Trayon White Sr., Democrat Washington D.C. City Councilmember previously charged with bribery is closer to expulsion from his post after an investigative report found he violated multiple city code of conduct provisions.
Despite being arrested by the FBI on a federal bribery charge in August, White recently secured a third term on Election Day in a landslide victory.
The report, commissioned by an ad hoc committee and conducted by the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, was submitted to the council on Monday following an independent probe into whether White violated applicable D.C. law, the D.C. Code of Conduct, or Council Rules.
D.C. Councilmember Trayon White is one step closer to being expelled from the Council following the release of an investigative report that alleges he violated multiple provisions of the city’s code of conduct. https://t.co/ID1dokjkIc
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According to local Fox affiliate FOX 5 DC, the council is meeting on Monday to deliberate the findings and consider whether to recommend sanctions against White.
The councilman has pleaded not guilty to allegations he accepted $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position to pressure government employees at the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to extend several D.C. contracts.
The federal complaint says the contracts were valued at $5.2 million and were for two companies to provide “Violence Intervention” services in D.C.
White has declined multiple offers to meet with the committee since.
Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the ad hoc committee, said the investigation found “substantial evidence” that White’s alleged conduct connected to the bribery claims violated several provisions of the D.C. Council’s Code of Official Conduct, FOX 5 DC reported.
McDuffie said that the report does not support allegations White violated residency requirements outlined in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973.
The investigation spanned 11 weeks and involved 22 interviews with officials from multiple D.C. agencies, including DYRS, ONSE and the Office of Risk Management; current and former members of White’s staff; leaders in the violence intervention community and other individuals believed to have information related to the allegations against White.
White has not publicly commented on the report’s findings.