The jury acquits two people at the center of a federal bid-rigging case.

Former transportation secretary Bill Nighbert and road contractor Leonard Lawson were accused of conspiring to steer $130 million in state highway projects to Lawson's company.

Nighbert and Lawson pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice and bribery charges.

After a day and a half of deliberation, the jury reached a not guilty verdict on the charges against both men.

The pair could have faced decades in prison if convicted.

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