Retrial begins for Dallas developer over accused bribery of former city council members

DALLAS — Testimony begins Tuesday in the retrial of a Dallas developer accused of bribing two city council members, one of whom was cooperating with the FBI and secretly recorded himself getting a $7,000 check.

If found guilty, Ruel Hamilton, 69, faces up to 25 years in prison.

The retrial is presided over by Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn, who also oversaw Hamilton’s 2021 trial…

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