USA v. Marchan

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:11-cr-00594

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

  1. December 06, 2012

    Texas Atty Sentenced To 3.5 Years For Bribing State Judge

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday sentenced an attorney convicted of six counts of public corruption for bribing a state trial court judge to 42 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced.

  2. December 04, 2012

    Atty Convicted Of Bribing Judge Gets Mail Fraud Count Nixed

    A Texas federal judge on Monday threw out a mail fraud conviction of a lawyer who was found guilty of bribing a former state judge to obtain decisions in his favor, finding a letter sent regarding a sanctions motion can't form the basis for that conviction.

  3. August 22, 2012

    Atty's Judge-Bribing Conviction Was Right, Gov't Tells 5th Circ.

    Federal prosecutors told the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday that state law bribery convictions against a lawyer for paying kickbacks to a Texas judge are enough to uphold federal racketeering charges against him.

  4. June 26, 2012

    Texas Atty Convicted Of Bribing Judge Seeks Acquittal

    A Texas personal injury lawyer who was convicted of paying more than $11,000 in bribes to a former state judge to obtain decisions in his favor on Tuesday sought acquittal on charges he claimed came from a legally insufficient indictment that had accused him of extorting himself.

  5. June 18, 2012

    Latest Conviction In Judicial Bribery Case Falls On Texas Atty

    A Texas personal injury attorney was convicted Monday on charges that he paid more than $11,000 in bribes to a former state judge to obtain decisions in his favor in cases he was involved in.