Hamilton was originally found guilty in 2021 by a Dallas jury and sentenced to eight years in federal prison. His case ...

After years of courtroom wrangling, the fate of a real estate developer accused of bribing city officials has been decided ...

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Testimony began in Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton's bribery retrial, involving allegations of payments to council members for ...

Jurors in the retrial did not agree with prosecutors, who argued that the thousands of dollars Ruel Hamilton paid to Dallas ...

Dallas-based AmeriSouth Realty founder Ruel Hamilton has been found not guilty of federal programs bribery charges following a six-day jury trial in the Northern District of Texas.

Developer Ruel Hamilton next to a renovated building at Good Haven Apartments, one of his properties.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) The federal retrial of a Dallas developer accused of ...

If found guilty, Ruel Hamilton, 69, faces up to 25 years in prison. The retrial is presided over by Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn, who also oversaw Hamilton’s 2021 trial. A jury was ...

Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton, who has been accused of bribing two former Dallas city council members, faces 25 years in prison. Hamilton was convicted four years ago, but the conviction was vacated ...

Developer Ruel Hamilton next to a renovated building at Good Haven Apartments, one of his properties.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) We were dismayed three years ago when the 5th U.S. Circuit ...