Breaking: Bridgegate verdict: Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly guilty on all counts

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12. Guilty on all 9 counts

Count 1

Charges Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Chris Christie, with conspiracy to obtain by fraud, knowingly convert and intentionally misapply property of the Port Authority, an organization receiving federal benefits.

The count charges Baroni and Kelly conspired and agreed with each other and others, including David Wildstein, former director of interstate capital projects for the Port Authority, to take unauthorized control of Port Authority property and misuse it. The property they allegedly misused falls into two categories: Physical property and money.

The physical property they are accused of misusing are the local access lanes and the toll booths. The money they are accused of misusing stems from the time and services of Port Authority employees related to the scheme, including the employees' salaries and the overtime paid to toll booth operators to manage the single toll booth.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.
Count 2

Charges Baroni and Kelly with the substantive offense of obtaining by fraud, knowingly converting and intentionally misapplying property of the Port Authority.

The count goes beyond the conspiracy and/or agreement, and relates to the actual misuse of Port Authority resources. Like the previous count, the property they are accused of misusing falls into two categories: Physical property and money.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.
Count 3

Charges Baroni and Kelly with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Refers to the alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud in order to obtain money and property from the Port Authority under false and fraudulent pretenses.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.
Count 4

Charges Kelly with wire fraud.

The charges are tied to Kelly's emails. Count 4 charges Kelly for her "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email on Aug. 13, 2013.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
Count 5

Charges Baroni with wire fraud.

The charges are tied to Baroni's emails. Count 5 charges Baroni for his email to Wildstein indicating that Mayor Sokolich had called about an urgent matter in Fort Lee.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.
Count 6

Charges Kelly with wire fraud.

This count charges her for a subsequent email to Wildstein, thanking him for confirming that Baroni maintained "radio silence."
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
Count 7

Charges Baroni with wire fraud.

The count charges Baroni for forwarding an email from Sokolich to Wildstein about the alleged scheme.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.
Count 8

Charges Baroni and Kelly with conspiracy against civil rights.

Refers to the conspiracy that Baroni and Kelly allegedly agreed on together with Wildstein to oppress the residents of Fort Lee in the free exercise of their rights.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.

Count 9

Charges Baroni and Kelly with depriving the residents of Fort Lee of their civil rights.

The charge accuses the defendants of conduct that "shocks the conscience," which means Baroni and Kelly had to willfully act to deprive Fort Lee residents of their rights.
The jury finds Kelly guilty.
The jury finds Baroni guilty.