The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP), colloquially known to New Jerseyans as "the Turnpike", is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
 According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States.
 Having a total length of 122.40 mi , the Turnpike's southern terminus begins at Interstate 295 (I-295) near the border of Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships in Salem County, one mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
 Its northern terminus is located at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, Bergen County.
 The Turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey, as well as Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York.
 The route divides into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14, with the inner lanes restricted to carrying only cars, and with the outer lanes for cars, trucks and buses.
The Fort Lee lane closure scandal, also known as the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal or Bridgegate, is a U.S. political scandal in which a staff member and political appointees of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) colluded to create traffic jams in Fort Lee, New Jersey, by closing lanes at the main toll plaza for the upper level of the George Washington Bridge.
The George Washington Bridge – known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George – is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
 s of 2016 , the George Washington Bridge carried over 103 million vehicles per year, making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.
 It is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state government agency that operates several bridges, tunnels and airports, as well as marine seaports, and the PATH rapid transit system.
George Washington Bridge Plaza, also known as GWB Plaza or Bridge Plaza, is the section of Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States, at the western terminus and toll plaza of the George Washington Bridge.
 Located north of and parallel to Main Street, it bisects the northern part of the borough.
 The surrounding busy area is characterized by a mix of commercial and residential uses and an architectural variety that includes parking lots, strip malls, houses, gas stations, mid-rise office buildings and high-rise condominiums.
 Just to the east is Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park and the bridge tower.
Peter C. Harvey was the first African American to serve as New Jersey Attorney General.
 Harvey was appointed by New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey as Acting Attorney General on February 15, 2003, and was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as Attorney General on June 16, 2003.
 Harvey served until 2006, when he was succeeded by Zulima Farber.
 Following his resignation as Attorney General, he became a Partner in the New York City law office of Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler.
Interstate 95 (I-95) is a major Interstate Highway that traverses nearly the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine, with the exception of a small gap in New Jersey.
 In New Jersey, it runs along much of the main line of the New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 6 to Exit 14), as well as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension (formerly and still commonly known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Connector; from Exit 6 to the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge) and the New Jersey Turnpike's northern continuation (from Exit 14) to the George Washington Bridge, also maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, for a total of 77.96 mi .
 Located in the northeastern part of the state near New York City, the 11.03 mi Western Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike, considered to be Route 95W by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, is also part of I-95.
 There is also a segment of I-95 to the north of Trenton that is 8.77 mi and connects the Scudder Falls Bridge to I-295 and U.S. Route 1 (US 1); this is officially Route 95M.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City.
 It is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).
 Colloquially called the Port Authority, the bus terminal is located in Midtown at 625 Eighth Avenue between 40th Street and 42nd Street, one block east of the Lincoln Tunnel and one block west of Times Square.
 The PABT, opened in 1950 between 8th and 9th Avenues and 40th and 41st Streets, was built to consolidate the many different private terminals spread across Midtown Manhattan.
 A second wing extending to 42nd Street was added in 1979.
 It is one of three bus terminals operated by the PANYNJ, the others being the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Upper Manhattan and the Journal Square Transportation Center in Jersey City.
David Wildstein (born September 1961) is an American businessman, Republican Party politician, political blogger, and the founder of the New Jersey political news website Politicker Network.
 A former mayor of Livingston, New Jersey, he served as a senior official in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey during the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie until 2013, when Wildstein resigned in the midst of a scandal involving traffic lanes closures.
 On May 1, 2015 he pleaded guilty to two federal counts of conspiracy as part of a plea agreement.
 Wildstein was sentenced in July 2017 without incarceration.
 He was sentenced to three years' probation and 500 hours of community service.
 He was also fined $10,000 and prohibited from seeking or accepting employment with any government agency.
William E. "Bill" Baroni, Jr. (born December 10, 1971) is an American Republican Party politician and law professor.
 He represented the 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.
 In 2010, he was named by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to serve as the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
David Samson (born August 14, 1939) is an American lawyer and convicted felon who served as New Jersey Attorney General under Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey from 2002 to 2003.
 He served as the Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) from 2011 until his resignation on March 28, 2014 in the aftermath of the Fort Lee lane closure scandal.
 Samson is a partner and founding member of the law firm Wolff & Samson from which he resigned in April 2015, and had been an ally of Governor Chris Christie.

Question: David Samson (born August 14, 1939) is an American lawyer and convicted felon who served as New Jersey Attorney General under Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey from 2002 to 2003, he served as the Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) from 2011 until his resignation on March 28, 2014 in the aftermath of which U.S. political scandal in which a staff member and political appointees of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) colluded to create traffic jams in Fort Lee, New Jersey, by closing lanes at the main toll plaza for the upper level of the George Washington Bridge?
Answer: Fort Lee lane closure scandal