Mistrial declared in bribery case of D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr.
- Posted on September 28, 2026
- By Washington Post
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In brief
A mistrial has been declared in the corruption case against Washington D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr., who faced allegations of accepting bribes from a municipal contractor. The charges stemmed from four separate meetings during 2024 where the contractor allegedly provided cash payments in envelopes, with the entire exchanges captured on FBI surveillance footage. This development marks a significant turn in the high-profile corruption investigation affecting D.C.'s local government.
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Mistrial declared in bribery case of D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr.
Trayon White Sr. was charged with taking bribes from a city contractor who handed him envelopes of cash during four meetings in 2024, all of them secretly videotaped by the FBI.
