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Madisonville Police Officer Jeffrey Covington Indicted on Charges of Planting Meth in Ex-Wife's Vehicle

Cole Shooter — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:45:47 +0000

Covington allegedly attempted to recruit several narcotics informants to place methamphetamine in the vehicle of Laura Covington, his ex-wife, during a child custody battle.

Charges Filed in Tax Services Scam

Andrew Montalvo — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:57:21 +0000

Syam Tax Sevices LLC and two of its officers are facing fraud charges related to a tax service scam. The tax services company and Shannon Mays and Marchrief Shead have all been faced with charges by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Judge Michael Gomez of the 129th District Court of Harris County also froze Syam’s [...]

Texas Attorney General's Office Files to Seize the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado

Rob Snyder — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:58:16 +0000

The YFZ Ranch housed the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sect led by Warren Jeffs

HEST Technologies Executives Arrested for Video Sweepstakes Scheme

Cole Shooter — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:29:14 +0000

The defendants face felony gambling, money laundering, and organized criminal activity charges.

Xcel Energy Warns of Billing Scam

Cole Shooter — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:48:16 +0000

The perpetrators of the scam claim that the federal government is providing or applying payments to utility bills, and customers are told that they can make a utility payment by using a bank routing number supplied by the scam artists.

Former IRS Employee Sentenced for Identity Theft

Cole Shooter — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:51:32 +0000

Richardson admitted that he caused, or personally filed 29 fraudulent 2005 individual income tax returns.

Debt Collector Charged by Texas Attorney General's Office for Violating State Laws

Cole Shooter — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:13:03 +0000

Encore Capital Group and subsidiaries Midland Funding, LLC and Midland Credit Management have been charged with falsifying and robo-signing affidavits and employing unlawful and deceptive debt collection tactics.