Harris County Commissioner Resigns As Part Of Court Deal

HOUSTON (AP) _ A Harris County commissioner who had been facing a retrial on charges he took more than $100,000 in bribes to help a Houston developer obtain millions of dollars in contracts has pleaded guilty in the case.

Jerry Eversole pleaded guilty in Houston federal court on Friday to a charge of making a false statement to FBI agents. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will drop the other charges  Eversole had faced.

As part of the agreement, Eversole is resigning.

A mistrial was declared in his March trial after jurors deadlocked.

Michael Surface, the developer indicted in the case, pleaded guilty on Friday to a count of filing a false tax return.

Both men are to be sentenced Jan. 4. Eversole faces up to five years in prison.
         
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