Lewis Reed

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.

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

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Wednesday that recent federal public corruption indictments are “the tip of the iceberg.”

Tenth Ward Alderman Joe Vollmer will serve as interim president of the Board of Aldermen until a special election in November.

Federal prosecutors Thursday charged St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, 22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, and former 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad with bribery for accepting cash, cars and other gifts in exchange for pushing forward development deals.