By Erin Sheridan
Brownsville Herald
Government prosecutors submitted a motion on Tuesday asking to inspect evidence that BISD vice president Sylvia Atkinson and her attorneys plan to introduce during trial.
Atkinson was charged in December on an eight-count indictment featuring felony bribery charges and violations of the Travel Act. (Some of the charges date back to 2014 when Atkinson was employed with the Rio Hondo ISD.)![]()
(In one of the eight counts), the document charged Atkinson with soliciting and accepting a $10,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent posing as an employee of Pink Ape Media, a local advertising and film production company that previously won contracts to film on Brownsville Independent School District campuses.
The government’s motion for reciprocal discovery, filed on Tuesday, requests permission to copy any books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible objects, and reports of examinations made in connection to the case that are in Atkinson’s possession.
Government prosecutors submitted a motion on Tuesday asking to inspect evidence that BISD vice president Sylvia Atkinson and her attorneys plan to introduce during trial.
Atkinson was charged in December on an eight-count indictment featuring felony bribery charges and violations of the Travel Act. (Some of the charges date back to 2014 when Atkinson was employed with the Rio Hondo ISD.)
(In one of the eight counts), the document charged Atkinson with soliciting and accepting a $10,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent posing as an employee of Pink Ape Media, a local advertising and film production company that previously won contracts to film on Brownsville Independent School District campuses.
The government’s motion for reciprocal discovery, filed on Tuesday, requests permission to copy any books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible objects, and reports of examinations made in connection to the case that are in Atkinson’s possession.
(Atkinson's attorneys had previously filed an extensive discovery motion on the prosecution. Click on link to review: https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/attorneys-seek-evidence-in-atkinson-case/article_1b3627fe-2bfd-11ea-830b-0329e8551809.html
An additional motion, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, granted government attorneys extra time to file motions related to the case.
According to the document, one of those motions may include a motion for continuance in collaboration with Atkinson’s defense counsel, suggesting that the parties are discussing options pending trial.
An additional motion, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, granted government attorneys extra time to file motions related to the case.
According to the document, one of those motions may include a motion for continuance in collaboration with Atkinson’s defense counsel, suggesting that the parties are discussing options pending trial.
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