December 17, 2012
The Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld a district court's decision to sentence a construction contractor to seven years in prison for paying kickbacks to a Dallas councilman and a city plan and zoning commissioner in exchange for a subcontract, among other crimes.
April 22, 2011
A Texas developer was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for his role in a bribery conspiracy over tax breaks and tax-free loans for low-cost housing projects, ending the city's largest public corruption case.