FBI nabs Washington D.C. politician for taking bribe
Trayon White, a Democrat, has been arrested on a federal bribery charge.
The arrest is related to an alleged $150,000 bribe in exchange for using his position to help companies secure city contracts.
Mr White, 40, who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2022, was arrested by the FBI.
On Monday, he was expected to make his initial court appearance.
According to an FBI agent’s affidavit, Mr White agreed in June to accept roughly $156,000 in kickbacks and cash payments in exchange for pressuring government agency employees to extend contracts for violence intervention services for two companies. These contracts were worth over $5 million.
An FBI informant, who agreed to plead guilty to fraud and bribery charges, reported giving Mr White gifts, including travel to the Dominican Republic and Las Vegas along with paying bribes
Mr White also accepted a $20,000 bribe payment to help resolve a contract dispute for one of the companies by pressuring high-level district officials.
Mr White has served on the D.C. council since 2017, representing a predominantly Black ward where the poverty rate is nearly twice as high as the overall district.
He is also running for re-election in November against a Republican challenger.
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