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August 13, 2024

No evidence of fraud in Harris County’s November 2022 election, but one person charged with theft

The Texas Rangers made clear that the evidence shows no intent or attempt to influence the 2022 election, so it seems Ms. Ogg’s only motivation is to try and claim my client as some sort of consolation prize. My client is not guilty, and we look forward to defending his innocence.
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July 31, 2024

Attys Can Seek Security Clearance In Cuellar Bribery Case

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar can apply for a security clearance to facilitate potential discussions of classified information in connection with bribery charges against the congressman, a Texas federal judge said Wednesday, remarking multiple times that federal prosecutors had taken “inconsistent” positions on classified material connected to the case.
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May 09, 2024

Judge finds Arcola officials went beyond their authority in preventing City Council Member from voting

Flood & Flood defended a city council member who had been prevented from exercising her office and then successfully sued to win back her right to vote.
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March 16, 2023

Ex-Mexican governor accused of laundering money through S.A. real estate gets 9 years

“The governor is happy to put this behind him and happy that the court and the government both determined that he had no involvement with the cartels, and his sentence reflected that,” Flood said.
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August 17, 2022

How the Government’s Case Against Blue Bell’s Ex-CEO Melted

As reported on AUGUST 17, 2022 on The Texas Lawbook, Ten members of a 12-person jury would have found the former CEO of Blue Bell not guilty of the felony fraud and conspiracy charges the government brought against him stemming from a 2015 deadly listeria outbreak linked to the company’s creameries.
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April 21, 2021

Texas oil man charged with Aspen sex assault

As reported on April 21, 2021 on The Aspen Times, A man with links to the Texas oil business was charged with felony sexual assault earlier this month after allegedly raping a woman at his hotel in Aspen, according to court documents.
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October 28, 2020

Kruse defense team is ready to tell what really happened during 2015 listeria outbreak

As reported on October 28, 2020 on Food Safety News. Chris Flood of Houston and John D. Cline of San Francisco, the defense team that got him off on the same charges in July, is again defending Kruse, the 66-year old resident of Brenham, TX. 
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September 02, 2020

Ex-Stanford Exec Gets Redo In Bid to Ditch 20-Year Sentence

As reported on September 2, 2020 on LAW360, The Fifthe Circuit on Tuesday gave former Stanford Financial Group executive Gilbert Lopez another opportunity to challenge his 20-year prison sentence for his role in Robert Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme, ordering a lower court to reconsider a bid claiming that Lopez’s trial attorneys led him astray.
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July 15, 2020

Bloomberg – Ex-Blue Bell CEO’s Charges in Fatal Listeria Outbreak Tossed

As reported on JULY 15, 2020 on Bloomberg, A federal judge dismissed felony charges against Blue Bell Creameries’ former chief executive officer over a fatal 2015 outbreak of listeria linked to tainted ice cream.
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July 15, 2020

The New York Times – Ex-Blue Bell President Wins Dismissal of U.S. Listeria Outbreak Charges

As reported on JULY 15, 2020 on The New York Times, A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against the former president of Blue Bell Creameries, who U.S. prosecutors said concealed from customers what the company knew about contaminated ice cream linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak.
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