Stanford Files 299-Page Appeal Of 110-Year Sentence Jordan D. Maglich Monday, October 6, 2014 at 9:54PM The man convicted of running the second-largest Ponzi scheme in history has filed a 299-page appeal in a last ditch effort to reduce or reverse his 110-year sentence. R. Allen Stanford filed his appeal last month with the U.S. Court…
Investigative reporting.- November 22, 2014 Two Texas Corporations fined $850 For Illegal Politics. Brownsville and Magnolia companies Otso, Inc. and R & M Transportation Consultants Fined. Two Liberal leaning Republican entities, one a Political Action Committee for State Representative Cecil Bell and the other the Campaign of State Representative Allen Fletcher have been found to…
Anti-Straus groups promise to hold reps accountable for speaker votes By Patrick Svitek AUSTIN – A tea party-backed lawmaker is causing a stir in one of the state’s most conservative strongholds with his announcement that he is supporting Speaker Joe Straus, highlighting the long odds state Rep. Scott Turner faces in his bid to…
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” must not have gotten enough of Austin during its recent residency in the city. On Monday night, the Jon Stewart-hosted show aired a segment looking into the Austin Police Department’s sensitivity training meant to reduce dog shootings by officers. (The American-Statesman wrote about such training sessions in September.) The Daily Show Get…
By Brandon K. Scott A District Court judge reversed his decision to throw out an online solicitation of a minor indictment last week, rescinding the order Wednesday. Judge Kelly Case, of the 9th state District Court, on Oct. 29 granted a defense motion to quash the indictment against Massingill due to “a lack of specificity”…
