IT staffer obstructed truth, feds say in closing statements
Detroit — It's now up to a jury to decide the fate of a former Wayne County appointee accused of conspiracy and obstruction of justice stemming from a federal corruption investigation.
The jury of seven men and five women went into deliberations Thursday afternoon in the case against Zayd Allebban, 34.
U.S. District Attorney Sheldon Light said in his closing arguments that the case against Allebban comes down to a "simple truth." Allebban, he said, sought to obstruct a federal investigation as he worked with his former boss and mentor Tahir Kazmi to conceal that Kazmi had received tens of thousands of dollars in cash and goods from a county vendor.
"Mr. Allebban and Mr. Kazmi knew that if the FBI knew the simple truth — that money changed hands and trips were paid for — the FBI would dig further," Light said. "And there would be trouble — big trouble — for Mr. Kazmi."
By Steve Pardo
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