CENTER CITY - The jury in the corruption trial of Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, his wife and two others deliberated until 4:30 Wednesday afternoon and broke for the day.
They’ll be back in the morning.Johnson, his wife, Dawn Chovous and two former executives with a city non-profit are all charged with two counts of honest services wire fraud.The government alleges the former executives bribed Johnson with nearly $67,000 in payments to his wife’s consulting firm.In return, the government alleges Johnson helped the non-profit, Universal Companies, with two troubled real estate holdings.All four defendants have pled not guilty.