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Article: Moe pleads not guilty to bribe charge: He allegedly paid off former mayor of Airway Heights.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2006
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Byline: Bill Morlin
Oct. 6--Orville Moe, the former operator of Spokane Raceway Park, was told by a federal judge Thursday he faces a possible prison sentence if convicted of two bribery charges returned last month by a grand jury. The businessman and his attorney, Mark Vovos, had no comment as they left U.S. District Court in downtown Spokane after the brief arraignment before Magistrate Judge Cynthia Imbrogno. Moe, 69, and Dale R. Perry, the former mayor of Airway Heights, were indicted on Sept. 19 after a lengthy public corruption investigation by the FBI. Moe is charged with two counts of federal bribery. Perry, a 53-year-old state of Washington ...