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>> reporter: it was a big scandal in a little town. prosecutors mark hasse and mike mclelland were front and center on the case. this is a picture of both men from the courtroom during that trial. denise bell covered the trial for "forney post." >> it was a megatrial. the sense of it was a big trial. >> reporter: after the trial mclelland told reporters it was a sign the good old boy network is gone and elected officials should be held to a higher standard. hasse ripped into williams calling him a dishonorable liar and using kaufman county as his own piggy bank. he was sentenced to two years p...

Prosecutors mark hasse and mike mcclelland were front and center on that case. this is a picture of both men from the courtroom during that trial. denise bell covered the trial for the forney post newspaper. >> it was a mega trial for a little community. the sense of it was a big trial. >> reporter: after the trial mcclelland told reporters that williams' conviction was a sign that the good old boy network is done and that elected officials should be held to a higher standard. hasse ripped into williams calling the disgraced justice of the peace a dishonorable liar and that he was using kaufma...