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St. Louis board president resigns in wake of indictments

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, right, and his attorney Peter M. Cohen leave the Thomas F. Eagleton federal courthouse, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in St. Louis. Reed has resigned his post five days after federal charges were announced against him and two others for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, Tuesday, June 7 2022. (Zachary Clingenpeel/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed speaks briefly with the media after leaving the Thomas F. Eagleton federal courthouse, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in St. Louis. Reed has resigned his post five days after federal charges were announced against him and two others for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, Tuesday, June 7 2022. (Zachary Clingenpeel/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

FILE - St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed calls out to other members of the board to gather and be given the oath of office in a park across the street from City Hall on April 21, 2015, in St. Louis. Reed has resigned his post five days after federal charges were announced against him and two others for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

St. Louis board president resigns in wake of indictments