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DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

White has served on the D.C. council since 2017.

A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories has been arrested on charges that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for using his elected position to help companies with city contracts, according to court records unsealed on Monday.

Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2022, was arrested on a federal bribery charge by the FBI on Sunday. He is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday.

White’s chief of staff and spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

An FBI agent’s affidavit says White agreed in June to accept roughly $156,000 in kickbacks and cash payments in exchange for pressuring government agency employees to extend two companies’ contracts for violence intervention services. The contacts were worth over $5 million.

White, 40, also accepted a $20,000 bribe payment to help resolve a contract dispute for one of the companies by pressuring high-level district officials, the affidavit alleges.

An FBI informant who agreed to plead guilty to fraud and bribery charges reported giving White gifts including travel to the Dominican Republic and Las Vegas along with paying him bribes, the FBI said.

White, who has served on the D.C. council since 2017, represents a predominantly Black ward where the poverty rate is nearly twice as high as the overall district. He is running for re-election in November against a Republican challenger.

White was one of two D.C. council members whom Mayor Muriel Bower defeated two years ago in the Democratic primary. White, a former grassroots community activist, was a protégé of former Mayor Marion Barry, who also represented the same ward as White on the council.

In March 2018, White posted a video on his Facebook page claiming that an unexpected snowfall was because of “the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters.” The Rothschilds, a Jewish family that was prominent in the banking industry, are a frequent subject of conspiracy theories.

At the time, White said he was unaware that the weather-related conspiracy theory is antisemitic. A video later surfaced of White pushing a similar conspiracy theory during a meeting of top city officials. He posed a question based on the stereotypical premise that the Rothschilds controlled the World Bank and the federal government.

Associated Press writer Ashraf Khalil contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for pressuring D.C. employees to extend city contracts for violence intervention services, authorities alleged in court records unsealed Monday.

Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2022, was arrested Sunday on a federal bribery charge and released from custody after a brief court appearance Monday. His attorney declined to comment on the allegations against him.

White agreed in June to accept roughly $156,000 in kickbacks and cash payments in exchange for pressuring government agency employees to extend two companies' contracts worth over $5 million, prosecutors said.

Authorities say they have secretly recorded conversations between White and an FBI informant who gave White $35,000 in cash on four occasions between June and August. A photo included in court papers shows White stuffing what the FBI says is an envelope filled with $15,000 in cash in his jacket pocket.

The informant — who operated businesses that contracted with the D.C. government — also reported giving White gifts including travel to the Dominican Republic and Las Vegas along with paying him bribes, the FBI said. The informant agreed to cooperate with the FBI as part of an agreement to plead guilty to fraud and bribery charges .

In one secretly recorded meeting detailed in court papers, authorities say the informant gave White $5,000 in cash and told the councilmember that the money was in exchange for reaching out to two government employees. White responded: “I am on top of all of that. ... Once you and I lock eyes and gets to an understanding, I gets to work. I can start making some (expletive) happen.”

The informant told authorities that White, 40, also accepted a $20,000 bribe payment to help resolve a contract dispute for one of the companies by pressuring high-level district officials, the affidavit alleges,

White’s chief of staff and spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

White put his hand to his heart as he entered the courtroom and acknowledged his supporters who attended the hearing. One supporter held her hand to her mouth and sobbed from the gallery. The magistrate judge warned White he could be jailed before trial if he violates any conditions of his release.

White didn’t stop to speak to reporters as he left the courthouse and headed to a waiting vehicle. His supporters shouted, “We love you, Trayon!” and “Ward 8!” as he departed.

White, who has served on the D.C. council since 2017, represents a predominantly Black ward where the poverty rate is nearly twice as high as the overall district. He is running for re-election in November against a Republican challenger.

White was one of two D.C. council members whom Mayor Muriel Bower defeated two years ago in the Democratic primary. White, a former grassroots community activist, was a protégé of former Mayor Marion Barry, who also represented the same ward as White on the council.

In March 2018, White posted a video on his Facebook page claiming that an unexpected snowfall was because of “the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters.” The Rothschilds, a Jewish family that was prominent in the banking industry, are a frequent subject of conspiracy theories.

