Reksid, currently on pre-trial release, is charged with bribery concerning a program receiving federal funds.
According to the superseding indictment, Reksid received a bribe of $3,000 from the owner and president of a business engaged in a series of transactions with DPL involving EPA Brownfields grants on or about Feb. 12, 2009. Reksid has denied the charge.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric S. O’Malley is prosecuting the case, while Reksid is represented by court-appointed counsel Mark B. Hanson.
The investigation was conducted by federal agents from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the CNMI’s Office of the Public Auditor.
Last week, five counts of wire fraud in the superseding indictment against Reksid were dismissed by the court with prejudice as it did not allege federal offenses as argued by the defense.
The prosecution moved to dismiss without prejudice the remaining two counts of wire fraud which the court granted.
