SAN DIEGO -- Jury deliberations will continue for a second day Thursday in the federal corruption trial of two city councilmen, a lobbyist and a council aide.

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The eight-man, four-woman jury got the case Wednesday after final instructions from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller.

Councilmen Ralph Inzunza and Michael Zucchet are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and extortion. They are accused of taking money from strip club owner Michael Galardi in exchange for a promise to vote for the repeal of San Diego's "no-touch" nude dancing ordinance.

Galardi's Las Vegas lobbyist, Lance Malone, faces the same counts as the councilmen and also is charged with interstate travel in aid of racketeering.

David Cowan, an aide to the late Councilman Charles Lewis, is charged with making a false statement to the FBI.

Lewis was indicted with his fellow councilmen in August 2003, but died last summer of complications from liver disease.

Galardi and the manager of Cheetah's in San Diego, John D'Intino, pleaded guilty in 2003 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Galardi testified that he gave thousands of dollars in cash and checks to the councilmen to try to bribe them.

The trial began May 3 with jury selection. Opening statements were delivered a week later on May 10.

Jurors got the case in its 11th week.

Prosecutors said Inzunza, Zucchet and Lewis "schemed" to deprive the city of San Diego of honest services by promising to vote for the repeal of "no-touch'' after Galardi gave them money for their campaigns.

Attorneys for the councilmen argued that the government failed to prove that there was an "explicit and unambiguous" agreement between the parties to exchange money for votes.

Malone's attorney, Dominic Gentile, said his client was misled by FBI informant Tony Montagna into believing that the police department didn't support "no-touch" and wanted the law changed back to less specific "lewd and lascivious" standards.

The councilmen each face between three and four years in prison if convicted.