Bryant guilty!

by: Hopeful

Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 02:38:24 PM EST

The federal jury convicted Bryant on a bribery charge for soliciting a job at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Camden County and using his influence as budget chairman to help the school acquire $10.5 million in state grants between 2003 and 2006.

The jury also found Bryant, 60, of Lawnside, guilty of mail and wire fraud stemming from the $35,000-a-year "low-work" job he got at the school, run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

PolitickerNJ observes that this keeps perfect Chris Christie's record on convictions for public officials he has charged.

Have at it in the comments.

Updated by Jason Springer-  Here is a statement from Speaker Roberts:

"Today's verdict underscores the need to build upon the reforms we've already implemented in the budget process and go even further on strengthening our ethics laws.  I look forward to working with the governor and the Senate to accomplish that goal."