USA v. Jordan, et al

  1. December 13, 2023

    Ex-Texas Mayor Asks Justices To Review Bribery Convictions

    A former mayor of Richardson, Texas, and her real estate developer husband asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn the Fifth Circuit's decision affirming their 2021 convictions for bribery and filing false tax returns — and to allow them to remain free while the court considers their case.

  2. September 16, 2022

    Ex-Texas Mayor, Husband Get Bond In Bribery Case Appeal

    The former mayor of a Texas city and her real-estate developer husband can be free on bond while they appeal their convictions on bribery and fraud charges, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the couple raise "close questions" that the Fifth Circuit could decide in their favor.

  3. July 26, 2021

    Jury Finds Ex-Texas Mayor, Husband Guilty Of Bribery, Again

    A Texas federal jury has reconvicted an ex-mayor and her real estate developer husband on bribery and fraud charges more than two years after the couple's first convictions were thrown out due to a court officer's alleged interference with a juror.

  4. May 02, 2019

    Bribery Convictions Tossed Over Court Officer's Juror Advice

    A Texas federal judge vacated the convictions of an ex-mayor and a real estate developer on bribery and fraud charges Thursday, finding that a court officer gave a dissenting juror advice that likely influenced the verdict.

  5. March 22, 2019

    Former Texas Mayor, Builder Ask Court To Toss Convictions

    A former mayor and a developer have asked a Texas federal court to toss their convictions for bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud, claiming they were trying to conceal their affair, not the activities surrounding the approval of an unpopular development.

  6. March 11, 2019

    Jury Finds Ex-Mayor, Developer Guilty Of Bribery, Wire Fraud

    A Texas federal jury found a former mayor and a developer guilty of four counts, including wire fraud and bribery, in a case claiming that while the now-married couple were having an affair, an unpopular development was approved in exchange for sex, cash and luxury hotel stays.

  7. February 05, 2019

    Court Rejects Bid To Trim Ex-Mayor, Developer Bribery Suit

    A Texas federal court on Monday rejected a bid to trim claims against the former mayor of Richardson, Texas, and a land developer alleging that an unpopular development was approved in exchange for cash, sex and luxury hotel stays, finding that the claims hold up under both federal and state law.

  8. May 16, 2018

    Ex-Mayor, Builder Charged With Bribery Over Zoning Changes

    A Texas federal court on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against the former mayor of Richardson, Texas, and a land developer alleging the two devised and executed a scheme where the elected official was compensated for voting in favor of controversial zoning changes.