A St. Louis liquor control officer has been accused of offering to get a new bar a liquor license in exchange for $10,000 and a job, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

Prosecutors say James Allen Morgan, 41, of St. Louis, met with the liquor license applicant several times in late 2009, and suggested that he be hired for $60,000. In exchange, Morgan promised to ensure that the bar received and kept its liquor license through the use of his "influence" with the local alderwoman and the city's excise commissioner, prosecutors said. Morgan also expected a $10,000 "signing bonus," they said.

When the bar received their license, Morgan agreed to accept $1,000 for his help, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said that there was no evidence that Morgan had the "improper influence" that he claimed.

Morgan now faces one count of bribery.

In a statement, Roland J. Corvington, head of the St. Louis FBI office, said he hoped, "That all public officials realize that if they abuse their positions of trust, they will get caught."