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  "textContent": "Two Purcellville officials were suspended on Thursday as they await trial for alleged bid rigging.\n\n## Purcellville vice mayor, town manager suspended\n\nA judge ruled on Thursday to suspend Vice Mayor Ben Nett and Town Manager Kwasi Frasier effective immediately. Before Thursday's decision, both men were on administrative leave.\n\nBoth men are facing charges of alleged bid-rigging and conspiracy and are awaiting trial.\n\nNett was accused of misconduct connected to efforts to dismantle the town’s police department during a multimillion‑dollar budget shortfall.\n\n**PREVIOUS COVERAGE:** Jury finds Purcellville vice mayor violated policy, keeps him in office\n\nNett and Frasier were arrested last summer.\n\nIn April, a civil jury found Nett violated policy, but elected to keep him in office.\n\nAttorneys for both men argued emergency legislation signed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger was invalid. The legislation paved the way for the men's suspensions. A Loudoun County judge upheld Spanberger's legislation, suspending Nett and Frasier.\n\nThe judge also struck down the defense's argument that a suspension would be considered punishment.\n\n## Mayor speaks out\n\nPurcellville Mayor Brian Morgan spoke to FOX 5 after Thursday's ruling saying the town got the result it wanted.\n\n\"The way business has been getting done in Percival, and particularly by Mr. Nett, has been inappropriate, has not been transparent, and it has not been just to the citizens of Percellville,\" Mirgan said. \"So the result right now of the judge suspending him immediately gets us the end state that we were looking for.\"\n\nNett and Frasier's trial is set for December.",
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