August 31, 2017
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday rejected an argument from Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti that the defense attorney he retained in a criminal securities fraud case involving a fracking sand company was wrongly disqualified based on a conflict with a former client who's expected to testify against Uresti.
August 08, 2017
Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, told a federal court Monday that his defense counsel in a criminal securities fraud case tied to a fracking sand company was wrongly disqualified for a conflict of interest and should be allowed to remain the lawmaker's attorney.
July 13, 2017
State Sen. Carolos Uresti, D-San Antonio, who is also an attorney, has retained additional counsel to defend him against securities fraud charges tied to a fracking sand company after a federal magistrate judge ordered his original counsel disqualified because of a conflict of interest.
July 10, 2017
A Texas federal magistrate judge on Monday said the lawyer representing state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, in a securities fraud case tied to a fracking sand company should be disqualified because of a client conflict, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed.
June 21, 2017
Federal prosecutors said in a motion unsealed Tuesday that the lawyer defending Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti in a securities fraud case tied to a fracking sand company should be disqualified because he previously represented a client whom Uresti, also an attorney, allegedly defrauded.
June 06, 2017
A Texas state senator indicted last month in two fraud schemes told a federal court Monday the indictment related to alleged kickbacks for a medical services contract at a county jail should be dismissed because the government hasn't alleged he was paid bribes, only that he was allegedly paid "gratuities."
May 16, 2017
A Texas state senator was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in connection with two alleged fraud schemes, one selling investments in an alleged Ponzi scheme that marketed sand used for fracking, and another involving alleged kickbacks for a medical services contract at a county jail.