The former chairman of the board of South Carolina State University was found guilty of most charges against him last week after a trial involving allegations of plans to bribe a DeKalb County official.
The federal jury on Thursday convicted Jonathan Pinson on 29 of 45 felony counts, including racketeering. Co-defendant Eric Robinson, who was Pinson’s business partner, was found not guilty on seven counts.
The judge in the case had previously thrown out two counts against them related to accusations that they tried to arrange a bribe of DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson and suspended DeKalb County Purchasing Director Kelvin Walton.
A witness, former construction company CEO Richard Zahn, had testified that the defendants told him Watson could help him get work on the county’s $1.7 billion water and sewer upgrade project if he paid Watson $50,000 or $60,000. Zahn also said the defendants wanted him to buy Atlanta Falcons box seats for Walton.
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