Bryant found guilty of bribery, fraud

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - November 18, 2008 The former New Jersey state Sen. Wayne Bryant was found guilty of bribery and fraud.

Bryant is accused of steering grants to a state medical school in exchange for a "low-show" job that helped him pad his state pension.

The verdict comes after the panel deliberated for three hours on Friday and a full day Monday.

Earlier Tuesday, the panel asked questions about Bryant's failure to advise state legislative officials of the $35,000 salary he received from a state medical school.

Jurors asked if the state must prove whether a former dean at the school, Michael Gallagher, was aware of or caused Bryant to submit the inaccurate salary disclosure form.

Gallagher is also on trial.

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