Daily News | Kenyatta Johnson got a hero’s welcome from his fellow Council members after being acquitted on corruption charges
applauded, high-fived, and congratulated the third-term lawmaker when he showed up for Thursday’s meeting after several weeks of absences while he stood trial.
Johnson and his wife, Dawn Chavous, were accused of accepting a bribe in the form of a $67,000 consulting contract for Chavous from Universal Companies, a public housing nonprofit and charter school operator. Prosecutors alleged that in exchange for the bribe, Johnson took official actions that benefited Universal, including introducing legislation to change the zoning rules for one of its properties.
The prosecution relied solely on circumstantial evidence to make its case, and the defense argued that Chavous was qualified for the consulting role given her years of work on charter school issues.Many of Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson’s fellow lawmakers stood by him from indictment to acquittal
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