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Trial likely delayed for former Councilman Jeff Pastor

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to delay the May 2 trial for former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor on public corruption charges after plea negotiations fell through.

P G Sittenfeld announces he will no longer run for mayor amid federal corruption case

P G Sittenfeld announces he will no longer run for mayor amid federal corruption case
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Stunning attack line in latest legal filing by attorneys for P G Sittenfeld

Stunning attack line in latest legal filing by attorneys for P.G. Sittenfeld Share Updated: 7:00 PM EST Feb 10, 2021 Share Updated: 7:00 PM EST Feb 10, 2021 There has been a stunning attack line in the latest legal filing by attorneys for P.G. Sittenfeld, the suspended Cincinnati councilman and 2021 mayoral hopeful. One week before the next hearing in his federal corruption case, attorney Charlie Rittgers has alleged in court documents that undercover federal agents may have been engaged in criminal conduct.The lengthy documents center in part on the actions and behavior of former Cincinnati Bengal Chinedum Ndukwe, who is now a local developer and a key figure in the allegations of bribery and attempted extortion against Sittenfeld.At a news conference announcing the Sittenfeld indictment last year, federal authorities lavished praise on Ndukwe for cooperating in their investigation of alleged corruption at City Hall.The new filing Wednesday raised accusat

Sittenfeld Attorneys Allege Federal Agent Misconduct in Investigation

Courtesy of WCPO Attorneys for suspended Cincinnati Councilmember P.G. Sittenfeld alleged in a filing Wednesday that federal agents engaged in misconduct while conducting an investigation that led to corruption charges against him. Most of the specific allegations of misconduct are redacted in the filing, which asks U.S. District Court Judge Douglas R. Cole to order the release of significant quantities of purposely withheld evidence Sittenfeld attorney Charlie Rittgers alleges federal authorities have not yet turned over. One allegation is spelled out in the filing, however: a claim that the FBI informant in the case attended a party at a penthouse rented by undercover agents with young women who appeared to be drinking underage.

P G Sittenfeld s PAC at center of corruption case: secret slush fund or legal account?

and last updated 2021-01-28 18:49:20-05 CINCINNATI — Prosecutors call it a secret slush fund where Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld deposited $40,000 from undercover FBI agents, allegedly in exchange for his support on a Downtown development project. But Sittenfeld’s attorney, Charlie Rittgers, said the PAC at the heart of the government’s corruption case is legal, transparent and follows Federal Election Commission rules. What U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Cole believes about Sittenfeld’s political action committee, which is named the Progress and Growth PAC, could determine his fate. Sittenfeld, a Democrat, had been considered the front-runner to win this year’s Cincinnati mayoral race until the FBI arrested him in November. A 20-page indictment charged Sittenfeld with two counts of honest services wire fraud, two counts of bribery and two counts of attempted extortion.

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