He was found guilty of bribing Dallas City Council members, and now he's been sentenced.
65-year-old Ruel Hamilton was sentenced to eight years behind bars today. A jury convicted Hamilton of bribery in June for making payments to two former Dallas City Council members in exchange for their help with his low-income apartment projects in the city.
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Prosecutors said he paid Dwaine Caraway and Carolyn Davis for their support and approval of his development projects while they served on the council. Caraway remains in federal prison for his part in the scheme. Davis died in a car accident.
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