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Jurors in DC Councilmember Trayon White’s bribery trial say they cannot reach verdict Friday
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The jury in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White says it cannot reach a verdict as deliberations continued Friday. White faces a single bribery charge alleging he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to use his official position to extend government contracts for…
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The jury in the bribery trial of a D.C. councilmember was not in court Monday because of Yom Kippur, but the judge in the case considered several motions, including a defense motion to dismiss. Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White is accused of taking $35,000 from a government contractor in exchange fo…
Trayon White’s defense team argued that testimony from prosecutors and their key witness did not show the D.C. Council member accepted $35,000 in cash in exchange for agreeing to be influenced.
The fate of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White could soon be in the hands of a federal jury as prosecutors prepare closing arguments and the defense presses a motion for dismissal. Tuesday’s proceedings focused on several issues for the judge to resolve, including the defense’s dismissal motion, a stan…
Prosecutors say the video evidence of White exchanging cash is “indisputable,” while the Ward 8 council member’s defense says he didn’t engage in a crime.
Erica Hashimoto, a professor Georgetown Law Center, said the questions and the time spent deliberating show the Trayon White jury is taking the case seriously.
Jury deliberations in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White will enter a third day on Friday after jurors concluded a second full day without reaching a verdict.
The jury in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White says it cannot reach a verdict as deliberations continued Friday. White faces a single bribery charge alleging he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to use his official position to extend government contracts for…
White was charged with accepting $35,000 from a D.C. government contractor in exchange for agreeing to pressure D.C. officials to renew contracts that his companies had obtained for violence-interruption services.
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