BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
Federal prosecutors say Anniston, Ala. architect Julian W. Jenkins gave bribes worth $85,000 to two-year college system Chancellor Roy Johnson and his family and $1,800 to a college president in return for more than $2.6 million in contracts.
The allegation was made in a federal forfeiture complaint filed Tuesday against Jenkins’ business property in Anniston and related bank accounts.
It follows a similar forfeiture complaint filed against Johnson’s $1.3 million house in Opelika, Ala., last year.
Neither Jenkins nor Johnson is charged with a crime. But the filing Tuesday says Jenkins is a target of an ongoing criminal investigation, and prosecutors say Johnson is accused of using kickbacks from contractors to build his house.
Johnson has denied the allegations.
