Posted on 10/01/2007 11:16:50 AM PDT by yorkie
Federal prosecutors this morning announced sweeping conspiracy charges against State Rep. Terri Hodge, former Mayor Pro Tem Donald Hill, low-income housing developer Brian Potashnik and 11 others.
The charges contained in a 166-page indictment include bribery and kickbacks that Hodge and Hill allegedly accepted in exchange for using their offices to help Potashnik's company, Southwest Housing, gain construction contracts.
In a separate indictment, prosecutors accused former council member James Fantroy of embezzling federal funds in excess of $5,000 from Paul Quinn College.
Former city planning commissioner D'Angelo Lee and Sheila Farrington, Mr. Hill's wife, also were named, along with Cheryl Potashnik, Darren Reagan, Allen McGill, Jibreel Rashad, Rickey Robertson, Andrea Spencer, Ronald Slovacek, Kevin Dean and John Lewis.
A grand jury handed up sealed indictments late last week. The indictments culminate an FBI investigation into public corruption in Dallas that began publicly 27 months ago, when federal agents raided Mr. Hill’s City Hall office.
"It's no doubt complex and multilayered," U.S. Attorney Richard Roper said during a news conference about the indictments.
Mr. Roper said thousands of man hours were spent investigating what he described as a "complex bribery and extortion scheme."
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
For those of you keeping score, James Fantroy was the first to throw out the race card over this investigation.
No mention of party affiliation. Can we assume they are all DeamonRats??
...say, when ya get to the Fed prison say “hi” to the gang from Jersey ok?
Trouble is, how can we keep score when the article names the team members but absolutely FAILS to identify the team? Of course, I could just guess....
Has Laura Miller chimed in yet?
Michelle Malkin will tell you the party affilliation: (lol)
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/01/culture-of-corruption-dallas-edition/
Dallas City elections are non-partisan... which means they are all Democrats.
Political Organizations
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats - 1988 - 1996
Democratic Women of Dallas County 1980 - 1989
Most assuredly:
Delegate - Democratic National Convention - 1988 - 1992
Delegate - Ten State Conventions
Precinct Chair - 1980 - 1995
State Democratic Executive Committeewoman - 1994 - 1996
Former Legislative Director - CWA Local 6215
Board Member - Dallas Democratic Forum - 1996
Member of 21st Century Democrats - 1996 - 1997
State Representative District 100 - 1996 - Present
Shoulda known.
The Dallas city and county government shifted from R to D several terms ago.
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No, the county just shifted in the last election, although the minority lesbian sheriff blazed the trail a cycle earlier.
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