Dallas Corruption Case Gets Under Way

There’s some court action in Dallas this week in the FBI’s high-profile corruption case that has an affordable housing developer at its center.

Jury selection was set to begin, but developer Brian Potashnik and his wife, Cheryl, were absent, fueling speculation that they may have cut a deal, reported The Dallas Morning News. The couple was behind Southwest Housing Development Co., one of the largest and most prominent affordable housing firms in Texas.

They are accused of bribing former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and others to support their housing projects.

The local press has called the case “Dallas’ biggest political scandal in a generation.”