D.C. Councilman Jim Graham facing $100 million lawsuit over contracts

A D.C. councilman is facing a $100 million lawsuit for allegedly trying to orchestrate a backroom deal tied to the District’s lottery and a development company’s bid for a project on Metro-owned land.

Banneker Ventures, which Metro selected in 2008 to develop a Northwest Washington parcel of land, filed the suit against Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham in U.S. District Court, alleging that he “actively and repeatedly engaged in bid suppression and bid rigging.”