Thread by @MissMaga2016

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of PA is having a press conference right now to announce public corruption charges against 4 people.

I'm looking for further details and will post in this thread.

#ButNothingsHappening

https://twitter.com/USAO_EDPA/status/1222548409904779268

Oh, here's more, including who was charged:

#Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson

Dawn Chavous (Johnson's wife)

Abdur Rahim Islam and Shahied Dawan (former execs of Universal Community Homes))

https://twitter.com/FBIPhiladelphia/status/1222547012991832064

Looks like Johnson and his wife were expecting to be charged soon:

inquirer.com/news/kenyatta-…

Looks like the Councilman's wife (Chavous) had a consulting firm and Universal offered her work in exchange for the Councilman's (her husband) help getting zoning laws changed to redevelop the Royal Theater.

whyy.org/articles/phill…

It's expected that Johnson and Chavous will plead NOT guilty, but let's see how long that lasts, LOLOL.

There's been a bunch of corruption cases where the people pleaded NOT guilty, only to change their minds and plead guilty after some time.

Here's a copy of the actual indictment:

scribd.com/document/44476…

Here’s the DOJ announcement:

The Universal Execs were charged with #RICO, bribery, and other offenses.

Looks like they may have also bribed other public officials, so there may be more to come!

https://twitter.com/usao_edpa/status/1222559850938408961?s=21

https://twitter.com/USAO_EDPA/status/1222559850938408961

Yep, there is more! In Milwaukee!

Islam and Dawn also bribed Michael Bonds, the former President of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors.

#ButNothingsHappening

Here's the official DOJ announcement for Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and his wife.

https://twitter.com/USAO_EDPA/status/1222631979193196544