February 11, 2015
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday found that a juror who posted to Facebook before and during the criminal trial against a disgraced South Texas district attorney did not lead to a biased or prejudiced verdict.
February 11, 2014
A former South Texas district attorney was hit with a 13-year federal prison sentence Tuesday, following his conviction on charges that he took bribes from criminal defendants in exchange for more favorable prosecutions through a scheme involving a disgraced state judge.
May 28, 2013
A federal jury on Friday convicted a former South Texas district attorney on charges he took bribes from criminal defendants in exchange for more favorable prosecutions through a kickback scheme involving his former law partner and a disgraced state judge.
April 12, 2013
A Texas federal judge overseeing the trial of an allegedly corrupt district attorney on Thursday declined to suppress or admit a wiretapped conversation between a newspaper reporter and a former state judge who was convicted of racketeering in a related case, the reporter's attorney said.
April 11, 2013
A Texas newspaper reporter on Thursday asked a federal judge overseeing the trial of an allegedly corrupt district attorney to suppress a telephone call between her and a former state judge who was convicted of racketeering, claiming the conversation was improperly monitored by federal agents.