US EditionProperty developers charged with trying to bribe Antioch councilmember
- Federal officials indicted property developers David and Trent Sanson in Antioch on Tuesday.
- The charges stem from alleged attempts last year to bribe an unnamed city council member.
- The Sansons allegedly offered thousands in cash for favorable votes on a stalled housing development project.
- They face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if convicted on the charges.
- The council member reportedly alerted the FBI, triggering the subsequent investigation and indictment.
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Father, son charged with bribery for allegedly giving councilmember mug with $5K in cash
By Anser Hassan Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KGO) — Another East Bay city is facing an FBI investigation into alleged bribery. But this time, the elected official turned out to be an FBI informant. In an indictment unsealed on Tuesday, documents show a red coffee mug filled with thousands in cash in an attempt to bribe an Antioch city councilmember for a favorable vote on a stalled housing project. “Why would the…
Who went to the feds? Signs point to Pittsburg cop-turned-Antioch politician
ANTIOCH — The Bay Area’s latest public corruption scandal, revealed by prosecutors this week, involved two prominent homebuilders, an Antioch city councilperson whose vote they allegedly tried to buy and a political fixer apparently working for both sides. They are not named in the indictment, but all indications suggest the councilmember who went to the FBI was Mike Barbanica and the political consultant was Mary Jo Rossi, whose home was raided…
Antioch father, son charged with bribery for allegedly giving councilmember mug with $5K in cash
A father and son who run an East Bay property development company were reported to the FBI after allegedly trying to bribe an Antioch councilmember with a coffee mug full of cash for favorable treatment.
Property developers charged with trying to bribe Antioch councilmember
(BCN) -- Two East Bay property developers were charged with bribery Tuesday after an Antioch city councilmember reported them to the FBI for allegedly offering to pay for favorable treatment, according to federal prosecutors. David Sanson, 60, and Trent Sanson, 33, face conspiracy and bribery charges for allegedly offering to pay the unnamed city councilmember thousands of dollars to get favors for one of their development projects, the U.S. Att…
How an Antioch councilmember became FBI canary, bringing about latest corruption indictment
OAKLAND — In an indictment announced Tuesday, federal prosecutors say the former owner and vice president of a Contra Costa home building company estimated how much it would take to buy an Antioch city councilmember — approximately $15,000. But after they allegedly offered up cash in discreetly hidden stacks of $100 bills, prosecutors say David Sanson and his son, Trent Sanson, underestimated the councilmember they were dealing with. The politic…
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