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It's a Texas trifecta for Christmas, plus an Alabama jail guard. Let's get to it:
If we can't keep drugs out of the prisons, how can we keep them out of the country?
In Kerrville, Texas, the former 198th District DA was indicted December 17 for misusing asset forfeiture funds. Former DA Ron Sutton is charged with two counts of misapplication of fiduciary property. The Sutton indictment comes after District Judge Karl Prohl resigned in September after a defense attorney complained to the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct that Prohl was being biased in the DA's favor because he was benefitting from the DA's largesse with seized funds. Prohl had received $14,500 in checks from Sutton for training, equipment, and to attend a conference, as well as part of another $21,000 check for conferences in Hawaii, and a $6,000 check to cover per diem expenses during those same conferences. As presiding judge, Prohl approved all expenditures from the asset forfeiture fund. Prohl agreed to resign his judgeship "in lieu of disciplinary action" by the commission.
In Lubbock, Texas, a former chief deputy sheriff pleaded guilty December 20 for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring. Former Hockley County chief deputy Gordon Bohannon, 53, copped to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and now faces up to 10 years in federal prison. He was one of 28 people named in a July indictment alleging a motorcycle gang was running cash to Modesto, California, and returning to West Texas with the speed. Also indicted was another Hockley County deputy, Jose Jesus Quintanilla, who pleaded guilty last month to misprision of a felony. Both deputies provided information to the bikers that hindered efforts to shut down the ring.
In Guntersville, Alabama, a Marshall County jail guard was arrested Wednesday on drug charges. Guard Jeremy Wade Sanders, 32, was being held at his place of employment on charges of marijuana possession, attempt to promote prison contraband, and attempt to commit controlled substance crime.
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Crooked Police Threaten Democracy
Increasingly it is difficult to see much difference between the inmates in jail and crooked police. Democracy cannot function under such circumstances.
In reply to Crooked Police Threaten Democracy by Rwolf (not verified)
Sutton, Prohl, Chapman, Barton
The Texas Attorney General will present evidence next week to a Kerr County grand jury about the looting of the asset forfeiture fund. There is talk that in addition to the misconduct that resulted in Judge Prohl resigning and Ron Sutton getting indicted, the AG has discovered other violations and possible crimes, including turning in vouchers to the county to get paid for expenses that had already been paid from the forfeiture fund (double dipping).
The big questions: will Prohl get indicted? Will he cooperate with the AG and snitch on Chapman and others? How deep does the corruption go, and does the AG have the cojones to follow the money?
crooked Texas cops, judges and DA's
The indictment of Ron Sutton, retired DA in Central Texas, and forced resignation of Emil Karl Prohl, former judge of the 198th, are just the start of what should be a thorough investigation of corruption involving cops shaking down motorists, stealing money and drugs and selling the dope. CNN Anderson Cooper/360 has run two pieces on part of this story, the part where the judge and DA and assorted cronies and spouses flew to Hawaii for "conferences." The former sheriff of Kimble County has built a construction company with heavy equipment (lots of money for that) on a rural sheriff's salary. He resigned as sheriff and went to work the next day for the new DA and took the drug money business with him. The new DA has his own police force whose main function is to troll the interstate for money to seize. The Texas AG is investigating the ex-judge and others. A special prosecutor named Bill Turner is investigating Sutton and got the indictment of Sutton. The FBI and IRS should investigate if they aren't already doing it.
In reply to crooked Texas cops, judges and DA's by Anonymous123 (not verified)
Sutton, Prohl, Chapman, Barton
Ex-judge Emil Karl Prohl was indicted on Feb. 12 by a Kerr County Texas jury for felony theft involving the asset forfeiture fund and other accounts. The investigations continue.
In reply to crooked Texas cops, judges and DA's by Anonymous123 (not verified)
crooked highway patrol lawyers and judges and bankersin florida
when will the investigation come to calhoun county florida the lawyers and judges and highway patrol do what they want to.I am a disabled veteran i got tired of getting shook down every time i went some where and i asked was i under arrest and if not get out of my way the only thing they could charge me with was traveling on the highway in disguise.I was thrown in jail for two weeks my medicine was not given to me i refused a doctor My friends got me out when they found out where i was . i demanded a jury trial and the judge arranged one ,two days before the trial without my knowledge it was changed to a bench trial and of course i was bulldozed by the judge. fines and one year probation, i told them where they could go. i refused their probation and fines .six months later i was arrested thrown back in jail violation of probation ,no medicine ,at the end of two weeks i was almost dead
and they took me to court in a wheel chair and the charges were dismissed .The government took away my social security for eight months i never done anything ,never violated any laws,never hurt anyone.this is not all i don't cave in,i don't roll over ,i am a disabled ten year veteran i am 67 years old ,i go to church and pray that the lord will come soon ,i do not think we can stop them .the forces of evil, they are to firmly entrenched.i believe that the tree of liberty must be fertilized by the blood of tyrants and a few patriots.i believe ther is no end of crooked lawyers, judges ,cops and bankers
Skygusty
Looks like an old movie
Chris Christoferson, play one I can't remember the name of the movie right now But i know I've seen it . Hope there aren't going to be any deaths in real life . But we all know the answer to that ! Dope and Texas , They Just go together don't they . HAHAHA just kidding am one Too Texan That is
hum...
we hear over and over again about these cops getting into trouble but we never hear of people getting out of jail because of the arrest of these cops.
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