Reksid appeared in federal court on Monday with court-appointed defense attorney Mark Hanson.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric S. O’Malley, the prosecutor, moved that the matter be unsealed, which Designated Federal Judge Robert C. Naraja granted.
The grand jury indicted Reksid on Nov. 23.
The investigation was conducted by federal agents from the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The CNMI’s Office of the Public Auditor also assisted in the investigation.
According to the indictment, Reksid “could influence the decision to award a contract funded by [a federal] grant…that was worth more than $5,000 as well as additional contracts funded by this and similar grants.”
In or about Feb. 2009, Reksid, “acting as agent of a state government, did corruptly solicit a thing of value intending to be influenced and rewarded,” the indictment added.
It said Reksid solicited $3,000 from the owner of a business seeking to obtain a contract with DPL. The contract was funded by an EPA Brownsfield grant.
O’Malley moved that Reksid be released based on conditions proposed by the Federal Probation Office. Hanson did not object.
Naraja directed Reksid to issue a $25,000 unsecured bond and to follow pretrial release conditions.
The judge scheduled Reksid’s jury trial for Jan. 18, 2011.
