Prosecutors argue against prison time for New Jersey 'Bridgegate' mastermind

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/llbkYb3yVSeySLUkctgHog--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2017-07-11T184432Z_1_LYNXMPED6A1MM_RTROPTP_2_NEW-JERSEY-BRIDGEGATE.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutors-argue-against-prison-time-jersey-bridgegate-mastermind-184432547.html)By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mastermind of the "Bridgegate" lane closure scandal that helped torpedo New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's presidential bid should not be sentenced to prison due to his cooperation, U.S. prosecutors said in a court document filed on Tuesday. David Wildstein, who helped the government convict two former Christie associates after he pleaded guilty in 2015, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Newark on Wednesday. Wildstein, 55, admitted overseeing a scheme to shut down access lanes at the busy George Washington Bridge in 2013 to create massive traffic gridlock as punishment for a local Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Christie's reelection campaign.



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