Update: Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni were found guilty on all counts.

NEWARK--The jury in the Bridgegate trial has reached a verdict. Defense attorneys and federal prosecutors were notified to immediately return to the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark, after jurors sent out a note saying they had concluded their deliberations.

Charged in the high-profile political case are Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, who served as a deputy chief of staff to Gov. Chris Christie. The two were indicted more than a year ago on nine counts of conspiracy and fraud in connection with a scheme to create massive gridlock in Fort Lee in retribution for the refusal of Mayor Mark Sokolich to endorse the governor for re-election.

The jury of seven women and five men has been deliberating since Monday, after a six-week trial that heard from 35 witnesses, including both defendants. The government's key witness was David Wildstein, a GOP operative and political appointee to the Port Authority who admitted masterminding the plot.

If convicted, the two could face up to 20 years in prison, although under federal sentencing guidelines they would likely serve far less time if found guilty.

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