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Former Dayton Official Changes Plea To 'Guilty' In Federal Corruption Probe

WYSO | By Jerry Kenney
Published February 11, 2020 at 5:31 PM EST
The artwork "Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall 1978" on the front of the Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Dayton.
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The artwork "Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall 1978" on the front of the Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Dayton.

A former director of Dayton’s Minority Business Assistance Center has pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge.

RoShawn Winburn entered the plea in federal court today in Dayton.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, in 2015 and 2016 Winburn disclosed internal information regarding disadvantaged business contracts to a local business owner who hoped to obtain contracts with the City of Dayton.

Winburn was charged with accepting cash payments totaling more than $6,500 in exchange for the documents.

Five others have been charged in connection to the federal corruption probe, including former Ohio House Representative Clayton Luckie, and former Dayton City Commissioner Joey Williams.

Luckie was sentenced in November to four months in prison for mail fraud. Williams was sentenced in January to 12 months in prison.

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Jerry Kenney
Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.
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