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LeVota’s Trial Delayed Until 2027 | Kansas City News
Phil LeVota, interim Jackson County Executive, faces serious federal charges including bribery and honest services fraud, with his trial now delayed until April 2027—after he’s already out of office. The judge approved the delay, citing the need for a fair defense and the impossibility of preparing in time. LeVota downplayed the delay as routine scheduling. The indictment hints at unnamed co-conspirators, though no one else has been charged, and details alleged conversations where LeVota supposedly offered a six-figure county job to a political rival in exchange for withdrawing from the…
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