In a court filing George Milner, an attorney for Hill said, "The agents have requested that Mr. Hill III, through his counsel, provide the FBI with a number of categories of documents relevant to their investigation." The lawyers also said that the State Bar of Texas has asked them to provide documents as part of its investigation.
Hill's attorneys wrote, "The public has a compelling interest in both law enforcement and in the body charged with regulating attorneys having full and fair access to evidence of potential crimes and attorney misconduct."
In response, Watkins made a statement last week saying Hill and his attorney will be held accountable for what they are doing. He said, "This is just another tactic to divert attention away from the fact that an independent grand jury indicted Al Hill III for mortgage fraud."
In March, State District Judge Lena Levario dismissed charges against Hill while holding Watkins for contempt on the same day for refusing to testify. Levario wrote that Watkins' refusal to testify in the matter supported "the inference that defendant's [Hill] claims of misconduct are true."
Hill had been accused of taking a $500,000 loan using his residence as collateral, but it was later revealed that he owned only a percentage of the home while the remainder was owned by a trust created by his father. Hill repaid the loan.
