PORT HURON (AP) — A Detroit-area official accused of taking bribes from a trash hauler has been convicted of corruption.
It took jurors only about an hour Thursday to reach a verdict in the case against Dean Reynolds, who was a trustee in Macomb County's Clinton Township.
Federal prosecutors have racked up more than a dozen guilty pleas in the investigation, but Reynolds was the first defendant to choose a trial.
Defense attorney Steve Rabaut said Reynolds received money from Chuck Rizzo but he told jurors the checks had "loan" written on them.
Prosecutor Michael Bullotta says it simply was a way to disguise a bribe. The trial was held in Port Huron federal court.
- Posted June 25, 2018
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Jury quickly convicts official of corruption
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