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

DATE: TUESDAY, August 23, 1994                   TAG: 9408230105
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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2 HOUSE MEMBERS APPEAR IN COURT

Rep. Walter R. Tucker III pleaded innocent in Los Angeles on Monday to political corruption charges, while Rep. Mel Reynolds appeared in a Chicago court for his first hearing since being accused of having an affair with an underage campaign worker.

Tucker was indicted this month on 10 counts of tax evasion and extortion while mayor of Compton. Prosecutors say he received $30,000 in bribes from a company that wanted to build a waste-to-energy plant, and later demanded another $250,000.

In Chicago, Reynolds was released on his own recognizance after a bond hearing before Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas Hett. The Chicago Democrat is expected to plead innocent Sept. 12.

Reynolds, 42, is accused of having sex with an underage campaign worker, seeking pornographic pictures of a minor and tampering with the investigation in the case.

- Associated Press

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