May 23, 2017
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday dismissed tax fraud charges against Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and related criminal charges against a Dallas political consultant who’d been accused of bribing the official, after federal prosecutors indicated they’re pulling out of the case.
April 28, 2017
A Texas federal jury cleared Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price of bribery and mail fraud charges Friday, but deadlocked on four tax fraud-related charges, leading to a mistrial on those four counts and the potential he'll have to face trial again.
April 25, 2017
A Texas federal jury weighing a corruption case against Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price partially deadlocked Tuesday in its fifth day of deliberations, but was instructed by the judge to "take a few deep breaths," get a good night's sleep and return the next morning to try to reach unanimity.
April 18, 2017
A Texas federal jury will begin deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, after hearing the government detail its theory that Price took $1 million worth of bribes from a consultant whose clients he helped win county contracts.
April 10, 2017
As the government inched closer Monday to being able to rest its case in the public corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, prosecutors again found themselves in hot water with the Texas federal judge overseeing the case.
April 04, 2017
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday said she considered striking the testimony of two key witnesses in the public corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price but ultimately decided to let the defense re-question them, after prosecutors admitted they waited too long to turn over some evidence.
February 27, 2017
Kicking off a corruption trial, prosecutors urged a Texas federal jury Monday to follow the money, saying they would prove longtime Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price took more than $1 million in bribes even though no bags of cash traded hands in dark alleys.
February 17, 2017
A marathon corruption trial against longtime Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is accused of trading government contracts for cash, cars and land, will begin jury selection Tuesday, kicking off months of what's expected to be politically charged testimony.
July 01, 2015
A consultant accused of helping funnel money to a powerful Dallas County commissioner as part of a long-running bribery scheme to obtain government contracts on Wednesday pled guilty to a conspiracy charge.