Feds charge D.C. Councilmember Trayon White with bribery
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Washington — Federal prosecutors on Monday charged Trayon White, a member of the D.C. City Council, with one count of bribery, alleging he agreed to accept over $150,000 in exchange for steering millions of dollars in potential government contracts.
White, who represents Ward 8 in Southeast D.C., was arrested by the FBI on Sunday. The FBI's Washington Field Office declined to comment on his arrest. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced the charge against White on Monday.
According to an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint, White used his position as the head of the D.C. Council's Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs to pressure city employees to extend government contracts worth $5.6 million to companies that work with high-risk youth and provide violence intervention services.
