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DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds
DC Council member Trayon White, Sr., who represents Ward 8, was arrested in connection to an investigation into claims of bribery, federal authorities announced on Monday.
The 40-year-old Democrat, who is the Chair of the Council’s Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs, which oversees several agencies including the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is charged with accepting more than $150,000 in bribes.
The complaint alleges that, beginning in June 2024, White corruptly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position as a DC Cou…
DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (Developing)
A longtime law enforcement leader in Washington, DC will be stepping away from his position to pursue new pursuits.
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III unexpectedly announced his retirement from the agency, reportedly to move on to a new role in the FBI.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Contee’s move on Wednesday, April 26, after he served more than three decades with the department, praising his handling of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, which happened days after he assumed office.
“Since his first week on the job, and over the past 33 years, he has been making Washington, DC in…
