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Trial of former JEA executives postponed until May 2023

Former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher leave the courtroom after pleading not guilty to federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges on March 8.
Jacksonville Daily Record
Former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher leave the courtroom after pleading not guilty to federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges on March 8.

U.S. District Judge Brian Davis granted a motion made by the defense to postpone the federal wire fraud and conspiracy trial of former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher until May 2023.

In an order signed Friday, Davis cited the amount of evidence and the complexity of the trial as the basis of his decision.

“The parties all agree that this is a complex case involving terabytes of data (or about 120 million pages of documents), a multitude of witnesses, and forthcoming suppression and dismissal motions,” the order states.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.