A federal grand jury indicted Detroit City Council Member Gabe Leland, 35, with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and two counts of bribery.
According to the indictment, Leland allegedly conspired with Elisa Grubbs, a campaign worker, to solicit and accept bribes consisting of $15,000 in cash and free auto body work from a local business owner from May through August 2017.
The indictment also alleges that Leland agreed to help delay or prevent the city's sale of property that the business owner believed he owned in exchange for the bribes.
Leland is charged with taking a $7,500 cash bribe on August 4, 2017, four days before the primary election for Detroit City Council.
He faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 for each bribery count, and up to 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 for the bribery conspiracy count.
