Witness says ex-JEA CEO told him he could make millions from sale

Aaron Zahn’s college roommate, also an attorney who worked with JEA, was the first to tell the jury Zahn talked about profiting from a sale of JEA. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —…

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Ex-JEA board chair had no idea plan she voted for could net $345M in bonus payouts if utility was sold: testimony

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former JEA board members continued to testify on Wednesday in the case against two former JEA executives involving what some are calling one of the biggest schemes…

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Ex-JEA board members testify they wouldn’t have voted for bonus plan if they’d known about huge potential payouts

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The juries for the first time in the federal trial of two JEA executives accused of trying to take millions in personal profits from a proposed sale…

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FBI agent continues to detail investigation into ex-JEA execs accused in conspiracy case on Day 3 of trial

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – FBI special agent Angela Hill, a member of the local public corruption squad, returned to stand on Friday to describe her work as from the early stages…

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Opening statements begin in federal trial for ex-JEA execs accused in Jacksonville’s largest fraud scheme

What began in 2019 as a proposal to sell city-owned utility JEA, ballooned into what many consider the largest attempted fraud scheme in Jacksonville’s history. The alleged scheme resulted in…

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Opening statements begin in federal trial for ex-JEA execs accused in Jacksonville’s largest fraud scheme

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What began in 2019 as a proposal to sell city-owned utility JEA, ballooned into what many consider the largest attempted fraud scheme in Jacksonville’s history. The alleged…

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