KSDK 5: “Facing federal indictment, Reed resists calls to resign”

“The second most powerful politician in St. Louis, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, is resisting calls to resign four days after federal prosecutors charged him with accepting cash bribes in exchange for rewarding business owners with tax breaks.

Benjamin Singer is the CEO of Show Me Integrity, the group that organized and won nearly 70% of the city to vote for stricter ethics rules for aldermen.

He said the measure would force members of the Board of Aldermen "to recuse themselves from voting on any piece of legislation where they have a personal, financial conflict of interest."

‘As a St. Louisan, I'm disgusted with these leaders breaking the trust of voters,’ Singer said.”

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