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, are on trial for charges of politically motivated lane closures of the George Washington Bridge in 2013. Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

A second former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in a political revenge plot involving traffic jams at the country’s busiest bridge.

Bridget Kelly was sentenced Wednesday, shortly after co-defendant Bill Baroni was handed a two-year prison sentence.

Kelly and Baroni were convicted in November over lane closures near the busy George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York.

A prosecution witness who pleaded guilty testified the plot was to punish a mayor who didn’t endorse the Republican governor. Fort Lee suffered four days of gridlock in September 2013.

Kelly was Christie’s deputy chief of staff. She was the author of the infamous email, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” that surfaced during the investigation.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Latest News
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: