Mayor Shawn Brown of St. Peters (St. Louis, MO) was indicted after threatening to veto the ordinance authorizing the installation of the camera system unless he got a payment from Redflex. Redflex alerted the FBI to Brown's alleged threat and cooperated with investigators, authorities said. The federal indictment made public last Friday said Brown solicited and accepted a $2,750 payment from Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., which in June won the contract to install red-light cameras in the city.
Former St. Peters Mayor Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, a former mayor of St. Peters has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. The former mayor admitted to engaging in fraudulent activities, which violated federal law.
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