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Harris County defense attorney accused of contacting witness in domestic violence case to get victim to drop charges
Read full article: Harris County defense attorney accused of contacting witness in domestic violence case to get victim to drop chargesInvestigators say Aaron Holt was indicted by a grand jury after he was accused of contacting a witness in a domestic violence case to get a victim to drop the charges.
Former HPD officer charged with murder in botched Harding Street raid back in court; Defense attorney seeks to quash indictments
Read full article: Former HPD officer charged with murder in botched Harding Street raid back in court; Defense attorney seeks to quash indictmentsThe deadly botched raid on Harding Street that happened nearly four years ago was front and center inside of Judge Frank Aguilar’s courtroom in Harris County’s 228th District Court on Thursday morning.
More charges filed against former HISD chief operating officer accused in bribery scheme: DOJ
Read full article: More charges filed against former HISD chief operating officer accused in bribery scheme: DOJThe former chief operating officer of Houston Independent School District, Brian Busy, is now facing new tax charges in relation to a bribery scheme committed last year, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced Thursday.
You can now report public corruption directly to FBI Houston. Here’s how
Read full article: You can now report public corruption directly to FBI Houston. Here’s howThe FBI Houston Public Corruption Task Force has created an email for the public to report suspicion of public corruption directly to FBI special agents.
South Africa's ex-president should be jailed, argues lawyer
Read full article: South Africa's ex-president should be jailed, argues lawyerJOHANNESBURG – Lawyers for a commission investigating corruption in South Africa have asked the country’s highest court to jail former president Jacob Zuma for two years for failing to cooperate with its probe. For this contempt of court, Zuma should be convicted and sentenced to two years in prison, Tembeka Nqcukaitobi, a lawyer for the commission, argued Thursday at the Constitutional Court. As a former head of state, Zuma has a duty to abide by the constitution, said Nqcukaitobi. The judges of the constitutional court said they will deliberate on the matter and deliver a decision, but they did not specify when. About 20 of Zuma’s supporters braved rain in Johannesburg on Thursday to demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court to show their unwavering support for him.