Legal Opinion
United States v. William Baroni, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 27, 2018No. 17-1817; 17-1818PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScirica, Circuit Judge
Defendants William E. Baroni, Jr. and Bridget Anne Kelly engaged in a scheme to impose crippling gridlock on the Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey, after Fort Lee's mayor refused to endorse the 2013 reelection bid of then-Governor Chris Christie. To this end, under the guise of conducting a "traffic study," Baroni and Kelly, among others, conspired to limit Fort Lee motorists' access to the George Washington Bridge-the world's busiest bridge-over four days in early September 2013: the first week of Fort Lee's school year. This scheme caused vehicles to back up into the Borough, creating intense…
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