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ST. LOUIS 鈥� Two prominent former city officials who pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a local businessman have been released from federal prison.

Federal prison records show former Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and former 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad are in the custody of the 果酱视频 Residential Reentry Management field office. The office supervises people serving time on home confinement or in halfway houses.

Neither Reed nor Collins-Muhammad could be reached for comment. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed the transfers but would not say what prompted them, citing privacy and security reasons.

Reed and Collins-Muhammad pleaded guilty in August 2022 to accepting thousands of dollars from a gas station owner in exchange for helping him get tax breaks for a new gas station and convenience store in north 果酱视频.

Reed also admitted to taking money in exchange for promises he would help the gas station owner, Mohammed Almuttan, win city contracts and special minority business certification for his trucking company.

Reed received $18,500 in cash and campaign donations for his promises of help. Collins-Muhammad received $10,000, a new iPhone and a 2016 Volkswagen CC sedan.

Reed and Collins-Muhammad ultimately were sentenced in December 2022 to three years and nine months in custody. They are currently scheduled to be released from custody entirely on Aug. 9, 2025. They have both filed motions to move that date up, citing new federal guidelines for defendants with no prior criminal history.

Former 22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, who also pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Almuttan and was sentenced to three years, was released from prison into reentry office custody in February.

A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said Boyd was fully released from custody as of July 1 thanks to a recent change in federal sentencing law allowing inmates to earn bigger sentence reductions for good behavior.

Federal inmates can also reduce their sentences by completing substance abuse treatment programs.

Boyd said in court documents that his crimes came after he had fallen into a crippling alcohol addiction.

Reached Monday morning for a brief interview, Boyd said he remains on probation but is glad to be back home.

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