State Sen. Emil Jones III

By Andrew Johnston | [email protected] | baiduhai

PUBLISHED: September 23, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT | UPDATED: September 23, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT

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Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III resigned from his leadership post and committee chairmanship after he was hit with federal bribery charges. Federal charges against Jones allege he accepted a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company executive to block unfavorable legislation and then lied to the FBI. He is the latest politician to be charged in the federal investigation of red-light cameras installed by SafeSpeed LLC.

State Sen. Emil Jones III

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