John Collins-Muhammad

The three men pleaded guilty in August to several felonies.

Lewis Reed and Jeffrey Boyd both admitted to multiple felonies connected to a scheme in which they accepted cash, campaign contributions and other gifts from a developer in exchange for helping him get incentives.

John Collins-Muhammad is the first of three former aldermen charged with bribery to plead guilty in the scheme, which saw the men take cash and other gifts in exchange for helping a developer get incentives.

Lewis Reed, the former president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, had originally been scheduled to be in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing.

Former St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd is also facing a second federal indictment alleging insurance fraud connected to his used car lot.

John Collins-Muhammad and two other former aldermen are accused of accepting cash, cars and other gifts in exchange for helping a developer get incentives.

A second former alderman, Jeffrey Boyd, also says he will not file any motions ahead of trial. An attorney for Boyd would not clarify whether that meant his client had also reached a deal.

The St. Louis Development Corporation is on the lookout for a consultant that can help improve its internal workings. That's weeks after a federal grand jury indicted a St. Louis alderman for allegedly pressuring agency staff to sell property to a businessman in exchange for a bribe.

The city’s charter says that unless a vacancy occurs within six months of a general election, a seat on the Board of Aldermen must be filled by a special election within 90 days.

Special edition of Politically Speaking details indictments that led to the resignation of Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and two aldermen.