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Judge declares mistrial in DC Council member Trayon White’s bribery case
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial on Monday after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the bribery case against a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate…
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A mistrial has been declared after D.C. Councilmember Trayon White faced a federal bribery charge. Jurors reached their decision Monday, on a fourth day of deliberations. White was charged with bribery after he was seen on video accepting envelopes stuffed with cash.
Trayon White Sr. was charged with taking bribes from a city contractor who handed him envelopes of cash during four meetings in 2024, all of them secretly videotaped by the FBI.
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the federal bribery case against D.C. Council member Trayon White. White was accused of accepting cash payments in exchange for using his official position to help extend city contracts for an associate’s business.
The mistrial means that White, who would have been ineligible for public office in D.C. if convicted, can remain on the D.C. Council — at least for now.
A federal judge declared a mistrial in Washington, D.C., Councilman Trayon White’s bribery case on Monday after jurors deliberated for more than three days. The jury, composed of eight women and four men, could not come to a unanimous decision on the single count of bribery facing White.
Trayon White Sr. faced one court of bribery for accepting approximately $156,000 in kickback payments and faced up to 15 years, but prosecutors may seek to retry him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial on Monday after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the bribery case against a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate…
Jenny Gathwright, a reporter at The Washington Sun, has been following the trial. She spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about today's outcome and potential next steps.
A Washington, D.C., councilman is celebrating a mistrial over allegations that he was involved in a $156,000 bribery scheme. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday that her office will retry Trayon White after a jury said they could not reach a verdict despite deliberating for four days.
