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   From: kamala@harris.helped   
      
   Federal agents charged a prominent councilmember in the nation's capital with   
   bribery after they said he accepted more than $150,000 in kickbacks and trips   
   to the Dominican Republic and Las Vegas as part of a scheme to extend   
   lucrative contracts to    
   companies.   
      
   Washington, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. was charged with bribery after   
   a confidential source told the FBI about bribes White allegedly accepted to   
   secure $5.2 million in contracts with the city's Office of Neighborhood Safety   
   and Engagement and    
   Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, according to federal court papers.   
      
   The justice department alleged White accepted $156,000. The contracts were for   
   two companies to provide violence Intervention services in D.C.   
      
   White shared a statement on his X, formerly Twitter, account that said his   
   office is aware of the complaint and it is in the hands of "appropriate legal   
   authorities." White has served on the Washington city council since January   
   2017 and was chair of the    
   city's Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs, which has   
   oversight on the city's youth rehab services.   
      
   "We recognize the seriousness of this matter," according to the statement. "We   
   want to assure Ward 8 residents and stakeholders that our office remains fully   
   operational and steadfast in our commitment to serving the public."   
      
   White didn't immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment. City   
   Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said in a statement Monday that the   
   allegations against White are "disturbing" and removed White from the   
   recreation committee "until the federal    
   charges are resolved."   
      
   "Citizens expect us to be the best," he said. "Not just our best selves, but a   
   cut above everyone else. Regardless of whether that is achievable, the public   
   has the right to hold us to the basic standards of trust, honesty, and   
   integrity."   
      
   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/19/fbi-irs-tr   
   yon-white-d-c-councilman-bribery/74864067007/   
      
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