A federal jury on Friday afternoon convicted former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and local contractor Benjamin Hendricks on charges of honest-services wire fraud and bribery tied to a $1.6 million government contract to install surveillance equipment at DSPR facilities across the territory. Prosecutors said White accepted a $16,000 kickback in exchange for steering the federally funded deal to Mon Ethos Pro Support, a company owned by cooperating witness David Whitaker. Hendricks acted as the middleman.

The case hinged on a series of recordings, messages, and financial records presented over the course of the trial. Jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon and returned the verdict Friday around 2:15 p.m. after asking the court for clarification on whether text messages and emails sent via servers outside the territory constituted wire transmissions under federal law. The judge confirmed they did.

Sentencing dates have not yet been announced, both White and Hendricks were allowed to remain free pending sentencing. This story will be updated.