The_AT0 sad_AJ0 legacy_NN1 of_PRF corruption_NN1 at_PRP Dallas_NP0 City_NN1 Hall_NN1 has_VHZ left_VVN a_AT0 trail_NN1 of_PRF prosecutions_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB seen_VVN Black_AJ0 politicians_NN2 bear_VVB the_AT0 brunt_NN1 of_PRF punishment_NN1 ._SENT Among_PRP those_DT0 officials_NN2 targeted_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 recent_AJ0 scandal_NN1 were_VBD former_DT0 council_NN1 members_NN2 Carolyn_NP0 Davis_NP0 and_CJC Dwaine_NP0 Caraway_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ pleaded_VVD guilty_AJ0 to_PRP charges_NN2 in_PRP separate_AJ0 corruption_NN1 scandals_NN2 in_PRP federal_AJ0 court_NN1 ._SENT Both_DT0 accepted_AJ0 bribes_NN2 from_PRP Ruel_NP0 Hamilton_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 powerful_AJ0 affordable_AJ0 housing_NN1 developer_NN1 who_PNQ used_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 buy_VVI support_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS projects_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 jury_NN1 sentenced_VVN Hamilton_NP0 to_PRP eight_CRD years_NN2 in_PRP federal_AJ0 prison_NN1 ,_PUN showing_VVG that_CJT an_AT0 affluent_AJ0 white_AJ0 businessman_NN1 will_VM0 also_AV0 face_VVI serious_AJ0 repercussions_NN2 for_PRP corrupting_AJ0 democracy_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 take_VVI pleasure_NN1 in_PRP Hamilton_NP0 's_POS fate_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS he_PNP deserves_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI punished_VVN ._SENT Our_DPS hope_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 severity_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS sentence_NN1 will_VM0 give_VVI pause_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD person_NN1 who_PNQ thinks_VVZ the_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI a_AT0 deal_NN1 at_PRP City_NN1 Hall_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 pay_VVI off_AVP an_AT0 elected_AJ0 official_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP also_AV0 think_VVB Dallasites_NN2 should_VM0 view_VVI this_DT0 case_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 reminder_NN1 of_PRF why_AVQ ethics_NN0 reform_VVB at_PRP City_NN1 Hall_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 urgent_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP September_NP0 ,_PUN this_DT0 newspaper_NN1 supported_VVD strong_AJ0 consideration_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 plan_NN1 put_VVD forth_AV0 by_PRP Mayor_NP0 Eric_NP0 Johnson_NP0 's_POS Ethics_NN0 Reform_NN1 Task_NN1 Force_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 key_AJ0 recommendation_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 Office_NN1 of_PRF Inspector_NP0 General_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 be_VBI empowered_VVN to_TO0 investigate_VVI and_CJC resolve_VVI ethics_NN0 complaints_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 current_AJ0 process_NN1 splits_VVZ obligations_NN2 among_PRP multiple_AJ0 departments_NN2 at_PRP City_NN1 Hall_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ claims_NN2 are_VBB not_XX0 independently_AV0 investigated_VVN ._SENT Under_PRP the_AT0 task_NN1 force_NN1 's_POS plan_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 city_NN1 would_VM0 also_AV0 clarify_VVI and_CJC consolidate_VVI its_DPS ethics_NN0 rules_NN2 ,_PUN improve_VVB ethics_NN0 training_NN1 and_CJC test_NN1 officials_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 lessons_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC bolster_VVB transparency_NN1 through_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 database_NN1 for_PRP financial_AJ0 disclosures_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 wonder_VVI if_CJS the_AT0 schemes_NN2 of_PRF Hamilton_NP0 ,_PUN Caraway_NP0 and_CJC Davis_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD in_PRP 2019_CRD ,_PUN would_VM0 have_VHI gone_VVN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS they_PNP did_VDD had_VHD the_AT0 proposed_AJ0 rules_NN2 been_VBN in_PRP place_NN1 ._SENT Hamilton_NP0 paid_VVD Davis_NP0 $_NN0 40_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD in_PRP bribes_NN2 while_CJS she_PNP was_VBD on_PRP council_NN1 to_TO0 push_VVI one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS low-income_AJ0 housing_NN1 projects_NN2 ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF that_DT0 money_NN1 was_VBD funneled_VVN through_PRP a_AT0 nonprofit_AJ0 that_CJT gave_VVD Davis_NP0 cash_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT Prosecutors_NN2 said_VVD the_AT0 bribes_NN2 also_AV0 included_VVD illegal_AJ0 campaign_NN1 contributions_NN2 to_PRP political_AJ0 candidates_NN2 favored_VVN by_PRP Davis_NP0 ._SENT Hamilton_NP0 's_POS relatives_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP his_DPS school-age_AJ0 grandchildren_NN2 ,_PUN were_VBD listed_VVN as_PRP campaign_NN1 donors_NN2 in_PRP some_DT0 council_NN1 races_NN2 ._SENT Prosecutors_NN2 said_VVD these_DT0 were_VBD maneuvers_NN2 to_TO0 circumvent_VVI rules_NN2 on_PRP political_AJ0 donation_NN1 limits_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 proposed_AJ0 ethics_NN0 reform_NN1 would_VM0 require_VVI donors_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI at_PRP least_AV0 age_NN1 18._CRD Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN Caraway_NP0 received_VVD a_AT0 $_NN0 7_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD bribe_NN1 from_PRP Hamilton_NP0 ._SENT 
