New Accusations Suggest Illegal Behavior By FBI Agents In Dwaine Caraway Corruption Case

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - New accusations in court documents suggest FBI undercover agents secretly and illegally funded Dwaine Caraway's campaign for Dallas City Council more than a year before he was arrested for accepting bribes from a developer.

Court documents filed Friday say the undercover agents funneled more than $20,000 to Caraway so "...he could be used to shake down citizens to see who would acquiesce into paying bribes. This shocks more than the conscience, it is a direct assault on fair elections and the democratic process," according to the document.

Caraway is serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for public corruption.

CBS 11 asked the FBI for a response to this and a spokesperson said, "The FBI is going to decline to comment. We can't make any statements about a case that has not been adjudicated yet."

READ COURT FILING HERE