
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, July 5, 1990                   TAG: 9007050167
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                                LENGTH: Short

CHESAPEAKE MAYOR FACES FELONY CHARGES

A grand jury has indicted Mayor David Wynne on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, capping a four-month state police investigation into allegations of financial misconduct in office.

Wynne surrendered Tuesday to state police officers and was fingerprinted and booked. He was taken to the magistrate's office in Great Bridge and was released on his own recognizance. A date for the trial in Chesapeake Circuit Court has not been set.

The felony charge stems from a $1,000 check Wynne solicited as mayor from Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America, and then allegedly deposited into a private bank account. If convicted, Wynne could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Wynne, 41, the city's first directly elected mayor, declined to comment on his indictment. His attorney, Franklin A. Swartz of Norfolk, said Wynne would plead innocent and would request a jury trial.

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