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Article: Corruption trial postponed for former racetrack owner: Moe accused of bribing ex-mayor of Airway Heights for opposition to admission tax.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2007
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Byline: Bill Morlin
Sep. 18--Scheduling problems prompted federal Judge Edward Shea to postpone Monday's scheduled start of the public corruption trial of Orville Moe, the former operator of Spokane Raceway Park.
The U.S. District Court trial now is set to begin Thursday morning.
Moe is accused of offering cash bribes to Dale Perry, who at the time was the mayor of Airway Heights, where the raceway is located. The former mayor struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors last month and agreed to testify against Moe as a condition of getting a lighter penalty.
Moe is charged with two counts of bribery in a grand jury indictment that was ...