At the time, White said he was unaware that the weather-related conspiracy theory is antisemitic. A video later surfaced of White pushing a similar conspiracy theory during a meeting of top city officials. He posed a question based on the stereotypical premise that the Rothschilds controlled the World Bank and the federal government.

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CJ current events 22aug24

Bari Weiss notes

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How's that progressivism working out?

This is the teaser for Sunday's Denver Post:

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BERLIN — A German court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of a 99-year-old former secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp who had been convicted of being an accessory to the murder of more than 10,000 people during World War II. “(The defendant) not only physically helped the camp commandant and his adjutants, with whom she worked together in a spirit of trust,” the court ruled. “Through her integration into the camp operation as a reliable and obedient subordinate, she also supported them psychologically.” The former secretary, Irmgard Furchner, was initially convicted by a German court in 2022 for her role in the murder of 10,505 people at the Stutthof camp, in what is now Poland, making her one of the last living Germans to be tried for Nazi crimes. German media have framed the trial as possibly the last verdict against participants in the Nazi death machine, as most of those involved have died or are unfit to stand trial due to their advanced age.***

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Bari again

Michael Jackson died more or less the same way.

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Graphic depiction of Supreme Court reform

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Holocaust denier in trouble

DC Council member Trayon White Sr.***

was caught on video receiving thousands in kickbacks from a business owner seeking help to renew his two companies’ violence-interruption contracts with the D.C. government, according to prosecutors.*** The two contracts the unnamed business owner had with the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services were valued at $5.2 million. The agreed upon payments to White represented about 3% of the total contract value, prosecutors said. White was released from custody and forced to surrender his passport. His next court date is Sept. 19.***

For White's lunatic views of the Holocaust, check out https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-lawmaker-who-said-jews-control-the-weather-visits-holocaust-museum/2018/04/19/0b69ddde-4329-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html

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Washington, D.C. councilman arrested for accepting $156,000 bribe

Washington, D.C. councilman Trayon White Sr. was arrested Sunday on federal bribery charges after accepting $156,000 (about 140,000 euros) to extend several contracts with private companies. The U.S. Department of Justice reported Monday that White accepted up to four cash payments starting in June to pressure officials from the Office of Neighborhood Safety and the Department of Juvenile…

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Democrat DC Councilman Trayon White Sr., 40, was arrested on federal bribery charges, the Justice Department announced.

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FBI arrests DC councilman who in 2018 accused Jewish financiers of 'climate manipulation'

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Washington, D.C., City Council member Trayon White Sr. was arrested by the FBI on Sunday, though the circumstances surrounding his apprehension were not immediately know.

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D.C. Council member Trayon White was arrested Sunday on a federal bribery charge, according to new information Monday from federal prosecutors.

White, who represents Ward 8, is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in cash in exchange for using his position to pressure employees of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to extend several D.C. contracts, prosecutors said.

White is due to appear in court Monday afternoon.

“The contracts at issue were valued at $5.2 million and were for two companies to provide Violence Intervention services in D.C,” the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said in a statement.

“As alleged, the $156,000 White agreed to accept in exchange for using his official position to pressure renewal of those contracts to particular companies was three percent of the total contract value,” they continued.

“According to the complaint, White’s agreement with a confidential human source (the owner of the companies) – including the source’s payments to White of $35,000 in cash on four separate occasions (June 26, July 17, July 25, and August 9, 2024) and the source showing White a document reflecting how White’s three-percent cut was calculated based on those contracts – was captured on video.”

An FBI informant who agreed to plead guilty to fraud and bribery charges reported giving White gifts including trips to the Dominican Republic and Las Vegas, along with paying him bribes, the FBI said.

White was arrested Sunday near his home in the Navy Yard area of Southeast D.C., as News4 was first to report.

News4 video shows agents outside White's apartment. Agents appeared to try to access White’s car, a silver Tesla with D.C. Council license plates.

White was first elected to represent Ward 8 in 2016. In June, he won the Democratic primary for what would be his third term.

ANC Commissioner Erica Green, who represents a portion of Ward 8, spoke in support of White at a virtual news conference she held Monday morning. She said she was frustrated that residents and fellow elected officials weren’t given any information on why White was arrested.

“The public has a right to know. We’re concerned about our council member,” she said.

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BREAKING: Trayon White, the Democratic Councilman who once claimed that the Jewish Rothschild family controls the weather, has been arrested by the FBI.

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