~~Dallas County~~ John Wiley Price says software glitch is causing long wait times at many voting locations
WFAA went to the county and asked why voting lines were so long. We met up with Dallas County Commissioner, John Wiley Price, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in South Dallas to get the answer.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/dallas-county-says-software-glitch-long-lines-early-voting-locations/287-eaf2c8f6-c519-4827-b1ed-bd1ce8ec80b9
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/john-wiley-price-arrested-in-federal-custody/119945/
FBI Investigation
In July 2011, Price and multiple associates were served with search warrants obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation arising out of acts of alleged public corruption. The warrant on Price's residence specified a search for data related to violations of the U.S. Code Titles 18, 26, or 31, specifically "Theft or Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds," tax evasion, fraud, false statements, money laundering, and "aiding and abetting and conspiracy to violate these statutes."[12] The FBI seized multiple assets belonging to Price.[13] According to Federal sources, Price was arrested by the FBI on Friday, July 25, 2014.[14] His trial had been scheduled for January 2016 and he was ordered to contribute $80,000 towards his own defense.[15]
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn granted a lengthy postponement for Price's trial on charges of corruption. Price's trial was set to begin January 19, 2016 more than a year after his first appearance in the case on July 24, 2014, with the earliest the trial could begin being September 6, 2016.[16] On June 24, 2016, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn pushed the trial date back to February 21, 2017, due to the amount of evidence the government accumulated, 9.2 terabytes worth, and the time needed for the defense to sort through it all.[17]
John Wiley Price pleaded not guilty on Thursday, February 23, 2017. The trial then began on Monday, February 27.[18] On April 28, 2017, a jury found Price not guilty on several of the charges, and failed to reach a verdict on one count. On May 19, 2017, the United States Attorney's Office announced it would not continue the prosecution of Commissioner Price as it pertained to the remaining count.[19]
Commissioner Price was represented by Shirley Baccus-Lobel and Chris Knox.
Controversy
On February 22, 2016, Price was involved in a melee with Dwaine Caraway, in which he is accused of choking a Caraway campaign staffer, at the gospel radio station KHVN Heaven 97.[20]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wiley_Price#FBI_Investigation