Bribery Allegations For Scandal-Prone DC Politician Get Even Worse
A Democratic Washington, D.C., councilman battling bribery allegations took two trips to the Dominican Republic that a campaign donor paid for, prosecutors said Tuesday. Trayon White took the trips around 2019 and 2021…
A Democratic Washington, D.C., councilman battling bribery allegations took two trips to the Dominican Republic that a campaign donor paid for, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Trayon White took the trips around 2019 and 2021 with the same associate from whom he is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in exchange for pressuring D.C. government agencies to extend contracts, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a filing requesting the new evidence to be included. Authorities arrested White in August 2024 on a bribery charge, and the D.C. Council determined he violated its code of conduct in February 2025.
Democratic D.C. Councilman Trayon White is seen on video allegedly accepting a bribe on July 25, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Image courtesy of the Department of Justice)
White’s office declined to comment to the Daily Caller News Foundation. He won reelection in July despite the D.C. Council previously expelling him over the bribery allegations.
A September 2024 grand jury indictment