A federal detention hearing Wednesday afternoon adjourned for the day without a ruling, leaving an Omaha city council member waiting to see if he'll be granted pre-trial release.
Detention hearing resumes Wednesday in Lincoln for Omaha City Council member Vinny Palermo, former Omaha police Capt. Rich Gonzalez, former Omaha police officer Johnny Palermo and Jack Olson.
Prosecutors allege that an Omaha city councilman accepted free trips to cities like San Diego, Houston and Denver, where he would socialize with the other co-defendants in a fraud case.
One day after two former Omaha police officers were arraigned in federal court for fraud charges, Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said the department is committed to the "highest standards of policing."
One indictment, which includes more than 15 counts of wire fraud and other charges, details the case, which is an alleged scheme of more than seven years involving misused donation money flooded into personal funds.