Published: June 30, 2009 02:04 pm      

2 p.m. Tuesday- FBI agent takes stand in Dallas corruption trial

DALLAS (AP) — An FBI agent has testified in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial that the investigation began with allegations that associates of a top city official were trying to solicit bribes from a developer.

The testimony Tuesday centered on developer James R. “Bill” Fisher, who became a key witness in the government’s case against former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and others after he agreed to become an informant.

The prosecution said Monday that black leaders solicited bribes from white developers, with black leaders saying it was time for the white developers to pay.

In a wiretapped phone call, defendant Darren Reagan discusses how white developers had become wealthy off southern Dallas projects but that the game has changed.