Former RHA head charged with money laundering, bribery, wire fraud, theft, asking for fully-vaccinated jury

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The former head of the Rochester Housing Authority, who is getting ready to stand trial, is asking that his jury be fully vaccinated.

Lawyers for George Moses sent a letter to the judge, citing the expected length of the trial, the size of the courtroom and the impact if jurors were to be infected.

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Moses is accused of money laundering, bribery, wire fraud and theft.

Federal prosecutors say he used public funds as a personal piggy bank, spending the money on cruises, spa treatment, tickets to sporting events, multi-level marketing schemes and more.

The judge did not rule on the jury vaccination issue.

Jury selection for Moses’s trial begins on Tuesday, Oct. 12.