Trayon White Sr., Democrat Washington D.C. City Councilmember previously charged with bribery overwhelmingly won his reelection Tuesday night.
White won his race with around 76% of the vote, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.
White was charged with bribery this past August and was arrested by federal law enforcement.
According to the Department of Justice, White allegedly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position to pressure government employees at the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services ((DYRS) and the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) to extend multiple city contracts.
“What you need me to do, man? I don’t, I don’t wanna feel like you gotta gimme something to get something. We better than that,” White told a confidential source when offered an envelope with $15,000 in cash, according to an arrest affidavit from the FBI’s D.C. Field Office.
However, White allegedly took the envelope and put it in his pocket.
“Because the investigation into the alleged bribery scheme involved contracts that could soon be awarded and other potential official acts that could be taken, our Office took swift steps to address the alleged crimes we were investigating,” U.S. Attorney for D.C., Matthew M. Graves, stated.
In addition to the bribery charges, White was also accused of making anti-Semitic comments in 2018 after he suggested that Jewish bankers — the Rothschilds — controlled the climate, The Washington Post reported.
New: DC Council member Trayon White issues apology on Instagram after blaming snow on Jewish bankers controlling climate in earlier post. pic.twitter.com/AH6viLZDvc
— Van Applegate (@vbagate) March 19, 2018
He later apologized for his comments.