CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The legal team defending former Cincinnati City Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld against corruption charges doesn’t want his “disgruntled former employee” testifying at his upcoming corruption trial, newly filed court records show.
The former worker is described as “J.K.” in a defense motion.
Prosecutors intend to have “J.K.” testify about specific campaigning techniques and fundraising strategies of Sittenfeld and his campaign advisors, court records show.
“J.K., like many of the government’s witnesses in this case, entered into a proffer agreement with the government after the F.B.I. learned of criminal acts by J.K. According to that proffer, J.K. can still be indicted for his criminal behavior,” the motion states.
“J.K. is also a disgruntled former employee of Mr. Sittenfeld. J.K. was fired after Mr. Sittenfeld discovered J.K. acted dishonestly. Mr. Sittenfeld was unaware of J.K.’s criminal actions, which were unrelated to his employment with Mr. Sittenfeld, or J.K.’s proffer agreement with the government when his employment was terminated.
“Based on the proffer and evidence submitted to Mr. Sittenfeld regarding J.K., the government intends to call J.K. to testify to specific campaigning techniques and fundraising strategies of Mr. Sittenfeld and his campaign advisors.
“The recently disclosed evidence made it clear that the government’s undercover agents did not understand campaign finance laws. Furthermore, it is apparent that the undercover agents...
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