Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota asks judge to dismiss charges

Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota filed a motion Friday to dismiss four out of five counts he was charged with in a federal indictment.

LeVota was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a bribery scheme related to the 2026 election for Jackson County executive.

Prosecutors charged LeVota with honest services fraud, federal program bribery, Travel Act violations and making a false statement to federal law enforcement agents…

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