Just after I hit post on today’s LinkSwarm, I see this: In a stunning defeat for federal prosecutors, John Wiley Price, the veteran politician who wields vast power and influence over Dallas County, was on Friday found not guilty of bribery and fraud. The jury that considered whether he was abusing his public office to… Continue reading Breaking: John Wiley Price Walks
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John Wiley Price Trial Update
In case you missed it, the long-delayed bribery trial of long-serving black Democratic Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price got underway February 27. For those who forgot about Price, the essentials are that Price is accused of taking some $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking county contracts and other favors. The FBI… Continue reading John Wiley Price Trial Update
More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates
More post-Super Tuesday results and election tidbits. “Cruz is the only one who can beat Trump and everyone else should unite behind him.” Looking at delegates, Super Tuesday’s race between Cruz and Trump was closer than it appeared. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) “The GOP must stop Trump to stop Hillary. There is no other option.… Continue reading More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates
LinkSwarm for October 30, 2015
Right now Austin is enjoying our traditional “two weeks of flooding following three months of drought” fall. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: “In Iraq, Obama took a war that we had won at a considerable expense in lives and treasure, and threw it away for the callowest of political reasons. In Syria and Libya, he involved… Continue reading LinkSwarm for October 30, 2015
John Wiley Price Update
Remember John Wiley Price, the longtime Dallas Democratic political fixture arrested on bribery charges? Well, he’s now on his second court appointed lawyer. At taxpayer expense. Price is accused of taking $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking county contracts or other approvals. He earns $141,236 a year as a county commissioner and… Continue reading John Wiley Price Update
LinkSwarm For February 13, 2015
Still recovering from this cold. Enjoy this Friday LinkSwarm compliments of the management: ISIS on the run? Not so much. They just took over the Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, where U.S. troops are training Iraqi troops. 45 “Asian” men arrested on UK child sex charges. And by “Asian,” they mean “Pakistani Muslim.” Et tu, Daily… Continue reading LinkSwarm For February 13, 2015
Breaking: John Wiley Price Arrested
Dallas County Commissioner and longtime influential Dallas black politician John Wiley Price has been arrested: Price was under arrest, charged with eleven counts of bribery, mail fraud, and tax fraud. His life, and his image, had permanently changed. “All told, Commissioner Price took in more than $1.1 million that he did not report to the… Continue reading Breaking: John Wiley Price Arrested
LinkSwarm for December 7, 2012
Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Krauthammer: Republicans would be insane to take the “taxes now with a promise to consider cuts later” non-deal Obama is offering. Especially since Obama’s tax hike “would have reduced the 2012 deficit from $1.10 trillion to $1.02 trillion.” The national election was disappointing, but here in Texas Republicans continues to make gains.… Continue reading LinkSwarm for December 7, 2012
Texas Political Metro Tidbits: Pat Lykos and John Wiley Price
Here’s a small virtual bucket for a few pieces that I didn’t catch earlier: I meant to post on the defeat of Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos in the Republican Primary. This was not an issue of ideology so much as incompetence and abuse of office. For the full details, check out Dwight’s pieces… Continue reading Texas Political Metro Tidbits: Pat Lykos and John Wiley Price
Just How Far Does The John Wiley Price Corruption Story Reach?
Sometimes you know there’s a big, juicy story swimming just under the threshold of public consciousness, but don’t have the tools, sources or knowledge to bring it to the surface. Such is the case with the FBI’s ongoing investigation of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, a powerful, long-serving fixture in the Dallas black political… Continue reading Just How Far Does The John Wiley Price Corruption Story Reach?