Texas state Rep. Terri Hodge yesterday pled guilty " to failing to pay taxes on $74,000 in income, including more than $32,000 in bribes." She'd been accused of other serious charges to which she did not plead guilty, including accepting bribes from a developer and " peddling her influence to get inmates released on parole in exchange for money." Here are the lowlights from the...
Well, at least this got resolved before the primary. State Rep. Terri Hodge, D-Dallas, pleaded guilty early this morning to lying on her tax returns in connection with the FBI’s Dallas City Hall public corruption investigation, an act that ends her 14-year political career. Hodge, 69, now a convicted felon, is dropping her re-election plans, and will [...]
This is the busiest time of the year for Keith Woods, the eponymous figurehead of the Tales from The Woods roots music collective. Not content with organising one event at the 100 Club in London he is organising two - a week apart. The first was a tribute to Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent - 50 years after their UK tour - and the second is his fourth tribute to the famous 2Is coffee bar where British...
1. Gories/Oblivians reunion show at the Majestic and afterparty at Muffy Kroha’s, Detroit. 2. Vodka-and-caviar party at Wake and Bake keyboard player Sasha’s parents’ kitchen table, St. Petersburg, Russia. 3. Barbara Lynn at the Bell House, Brooklyn, the first time...
Lots of rockin' went on in 2009. Here's an a list of some fun shows I was lucky enough to catch (in no particular order): 1. Lone Wolves, Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn 2. Ponderosa Stomp, New Orleans (too many amazing acts...
Well-mannered: Well, that was awkward—one of those embarrassing breach-of-etiquette moments, like when some guy on the bus asks to borrow your comb. You want to be generous, do the polite thing, etc. but geez... In our case, the uncomfortable moment involved U.S. District Jud...
Hosam "Sam" Smadi, the 19-year-old Jordanian who the FBI says tried to blow up a downtown Dallas skyscraper in what turned out to be a sting operation, pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, and bombing of a place of public use. Peter Fleury, one of Smadi's court-appointed...
Judge Barbara Lynn issued the order setting the trial date late last week. Former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, his wife, and three other defendants were convicted this month of most charges in the massive Dallas City Hall corruption probe.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Jordanian man accused of attempting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper pleaded not guilty on Monday, according to a local media report.
Three Texas residents who have a pending lawsuit against Blockbuster for participating in the Beacon program have just filed a new case against Facebook. In papers filed Friday in federal district court in Texas, the consumers allege that the Beacon program violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing information about their movie... [Read more....]
Here's some soulful blues for you, in rhythm. It isn't quite right to say that Barbara Lynn was great, because the Texas native is still at it, touring around from her home in Beaumont, Texas. The killer reissue label Water just brought out her 1968 album, Here Is Barbara Lynn, which you can read more about here . But for now, just watch this talented singer and songwriter on the 1966 TV show The!!!!...
Even as the jury prepared to render decisions in the largest public corruption trial in Dallas history, former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill figured he would walk. "God's gonna give us this one," Hill said confidently, just minutes before U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn announced he was guilty on most counts in the case. Also Online The case: | Now Hill, whose trademark smile turned into a stony...
Former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and four others were found guilty on major charges in the Dallas City Hall public corruption case. Video Don Hill found guilty in Dallas City Hall corruption case October 5th, 2009 Local/State Videos Hill was found guilty on seven charges, including bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery. He was found not guilty on money laundering. D'Angelo Lee, who was Hill's appointee...
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