DALLAS—Following a trial that began in June 2009, and after several days of deliberation, a federal jury has convicted former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, 57, his wife, Sheila Farrington Hill, 45, D’Angelo Lee, 43, Hill’s Plan Commission Appointee, and others who were involved in a bribery and extortion scheme, in what was referred to locally as the “Dallas City Hall Corruption Case,” announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn will sentence the defendants on a date to be determined. U.S. Attorney Jacks said, “At the end of the day, the citizens of a community are the ones that ultimately decide what type of government they will have in that community. Whether at the ballot box or, as in this case, through its verdict as a jury, the citizens decide what is expected of their elected officials. Through this lengthy investigation and subsequent trial, the government presented compelling evidence showing that an elected ...