In Washington, D.C., the federal bribery trial of Council member Trayon White opened on Tuesday. White is accused of accepting over $150,000 in bribes from an associate in exchange for pressuring city employees to extend contracts for violence intervention services. He has pleaded not guilty. Authorities recorded conversations with an FBI informant who gave him cash. White was expelled from the council but won a special election to retake his Ward 8 seat.
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