Ted Loza, a former aide to D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham who pled guilty to a federal charge of accepting an illegal gratuity in February, was sentenced to eight months in prison this afternoon.
Some pretty damning video here: Ted Loza, the former Jim Graham chief of staff who pled guilty to felony bribery charges in February, is clearly seen on tape accepting money from an FBI informant outside the District’s city hall.
Sure, let’s get totally crazy! Sinclair Skinner, the Adrian Fenty confidant who was a key figure in the D.C. Council’s special investigation into the city’s recreation construction contracts, sent out a long and winding press release this afternoon, calling for an investigation into Jim Graham’s role in the Ted Loza bribery scandal.
Former Jim Graham chief of staff Ted Loza pled guilty this afternoon to two charges of accepting gratuities and one charge of filing a false statement.
Ted Loza, former chief of staff to Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, is reportedly scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing this afternoon. The hearing will be held at 3 p.m.
Two pieces of courtroom action to keep track of from today. The first is former Jim Graham chief-of-staff Ted Loza, who appeared in a brief hearing today to enter a plea of not guilty, as expected. D.C. Wire has the report. Loza stands accused of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and making false statements. His trial is not expected to start until October. Second is a guilty plea in the nearly forgotten OCTO case. Sushil Bansal,…
The U.S. attorney’s office filed a new indictment Thursday that spells out additional charges against Ted Loza, D.C. Council member Jim Graham’s former chief of staff. Loza was arrested in September and charged with two counts of bribery on allegations he accepted $1,500 from taxicab industry lobbyist Abdulaziz Kamus. But as the Washington Post reports, Loza now stands accused of accepting a total of “more than $30,000 in benefits, including cash, trips, transportation and other…
Looks like a grand jury will soon hand down additional charges against former Jim Graham staffer Ted Loza, D.C. Wire reports. Loza was indicted on bribery charges last fall after he allegedly accepted $1,500 in cash and other favors and trips from a taxicab lobbyist. No word yet on what the new charges might look like, just that we should expect them in the “next two to four weeks.” Notably, Loza’s attorney, Pleasant Brodnax, is…
Photo by Samer Farha Federal authorities believe former D.C. Taxicab Commission chairman Causton Toney participated in a long-running bribery scheme while he held that position from 2005-2007, the Washington Post reports this morning. A recently unsealed affidavit lays out the FBI’s suspicions against Toney, who has not been charged with any crime, but whose home was raided in October. The links between Toney and the bribery allegations stem from the same D.C. taxicab industry…
Photo courtesy Re-elect Jim Graham 2010 As expected, D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) today formally announced that he will be seeking re-election in 2010. The announcement was coupled with the launch of his campaign web site. A quick glance through the web site indicates that Graham’s campaign strategy is simple enough — prove that he’s a damn hard worker for Ward 1 residents. Beyond the frontpage picture of Graham standing next to…
