
Authorities have arrested the tax collector and three employees from this border county on multiple bribery, engaging in organized criminal activity, and official oppression charges. As with the multiple recent corruption cases along the border, the public officials have ties to the Democratic Party.
by Ildefonso Ortiz7 Jan 2016, 6:03 AM PST0

The county tax assessor, her staff and several other individuals have all been arrested in connection with a massive border corruption and embezzlement scheme linked to the theft of more $700,000 in taxpayer money. The charges include tampering with government records, theft by a public servant, forgery, organized criminal activity and more.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Dec 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

More public officials on the Texas border have pleaded guilty to public corruption charges. This time, a former Maverick County commissioner and justice of the peace pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery charges.
by Bob Price9 Dec 2015, 8:22 AM PST0

“Today, Aug. 18, 2015, I announce the arrests of the former Governor of the Virgin Islands, John P. DeJongh, Jr., and Julito Frances, former director of the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority,” Walker told reporters in a press conference broadcast over local radio. “This morning both men were advised of their constitutional rights before a Superior Court magistrate in the St. Thomas district. Both men were arrested on two counts: Embezzlement of public monies and neglecting to pay over public monies in violation of the Virgin Islands criminal code.”
by Matthew Boyle18 Aug 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Lawyer Abbe Lowell and the rest of Menendez’s defense team claim that FBI agent Gregory Sheehy’s statement to the grand jury that the August 2012 meeting was “all about Dr. Melgen” was untrue and that it “directly contradicted what the officials had told the FBI.”
by Michael Patrick Leahy24 Jul 2015, 4:37 AM PST0

Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Florida opthalmologist indicted on public corruption charges along with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), remains in a Florida jail on separate Medicare fraud charges.
by Michael Patrick Leahy12 Jun 2015, 11:31 AM PST0

The federal government argues that Menendez should be tried by his New Jersey constituents and peers. “Robert Menendez, a United States Senator elected to represent the people of New Jersey, has filed a motion seeking to avoid being tried by a jury of his peers in the State of New Jersey. The Court should not permit this,” the brief notes.
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 May 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

For the fun loving Dr. Melgen, a well known international jet setter who “suffers from attention deficit disorder and takes sleep medication,” three weeks and counting in a Florida jail is bound to take a toll.
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 May 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

DALLAS, Texas — John Wiley Price, the high-profile Dallas County Commissioner who was indicted on 11 counts of bribery, corruption, and tax fraud, has been appointed a second taxpayer-funded defense attorney to represent him in federal court.
by Merrill Hope11 Apr 2015, 8:59 AM PST0

A Texas border county commissioner, a county employee and three contractors have been sent to federal prison for their individual roles in a kickback and bid rigging scheme. So far eight individuals have been sentenced at least 10 others are
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Feb 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

The newly sworn in District Attorney (DA) for Hidalgo County said he will keep his pledge for a public corruption task force. Breitbart Texas has reported extensively about corruption in the South Texas border county. The issue came to a head earlier last year when Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino resigned, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering.
by Bob Price5 Jan 2015, 7:56 AM PST0