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Kenyatta Johnson trial: Judge declares mistrial in case against councilman, wife

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PHILADELPHIA - The trial for Philadelphia councilman Kenyatta Johnson and his wife has ended in a mistrial after days of jury deliberations.

In January, Johnson, 46, and his wife Dawn Chavous, 40, were indicted on fraud charges in what officials called a "widespread corruption conspiracy." Federal authorities accused Johnson, who has been a councilman since 2012, of engaging in official actions in exchange for payments.

Chavous is accused of entering into a "sham" consulting agreement with a nonprofit that was used to funnel payments to her husband, authorities say.

Before being indicted, Johnson released a statement saying, "First, let me be clear: I am innocent. I did nothing wrong. I am the victim of overzealous federal prosecutors who have spent the last five years looking for something to charge me with." The four-week-long trial began on March 24 and prosecutors outlined their case against the councilman, including accusations that he took more than $66,000 in bribes disguised as fees paid to his wife’s consulting company.

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