When she was mayor of Richardson, Laura Jordan strongly opposed apartments near homes. Then she met a wealthy developer who wanted to build some. She accepted...
Laura Jordan was convicted by a jury in 2021 of accepting money, gifts and trips from a developer to help his controversial apartment development in the city.
The couple have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case – a step they’ve acknowledged to be a longshot, court records show,Mark Jordan and former Richardson Mayor Laura Jordan leave the Paul Brown Federal Building United States Courthouse in Sherman during their federal trial.The case spanned almost a decade and resulted in a city investigation and two salacious public trials. Mark Jordan sought to develop a prime plot of land in Laura’s city along U.S. Highway 75.
Love or friendship is not a defense to bribery as long as there is an intent to influence a vote, prosecutors said at the trial. That “surprise play” turned out to be an unsuccessful attempt to win a new trial – or at least a hearing. Defense attorneys called it newly discovered evidence that a key government witness committed perjury during the trial.“Ultimately, we pray for a mistrial, that this battle will end and we and our family can literally move on with our lives…outside of prison!” Laura said in the email to her supporters.
Existing case law says a gratuity, or a reward, without a quid pro quo agreement is not a crime under the federal bribery statute – a controversial finding about which the U.S. circuit courts disagree. The majority of circuit courts that have considered this question concluded that the law does cover corrupt gratuities as well as bribes.
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