April 16, 2009 - 12:24pm
Inside Edge

Coniglio watch: it took jurors three days to convict Wayne Bryant (Oink! Oink!), six for Sharpe James

It took jurors four days to convict former Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Wayne Bryant. Oink! Oink!

Jurors on the federal corruption trial of former State Sen. Joseph Coniglio (D-Paramus) are now in their fourth day of deliberations - an amount of time that is somewhat typical of recent trials involving elected officials.  Others:

  • Sharpe James, a former Newark Mayor and State Senator, convicted on sixth day of deliberations
  • Wayne Bryant (D-Lawnside), a former Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, convicted on third day of deliberations
  • Nidia Davila-Colon, a former Hudson County Freeholder, convicted on third day of deliberations

Wally Edge can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.