March 19, 2012
A former Texas county judge withdrew his guilty plea Friday and is again headed to trial after a federal judge rejected his plea agreement tied to charges that he accepted kickbacks to steer federal funds for Hurricane Ike cleanup to a co-defendant.
October 28, 2011
A federal judge on Thursday tossed a criminal case against an ex-Texas politician accused of helping to funnel Hurricane Ike cleanup contracts funded with federal emergency grant money to a friend, granting the government's motion to dismiss the case in the interests of justice.
August 23, 2011
A Texas federal judge rejected bids Friday by three defendants — including an ex-politician and a former state judge — to trim a criminal case in which they are accused of helping to funnel Hurricane Ike cleanup contracts to a friend.
July 27, 2011
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant a separate trial to a contractor accused of funneling kickbacks to a connected Texas county judge for work on a $3.2 million federally funded hurricane cleanup project.
July 20, 2011
A former Texas politician accused of helping funnel Hurricane Ike cleanup contracts to a friend on Tuesday sought to eliminate or sever three charges that he lied to federal investigators.
June 30, 2011
A Texas businessman pled not guilty Thursday to allegations that he and a former county commissioner funneled kickbacks to a former state judge to secure subcontracting work as part of a $3.2 million federally funded cleanup following Hurricane Ike.
June 29, 2011
A businessman accused of funneling kickbacks to a former Texas county judge for helping him secure subcontracting work as part of a $3.2 million federally funded cleanup following Hurricane Ike asked for his own trial on Tuesday.