Feds: St. Louis aldermen took bribes for developer tax breaks
Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, Committee chair Jeffrey Boyd, former alderman John Collins-Muhammad have been indicted in federal theft and bribery charges.
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Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, Committee chair Jeffrey Boyd, former alderman John Collins-Muhammad have been indicted in federal theft and bribery charges.
The money comes from American Rescue Plan Act funding and will be used "for small businesses, nonprofits and neighborhoods for economic empowerment."
The bill now moves back to the Board of Aldermen, where it needs to clear two more votes before becoming law.
The weeks-long stalemate over federal COVID-19 relief spending in St. Louis appears to be coming to an end.
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