Published 2 years ago

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

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Jermaine Wright served on the city council and was mayor pro tem of Adelanto. He was convicted in June of bribery and attempted arson. Wright was arrested in 2017 and charged with soliciting and accepting a bribe. He also was charged with paying another undercover FBI agent $1,500 to set fire to his restaurant.

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Associated Press News

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — A former city council member in Southern California was sentenced to five years in prison for taking a $10,000 bribe to help open a cannabis business

2 years ago·United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — A former city council member in Southern California was sentenced to five years in prison for taking a $10,000 bribe to help open a cannabis business […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Coast Reporter

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

ADELANTO, Calif.

2 years ago·Sechelt, Canada

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San Diego Union Tribune

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

A former city council member in Southern California was sentenced to five years in prison for taking a $10,000 bribe to help open a cannabis business and also hiring someone to burn down his restaurant for an insurance payout

2 years ago·San Diego, United States

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Spectrum News

Ex-California city official gets 5 years in corruption case

Jermaine Wright, who served on the city council and was mayor pro tem of Adelanto, was convicted in June of bribery and attempted arson.

2 years ago·United States

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River Front Times

Informant in St. Louis Aldermanic Corruption Cases Gets 4 Years

Mohammad Almuttan, also known as "John Doe" and "John Smith" in the indictments that brought down four public officials, was sentenced in federal court in St. Louis to a four year prison sentence yesterday. Almuttan, 40, was sentenced on charges related to trafficking cigarettes and synthetic marijuana. According to the 2017 indictment, Almuttan and more than 30 others were involved in a scheme to produce synthetic marijuana near Dittmer, Missou…

2 years ago·St. Louis, United States

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