The government alleged Rogers violated his bond conditions by contacting a witness in the case; specifically, the person he’s charged with reportedly bribing in a kickback scheme involving Jefferson County tax dollars.
Rogers’ attorney told the judge that Rogers did not make the calls. The defense requested a copy of the transcript from Rogers’ arraignment. That copy will be given to the defense Monday and the bond revocation hearing will be held Thursday.
Rogers was indicted on federal obstruction of justice and obstruction of justice by bribery counts. Court records allege Rogers attempted to bribe an unnamed person, who’s listed as Individual #1 in the indictment, to give false information to FBI and IRS agents in exchange for money for their organization. It’s something Rogers strongly denies.alongside co-defendant Varrie Johnson Kindall in a superseding indictment.
Court records allege the three defendants were involved in a kickback scheme using tax dollars from the Jefferson County Community Service Fund, created to support local organizations.
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