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Aug 13, 2008 11:55 am US/Central
Feds Unveil More Evidence In City Hall Probe
Court Filing Lists Evidence Against Hill, Hodge, Others
Reporting
Jack Fink
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Newly released documents in the Dallas City Hall corruption case outline additional evidence against former and current elected leaders.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn unsealed the documents Wednesday morning after federal prosecutors filed them under seal.
The new information offers details about former Dallas Mayor Pro Tempore Don Hill, his current wife and former campaign consultant Sheila Farrington, former Dallas Plan Commissioner D'Angelo Lee, developer Brian Potashnik and his wife Cheryl, and State Representative Terri Hodge.
They were among the 16 people charged in a sweeping indictment last fall.
They have each pleaded not guilty in the extortion and bribery probe and are scheduled to go to trial this January.
In some cases, the evidence listed is of other crimes they allegedly committed but are not charged with.
In other cases, prosecutors say the evidence provides a motive to commit various offenses.
Click here to read the government's filing listing its evidence.
CBS 11 news broke this story today here on CBS11TV.com. On June 20, 2005, CBS 11 News was the first to report on the city hall corruption case. Our cameras were there as the FBI raided then-Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill's office that day.
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