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'John Doe' request to stop release of Bridgegate names denied
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John Doe, the still unidentified individual tied to the Bridgegate scandal, has lost his bid to keep his name from being disclosed. The matter is likely to be appealed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 13, 2016 at 5:43 PM, updated May 13, 2016 at 7:48 PM
NEWARKA federal judge today denied efforts by an unnamed "John Doe" to keep the names of others tied to the Bridgegate scandal from being disclosed.
The matter was immediately appealed in advance of a Tuesday noon deadline requiring prosecutors to publicly release the list of "unindicted co-conspirators" involved in the politically-motivated 2013 George Washington Bridge lane shutdowns.
A consortium of news organizationsincluding NJ Advance Mediahas been fighting in court to reveal the namesthose who federal prosecutors said had conspired in the bridge scheme, or in the subsequent cover-up, but had not been charged.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/john_doe_filing_to_hold_up_release_of_bridgegate_n.html#incart_river_home
Laxman
(2,419 posts)out there waiting for release. The first is the list of unindicted co-conspirators. Those are people who participated in the planning of the GWB caper but either made no overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy or against whom there is insufficient evidence to proceed with prosecution at this time. The second is a list of people with knowledge of the conspiracy who took no action to prevent it. They'll both be released. Should be a fun time in the Garden State over the next couple of weeks. So this is what a can of worms looks like!
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)scscholar
(2,902 posts)the rich and powerful just escape too often.
spanone
(135,828 posts)jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Please forgive me, but I am going to wait until after they frog-march Chris Christie to get excited over this.
winstars
(4,220 posts)thats when I will believe that this will have come to pass...
Hopeful though...
lindysalsagal
(20,679 posts)To quote Downtown Abby's Mrs. Hughes, "Well. You could knock me down with a feather."
Amazing! Imagine, searching for the truth!!
What is this, the 20th century, or something???