September 07, 2011
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a former Jacksonville, Fla., port official's post-verdict bids for acquittal and a new trial over $140,000 he allegedly took in bribes, ruling a jury acted reasonably in determining a dredging contractor had bribed him.
June 28, 2011
An ex-Jacksonville, Fla., port official convicted of taking more than $140,000 in bribes asked a federal judge on Monday to acquit him despite a jury's guilty verdict, asserting there was no evidence he had been bribed by a dredging contractor.
May 06, 2011
A former Jacksonville, Fla., port official accused of accepting more than $100,000 in bribes asked a judge Thursday to bar prosecutors from introducing his silence on questioning from the FBI about a $50,000 loan as evidence in the case.
February 28, 2011
A former Jacksonville, Fla., port official accused of accepting more than $100,000 in bribes asked a court Friday to dismiss charges against him, claiming prosecutors deliberately targeted him because he was black.
January 18, 2011
Federal prosecutors in a case against a former Jacksonville, Fla., port official accused of taking bribes moved for an order of forteiture Tuesday, seeking approval to seize $143,500 if they get a conviction on any of the indictment's 44 counts.