If you're fascinated by the FBI raid involving high-profile Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, you have to check out the coverage by The Dallas Morning News.
The story has everything -- allegations of theft, bribery, tax evasion, fraud, money-laundering; race; power; and, of course, Price's political consultant's ties to new Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
Columnist James Ragland wonders if Price has finally gotten "his comeuppance."
Gromer Jeffers Jr. says the case could "tear apart a city already polarized by race and politics."
A lot of this content is behind the paywall, which makes me wonder if I should even be providing the links. But it's good journalism either way, and the reporters and editors and photographers who rounded it all up deserve major props.
If you'd rather not pay up, Danny Robbins over at the AP is also covering the investigation.
(Photo by Louis DeLuca, The Dallas Morning News)
-- Kathy Vetter
Kathy why isn't the S-T covering the story???
Posted by: rick | June 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM
WFAA is covering it also.
Posted by: rick | June 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM
why do the FBI alway investigate people who tell the true? why are'nt they investigating Cheapeake oil along with the other crooks who are stealing Texas citizens royalty checks for year. This is the federal b. of investigations, lets get the real criminal federal and local.
Posted by: eleanor vann | June 28, 2011 at 02:23 PM
JWP's reach has finally exceeded his grasp. He made some members of the Dallas Power Structure mad and there was enough accumulated "evidence" to shift the investigation from suspicion to hard evidence. The FBI seizure of the boxes of materials will be evaluated. Should be interesting.
Of course, if evidence is sufficient for indictment or indictments, the blacks will scream racism.
Posted by: James A | June 28, 2011 at 04:21 PM
Price is not a City official. He is a county commisioner. I fail to see why anything that occurs will "tear the city apart!"
If facts are found that tend to prove that Price has violated federal law, he will be indicted, arrested and tried by a jury. If the facts don't support that, no formal charges will be brought!
Price is certainly entitled to his day in Court! Don't we all support the inherent fairness in this system of justice?
Posted by: Tom Schneider | June 29, 2011 at 05:58 PM
Hey Startlegram, this is an example of reporting that doesn't cater to local government. Not sure anyone there could identify such a thing.
Posted by: cfkane | June 30, 2011 at 03:20 PM
The Dallas Morning News should report on why it had buried its head in the sand over all this kind of stuff going on in Dallas County for the last 20 years.
Posted by: Wylie H. | July 03, 2011 at 07:14 PM
Not impressed with the DMN's coverage. Groomer's article is shallow and inaccurate. Black folks in Dallas aren't going to do squat. Mainstream Media also speculated the city would be torn apart when Al and Don Lipscomb were indicted. Please. I have seen the 990's for Kwanzafest. He has major problems explaining a lot of holes in the forms. He also is going to have problems explaining paying for a bunch of stuff out of his campaign fund, real estate deals, car purchases, relationship to Ross Perot, his tax returns and the 100 thousnad in a safe at his home. This is going to make the Don Hill scandal look like preschool crimes. "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutlely." He is the poster child for term limits.
Posted by: John P | July 05, 2011 at 03:52 AM
Restating Rick's question: why isn't ST reporting on this? Very strange.
Posted by: Justme76 | July 11, 2011 at 02:13 PM
My question was deleted. That's ok. I know why the ST isn't reporting on the JWP case. ;-)
Posted by: Justme76 | July 11, 2011 at 04:18 PM
Still hearing crickets from FWST on this growing investigation. Wonder what we'll hear when it makes it's way to FW? More silence? Noise intended to create a diversion? Or wails claiming persecution and political motivations? We'll see ;-)
Posted by: Justme76 | July 15, 2011 at 10:03 PM