A federal grand jury has indicted a developer in yet another bribery case out of Dallas City Hall.
The indictment names Sherman Roberts, 66, the president of the Dallas Based City Wide Community Development corporation, as the person accused of paying bribes to two city council members.
“According to the indictment, Mr. Roberts allegedly bribed two City Council Members – identified in charging documents as “Council Member A” and “Council Member B” – to support his various apartment projects” the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release. “In return for a $600 cash payment plus the promise of a $60,000 lump sum payment and a $2,000 monthly stipend, Council Member B agreed to stop the City of Dallas from issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Mr. Robert’s Patriot’s Crossing project and to cast votes in favor of the project on the City Council.”
Part of the indictment says one of the councilmembers worked to get other bidders disqualified.
A source tells KRLD news Council Member A is the late city councilwoman Carolyn Davis who pleaded guilty in a separate bribery case, but who was killed in a car accident before she was sentenced.
The penalty for the charges Roberts is facing is up to 15-years in federal prison.