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2nd March 2019, 01:51 PM
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/former-dallas-councilwoman-carolyn-davis-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-40k-in-bribery-conspiracy/287-64020fe0-cb55-43e6-896f-c04d292e8b27
Former Dallas councilwoman Carolyn Davis pleads guilty to accepting $40K in bribery conspiracy
https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/valleymorningstar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/ab/1ab7015a-a812-50fe-a6d6-110f9276f413/5c79f2221bfac.image.jpg?resize=760%2C370
Carolyn Davis, who served as a Dallas city councilwoman from 2007 until 2015, is accused of accepting bribes from a housing developer near the end of her tenure on the council, court documents show.
She plead guilty in federal court Friday morning and made no comment to media as she left the courthouse.
“On each occasion wherein [Hamilton] gave Davis a check, Davis would give the check to Person B, who would then either deposit it into an account held by Person B or cash it,” according to court documents. “Generally, Person B would then give some or all of the proceeds to Davis.”
The individual identified as “Person B” set up a nonprofit company to disguise the payments to Davis, according to the documents. The identity of “Person B” was not made public.
The court documents also reference an unnamed council member identified as “Council Person A.” The U.S. Attorney’s office says “Council Person A” resigned from office on Aug. 9. That’s the date former Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway resigned.
Davis is at least the fifth Dallas city councilmember to be caught up in bribery or embezzlement scandals since 2008: Don Hill, Al Lipscomb, James Fantroy and - most recently - Caraway, who represented the same district as Davis.
Caraway pled guilty last summer to wire fraud and tax evasion. He faces up to seven years in prison. He is due to be sentenced later this year.
The district's current councilmember is Kevin Felder, who is facing charges for leaving the scene of an accident.
Former Dallas councilwoman Carolyn Davis pleads guilty to accepting $40K in bribery conspiracy
https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/valleymorningstar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/ab/1ab7015a-a812-50fe-a6d6-110f9276f413/5c79f2221bfac.image.jpg?resize=760%2C370
Carolyn Davis, who served as a Dallas city councilwoman from 2007 until 2015, is accused of accepting bribes from a housing developer near the end of her tenure on the council, court documents show.
She plead guilty in federal court Friday morning and made no comment to media as she left the courthouse.
“On each occasion wherein [Hamilton] gave Davis a check, Davis would give the check to Person B, who would then either deposit it into an account held by Person B or cash it,” according to court documents. “Generally, Person B would then give some or all of the proceeds to Davis.”
The individual identified as “Person B” set up a nonprofit company to disguise the payments to Davis, according to the documents. The identity of “Person B” was not made public.
The court documents also reference an unnamed council member identified as “Council Person A.” The U.S. Attorney’s office says “Council Person A” resigned from office on Aug. 9. That’s the date former Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway resigned.
Davis is at least the fifth Dallas city councilmember to be caught up in bribery or embezzlement scandals since 2008: Don Hill, Al Lipscomb, James Fantroy and - most recently - Caraway, who represented the same district as Davis.
Caraway pled guilty last summer to wire fraud and tax evasion. He faces up to seven years in prison. He is due to be sentenced later this year.
The district's current councilmember is Kevin Felder, who is facing charges for leaving the scene of an accident.