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Pirro’s office to retry bribery case against Trayon White after September mistrial

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Hallas, E. (2026, October 23). Pirro’s office to retry bribery case against Trayon White after September mistrial. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4777228/pirro-retry-bribery-case-against-trayon-white-september-mistrial/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-23 · by Emily Hallas

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The Justice Department is set to retry a federal bribery case against Washington D.C. Council member Trayon White following a mistrial in September. In 2024, White was arrested by the FBI on charges that he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes, including $156,000 in future kickbacks and $35,000 in cash, to influence government contracts worth $5.2 million. The case ended in a mistrial when U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras declared it after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, with nine jurors finding him not guilty.
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The Justice Department plans to retry a federal bribery case against Trayon White, a Washington, D.C., council member, following a mistrial in September 2026. The FBI arrested White in 2024 on charges that he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes, including $156,000 in future kickbacks and $35,000 in cash, to influence government contracts worth $5.2 million. During the initial trial this year, a mistrial was declared because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict; nine of twelve jurors found him not guilty. The case now moves forward with another trial planned by the Justice Department.

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The Justice Department announced this week that it plans to retry a federal bribery case against Washington, D.C. Council member Trayon White, weeks after accusations that he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes ended in a mistrial.
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Pirro’s office to retry bribery case against Trayon White after September mistrial · assertive framing

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The Justice Department announced this week that it plans to retry a federal bribery case against Washington, D.C. Council member Trayon White, weeks after accusations that he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes ended in a mistrial. asserted
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The FBI arrested White in 2024 on federal bribery charges, accusing him of accepting $156,000 in future kickbacks and $35,000 in cash to influence government contracts valued at $5.2 million. asserted
FBI → arrest → million
The case went to court this year, but a mistrial was declared in late September by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. asserted
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Nine of twelve jurors found him not guilty. asserted
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