All articles tagged with #bribery charge
Trayon White wins back his Ward 8 DC Council seat in a special election despite facing federal bribery charges, raising questions about his future in the council amid ongoing legal proceedings and potential expulsion by fellow council members.
Prosecutors in the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have requested that all interactions between the bench and legal parties be recorded, following reports that judges had said a conviction on a bribery charge in one of the cases would prove difficult. The prosecutors also asked to expedite the trial by adding hearing days next month. Netanyahu faces bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges in connection with the relations between the Bezeq telecom firm and the Communication Ministry under his leadership. Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing in the cases against him and claims that the charges were fabricated in a witch hunt led by the police and state prosecution.