Almost two years since charges were filed, the trial of former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn and former JEA Chief Financial Officer Ryan Wannemacher is set to begin Feb. 20 at the Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville.
The selection of two juries, one for each defendant, is scheduled to begin Feb. 15 before Senior U.S. District Judge Brian Davis at the courthouse.
A federal grand jury indicted Zahn and Wannemacher on March 20, 2022. They are accused of conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a proposed bonus plan that, had it not been squelched by JEA’s board of directors, would have paid out millions of dollars to certain employees if the city-owned utility were sold.
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