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Top St. Louis City Leaders Indicted in Shocking Federal Investigation

2 years 8 months ago
Three high-ranking city officials have been indicted for federal corruption charges relating to tax abatements after a two-and-a-half-year investigation conducted by the FBI. Former 21st ward representative John Collins-Muhammad, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd each face two charges related to bribery. Collins-Muhammad has also been indicted for a third charge of honest services bribery/wire fraud.
Monica Obradovic

Charges Against Three St. Louis City Officials the Result of Years-Long Federal Investigation

2 years 8 months ago
Three high-ranking city officials have been indicted for federal corruption charges relating to tax abatements after a 2-1/2-years-long investigation conducted by the FBI. Former 21st ward representative John Collins-Muhammad, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd each face two charges related to bribery. Collins-Muhammad has also been indicted for a third charge of honest services bribery/wire fraud.
Monica Obradovic

Jeffrey Boyd, Lewis Reed and John Collins-Muhammad Face Bribery Charges In Case That Shakes Up St. Louis

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS — The United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri Office released today said Lewis Reed, Jeffrey Boyd, and John Collins-Muhammad are all facing two bribery-related charges each. Collins-Muhammad is also facing a charge of honest services bribery/wire fraud, and Boyd is facing a separate, two-count wire fraud indictment related to an automobile insurance scheme. Federal prosecutors' announcement revealed explosive allegations of bribery, theft, and corruption in St. Louis City Hall in a 66-page indictment released Thursday morning. Charging documents allege St. Louis Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, Housing and Urban Development Zoning Committee Chairman Jeffrey Boyd and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad accepted cash payments and other gifts in exchange for proposed tax breaks and development project approvals in the city's north side. If convicted of the main indictment, Reed’s and Boyd’s charges carry respective maximum penalties of

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