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Former D.C. Official’s Brother Pleads Guilty

The brother of former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown has pleaded guilty to bank fraud — the same charge that forced Kwame Brown to resign his seat.

2012/12/13

Anita Bonds Becomes Interim D.C. Councilmember

Anita Bonds has been selected as an interim member of the D.C. Council.

2012/12/12

Ex-D.C. Council Chair Sentenced To 1 Day In Custody

Former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown has been sentenced to one day in custody and six months in home detention for lying on loan applications.

2012/11/13

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Mendelson To Lead Scandal-Plagued D.C. Council

Phil Mendelson was selected Wednesday as interim chairman of the scandal-plagued D.C. Council, pledging to restore trust in a legislative body that’s lost two members this year to criminal convictions.

2012/06/13

D.C. Council To Vote On Mendelson As Interim Chair

The acting chairman of the D.C. Council has circulated a resolution that would make Councilmember Phil Mendelson the interim chairman.

2012/06/12

Brown’s Resignation From D.C. Council Certified

Kwame Brown’s resignation as chairman of the D.C. Council has been certified by the district’s elections board.

2012/06/11

Former D.C. Councilman Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

The former chairman of the District of Columbia Council pleaded guilty Friday to lying about his income on bank loan applications, the latest blow to a city government rocked by scandal.

2012/06/08

Second Campaign Aide To D.C. Mayor Faces Charges

A second former aide to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray was charged Wednesday with a federal offense arising from Gray’s 2010 campaign and intends to plead guilty, a day after another aide’s guilty plea revealed the use of underhanded tactics to get Gray elected.

2012/05/24

D.C. Council Poised To Repeal Online Gambling

After becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to legalize online gambling within its borders, the District of Columbia is poised to repeal the program before it launches.

2012/01/31

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At 75, Marion Barry Gears Up For Another Campaign

As HBO considers making a movie about Marion Barry with Eddie Murphy in the title role, the real Barry is doing something that comes naturally: running for re-election in the nation’s capital.

2012/01/05

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