Former Hopewell Ward 7 Councilor Dominic Holloway was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Sept. 2 after being found guilty of embezzlement of public funds by a jury in Charles City on July 29 .

The charges stem from an event held just over two years ago on July 1, 2023. Holloway was indicted in 2023 after The Progress-Index reported he used a city credit card to pay almost $700 to buy food for the event, the nature of which was at the center of both the prosecution’s and defense’s case. The defense argued the event was one of several “Stop the Violence” events attended by Holloway, while the prosecution argued the event was hosted for Holloway’s family following the murder of his cousin, William "BJ" Jamal Claiborne.

Holloway was sentenced to five years, all of which were suspend

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