A trial in the extortion and bribery case of former Virginia Del. Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News, is slated to start Monday in Richmond.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin this morning in the trial, which could last up to two weeks.
Hamilton was indicted in January for his role in allegedly securing money for Old Dominion University in exchange for a job at a teachers’ center associated with the school.
The former Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations committee successfully helped secure $500,000 in state funds for the center in 2007, and was paid $80,000 over two years.
Hamilton, who has pleaded not guilty, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. He would also have to forfeit the $80,000 he was paid. Hamilton lost his seat in the House of Delegates in 2009 after the issue came to light, and subsequently resigned his post.
