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View the discussion thread. New documents released by the City of Columbus show money was a motivator in the creation of the city's red light camera program. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says the city is immediately ending its contract with a red-light traffic camera company amid a federal bribery probe. Columbus city attorney Rick Pfeffer says the city's contract with a red-light traffic camera company embroiled in a federal bribery investigation was properly awarded and later modified.

Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman for records related to a probe of a former red-light camera company executive who has pleaded guilty to bribing city officials in Columbus and Cincinnati. Democratic Columbus City Council President and Mayoral Candidate Andy Ginther yesterday accused the media of misrepresenting the facts of a federal bribery case that links contributions from the former CEO of a red-light camera company to the campaigns of elected officials in Columbus and Cincinnati.

Democratic Columbus City Council president and Mayoral candidate Andy Ginther denies accepting bribes from the company that operates the city's traffic enforcement camera system. The former CEO of the Arizona-based red light camera company Redflex, which runs Columbus' system, has pleaded guilty to her role in an eight year fraud and bribery scheme. Share Tweet Email. Michelle Mills. Elizabeth Brown. John Raphael. Columbus Mayoral Election City Council member Michelle Mills will step down from council September 4th.

According to Franklin County Board of Elections documents, she also withdrew her name from the November ballot. Elizabeth Brown, the daughter of U. Sherrod Brown, has accepted the nomination to run. Mills, and three other council members, generated controversy following news reports about a trip the four took to the Big Ten Championship Football game with lobbyist John Raphael. Raphael is under federal scrutiny in a bribery investigation. Search Query Show Search. Classical Show Search Search Query.

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