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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Ind. Courts- Plowman bribery trial starts this week in federal court
Carrie Ritchie of the Indianapolis Star's report here. A quote:
Former City-County Councilman Lincoln Plowman's trial this week on federal bribery and extortion charges will lift the shroud on an undercover probe into an alleged deal to trade cash for influence.It also should put other elected officials on notice, said U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett, who warned that he and his staff are targeting corruption.
"Any violation of public trust for personal financial gain will be identified, investigated and prosecuted by this office to the fullest extent of the law," Hogsett said. "My job is to make sure there's never a 'for sale' sign on any public official, ever."
Plowman, who also was a major with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, is scheduled go on trial Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. He is accused of agreeing in 2009 to help an undercover FBI agent bring a strip club Downtown.
The alleged tradeoff: $5,000 in cash and a $1,000 campaign contribution.
A federal grand jury indicted Plowman in September 2010 on charges of attempted extortion and bribery. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of attempted extortion, and 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of bribery.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 6, 2011 01:19 PM
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