Washington DC council member arrested on bribery charges

Trayon White could face up to 15 years in prison for allegedly accepting $156,000 to aid private companies

A Washington DC council member has been arrested on charges of accepting $156,000 in bribes in exchange for using his political position to help private companies secure public contracts for violence prevention.

Trayon White, a Democrat and former unsuccessful mayoral candidate who has also previously been accused of spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories, was arrested after FBI agents raided a luxury high-rise apartment where he had been staying in the capital's Navy Yard neighbourhood, on Sunday, the Washington Post reported.