BREAKING: 3 Democrats Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Numerous Bribery and Corruption Charges
By Staff -June 3, 2022
Three members of the Democrat party have been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges.
All three are accused of receiving substantial and numerous cash payments. In exchange, they did political favors to profit specific business owners.
The indictment is against the Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, 22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, and former 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad.
Using their “official capacity,” they allegedly accepted payments to assist a small business owner. The business received property tax abatement in exchange for cash bribes.
Boyd allegedly took bribes to assist the same business owner to obtain city-owned property for thousands of dollars less than it’s worth.
More on this story via local CBS affiliate:
Collins-Muhammad is accused of accepting and agreeing to accept cash, campaign contributions, a car and other things of value in relation to two of John Doe’s projects and his trucking/hauling company. He also is accused of using a cellular phone with the intent of the criminal activity. He was also indicted for knowingly participating in a scheme to “defraud and deprive” the citizens in his ward, and of wire fraud. He was indicted on two bribery-related charges and one charge of honest services bribery/wire fraud.
Reed allegedly took a stream of cash payments and campaign donations “intending to be influenced and rewarded in connection with a business, transaction and series of transactions” related to one of John Doe’s projects and his company. He also is accused of using his cellular phone for criminal activity. He was indicted on two bribery-related charges.
Boyd is accused of knowingly accepting things of value, including cash and car repairs with the intent of being “influenced and rewarded.” He also allegedly used a cellular phone to commit criminal activity. He was indicted on two bribery-related charges and a separate two counts of wire fraud for allegedly fraudulently seeking $22,000 from his insurance company.
In May, Collins-Muhammad announced his resignation from the Board of Alderman. In a letter to Reed that was posted on Twitter, he wrote, “it has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the City of St. Louis. I have made mistakes and I take full responsibility for those mistakes.” He served on the Board of Alderman from 2017 to 2022.
Reed was appointed the President of the Board of Aldermen in 2007. Following the indictment, he told News 4 he was not resigning and that he has “been a good steward and will continue to be a good steward for the city.”
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