HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — On Tuesday, a Hopewell city councilor was found guilty of embezzling public funds after hundreds of dollars were charged to a city credit card for food for a family member’s funeral.
On Tuesday, July 29, Dominic Holloway, Sr., the councilor for Hopewell’s seventh ward, stood trial for embezzling just under $700 in public funds in 2023. Holloway entered a not guilty plea earlier that day.
While his trial was scheduled to last two days, both the prosecution and defense rested early enough on day one that the case was able to conclude. Following about an hour of deliberation, a jury found him guilty…