Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld is facing federal charges, accused of accepting $40,000 in political donations in exchange for his promise to "deliver the votes" on a development project.
He pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts each of wire fraud, bribery and attempted extortion by a government official. The case began in November 2018, when Sittenfeld allegedly started meeting with undercover agents posing as investors about a potential development project in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld speaks outside of the Ohio Statehouse in 2015. (Courtney Hergesheimer/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) In December 2018, Sittenfeld told undercover agents he could "deliver the votes" in city council if they sent four.
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