A federal grand jury indicted a Detroit city councilman on bribery charges.
The U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit on Thursday said Gabe Leland faces one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and two counts of bribery.
Authorities said USD 15,000 in bribes and free auto body work were solicited and accepted from a local business owner. The indictment also accuses Leland of agreeing to help delay or prevent the city's sale of property the business owner believed was his.
Campaign worker Elisa Grubbs was charged Wednesday with bribery conspiracy. She is accused of accepting cash Aug. 4, 2017 from a business owner.
Leland is charged with taking a USD 7,500 cash bribe on that date, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. A statement on the indictment did not say if Grubbs worked for Leland's campaign.
"The public demands and is entitled to honest public servants," FBI Special Agent in Charge Timothy Slater said Thursday in a statement.
"Today's indictment of Detroit City Council Member Gabriel Leland underscores the fact that individuals who hold a position of public trust and who betray that trust will be held accountable. The FBI is committed to aggressively investigating allegations of public corruption."
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