TOLEDO, Ohio — Just how much money has allegedly gone to the four Toledo City Council members and one local attorney after the two-year-long FBI investigation into bribery and extortion?
After reviewing the 41-page criminal complaint, WTOL found the individuals are accused of soliciting or accepting more than $34,000.
The person accused of accepting the largest amount of money is council member Yvonne Harper, who, according to the FBI, took about $16,000.
Sources in the affidavit claim she was paid $4,000 to $5,000 in exchange for a vote over a liquor license and nearly $8,000 to support an internet café.
Harper is also accused of funneling $3,000 to a constituent in exchange for his or her silence regarding a racial complaint at a local business, according to the FBI.
After Harper, Tyrone Riley has accepted a total of $11,800 dollars, according to the affidavit.
Documents show he accepted money in exchange for votes for a special use permit, a 'curb cut project', multiple internet cafés, and a sprinkler waiver.
According to U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman, it's unclear if any person was a ring leader in this bribery case.
"I don't want to characterize anybody as serving any particular role in it. The facts are alleged in the complaint, they're in there. You can see verbatim instances, in some cases, exactly what was said, exactly what was asked for and exactly what was given," Herdman said.
The FBI affidavit shows that Gary Johnson, Larry Sykes and local attorney Keith Mitchell accepted $3,000, $1,500 and $2,000, respectively.
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