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Wright similarly was not paid for his services in speeding up the permit process for the marijuana cultivation operation because it required the purchase of a property prior to paying the bribe. Wright did not receive the $20,000 for his vote because the City Council’s action occurred sooner than anticipated and the funds to pay the bribe were not available at the time, according to the affidavit. In mid-July, the Adelanto City Council approved the expansion of the marijuana zone with Wright voting in favor of the issue.Īfter the City Council action, the undercover agent sought Wright’s assistance in fast-tracking an approval for the purported marijuana business, which Wright agreed to do in exchange for “15.” After Wright said that his “price” was “20” – interpreted by the undercover agent to be $20,000 – Wright said a “donation” had to be made to a third party “because he keeps us out of jail.” ![]() The undercover operative – who is called UC-1 in the affidavit – specifically wanted Wright’s assistance in expanding the area where marijuana cultivation was permitted.ĭuring a meeting in June, Wright said that “to obtain the necessary votes from the Adelanto City Council for the expansion of the area zoned for marijuana cultivation, UC-1 would have to purchase Wright’s vote,” according to the affidavit. The man who purportedly wanted to relocate his marijuana business was an undercover FBI agent who told Wright he was interested in using a property outside of the zone designated by the city for marijuana cultivation. ![]() Soon after the investigation began, the informant – who is identified in the affidavit as a CHS, or confidential human source – introduced Wright to a man who said he wanted to move his marijuana cultivation business to Adelanto. The investigation into Wright, which began as a probe into possible corruption in the City of Adelanto, utilized an informant who introduced Wright to both of the undercover FBI agents and recorded a series of conversations in which Wright discussed both plots, according to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint filed on Monday. In the second scheme, Wright allegedly paid $1,500 to another undercover FBI agent to burn down his restaurant. In the first, Wright allegedly solicited and accepted a $10,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent who told Wright he wanted the councilmember’s assistance in navigating city rezoning and code enforcement issues related to a supposed marijuana transportation business. The criminal complaint outlines two schemes. Wright’s initial appearance will be this afternoon in United States District Court in Riverside. Jermaine Wright, 41, was arrested yesterday by FBI special agents after he was named in a criminal complaint filed on Monday that charges him with bribery and attempted arson of a building. O’Sullivan states that the FBI’s Special Agents and Task Force officers began an operation on March 31 to “identify and target adult individuals who were seeking to make contact with and engage in criminal sexual activity with minors.RIVERSIDE, California – Adelanto City Councilmember Jermaine Wright is expected to make his first court appearance this afternoon after being arrested yesterday on federal charges that allege he took a $10,000 cash bribe and that he hired a man to burn down his restaurant to collect insurance proceeds. READ MORE: Well-known Fredericton radio host arrested in Puerto Rico on child sex charges The FBI operation O’Sullivan reveals that Doyle admitted to using a messaging app to try and meet an underage girl on a beach, where she would perform oral sex on him. Joshua Landicho was also arrested and has been charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor.Īn affidavit filed in court by FBI Special Agent Brian P. Doyle, a morning show host for Capital FM, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempted sexual enticement of a minor. ![]() Trevor Leslie Doyle was one of two men arrested by the FBI’s Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force. ![]() A well-known Fredericton radio host is facing charges after he allegedly tried to solicit sex from an FBI agent who was pretending to be a 13-year-old girl in Puerto Rico.
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