John Wiley Price get a 2nd court appointed Atty.
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:08 pm
In all her infinate wisdom (foot in mouth) the Judge in the JWP trial gives JWP another lawyer thar you and I pay for.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has been appointed a second defense attorney at taxpayers’ expense, federal court records show.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Toliver appointed Chris Knox to the case Thursday. Last month, Toliver appointed Shirley Baccus-Lobel to handle Price’s bribery and tax evasion case.
Price will have to contribute $80,000 toward his defense, the judge previously ruled.
Price is accused of taking $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking county contracts or other approvals. He earns $141,236 a year as a county commissioner and owns various cars and two Oak Cliff houses.
Federal agents seized more than $450,000 from Price in 2011 as part of their investigation. Price had about $11,000 in cash on him when he was arrested in July, authorities said.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has been appointed a second defense attorney at taxpayers’ expense, federal court records show.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Toliver appointed Chris Knox to the case Thursday. Last month, Toliver appointed Shirley Baccus-Lobel to handle Price’s bribery and tax evasion case.
Price will have to contribute $80,000 toward his defense, the judge previously ruled.
Price is accused of taking $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking county contracts or other approvals. He earns $141,236 a year as a county commissioner and owns various cars and two Oak Cliff houses.
Federal agents seized more than $450,000 from Price in 2011 as part of their investigation. Price had about $11,000 in cash on him when he was arrested in July, authorities said.