Escapee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Austin Bank Robberies (Federal Bureau of Investigation - San Antonio Field Office)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Apr 2016
(Source. Federal Bureau of Investigation - San Antonio Field Office) ... In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Sam Sparks ordered that Whitford pay $3,703.00 restitution to Compass Bank and be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term. In December 2015, Whitford pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery ... Original Document....

Escapee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Austin Bank Robberies (United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Apr 2016
(Source. United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas) ... In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Sam Sparks ordered that Whitford pay $3,703.00 restitution to Compass Bank and be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term. In December 2015, Whitford pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery....

'Missing' Thailand backpacker Grace Taylor flies to UK

Edit BBC News 24 Feb 2016
A Facebook plea to find Ms Taylor posted by her mother, Sam, sparked a global social media campaign for information about her daughter.'Constantly blowing whistle' ... Share this story About sharing. ....

Mexican businessman convicted for bribery a second time

Edit Austin American Statesman 29 Jan 2016
Sometimes, appeals to criminal cases can backfire. Enter Francisco Colorado Cessa. The Mexican businessman, twice convicted of laundering money for the Zetas drug cartel, this month went to trial a second time in a conspiracy case to bribe a federal judge in Austin ... District Judge Sam Sparks in exchange for a reduced sentence on the money laundering case ... Sparks was never made aware of the plot, officials said. Colorado Jr ... @jazmineulloa ....

Court tosses fraud convictions tied to Austin company

Edit Austin American Statesman 26 Jan 2016
A federal appeals court Monday threw out the 2014 securities fraud convictions for two former executives of an Austin-based maker of medical devices ... District Judge Sam Sparks improperly excluded evidence from investigations by the U.S ... The appeals court also said Sparks mistakenly allowed jurors to hear evidence of fraud by DiscoCare that had not led to criminal charges ... ....

Federal Jury Convicts Corporate Executive for Lying to Federal Agents During Public Corruption Investigation Involving ...

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jan 2016
(Source. United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas). DALLAS - Following a nearly three-day trial in federal court in Austin, Texas before U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, a federal jury convicted a corporate executive for lying to Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the public corruption investigation of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and others, announced U.S ... Attorney Richard L....

Former Austin Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with an Estimated $1.4 Million Ponzi ...

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jan 2016
(Source. United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas) ... In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Sam Sparks ordered that O'Reilly pay $1,463,128.50 restitution and to be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing her prison term. 'O'Reilly ran a classic con with a dazzling twist--offering the allure of collectible silver antiques and pink diamonds ... Durbin, Jr ... (noodl....

AgriLife Extension honors Texas Sugarcane Aphid Team with Superior Service Award (Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension ...

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jan 2016
(Source. Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension Service). Writer. Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu. Contact. Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu ... Their efforts to stop the fast-moving new pest of sorghum crops reportedly prevented millions of dollars in damage to crops across the state ... Dr ... Chris Bauer, Montimer Cabrera, David and Fontis Newell, Dennis Ball, Sam Simmons, Sam Sparks, Randy Cook, Shane Blount and Ronald Groves....

Robin And Patrick Share Big News, Jake’s Behavior Raises Concerns, And Jason And Sam Connect

Edit Inquisitr 06 Jan 2016
Franco has had some sparks of concern about Jake already too, and it seems this escalates after hearing more from Elizabeth and spending time with the young boy ... Could being back at the penthouse with Sam spark new flashes of his old life? Sam and Jason almost kissed on New Year’s Eve and have been growing closer to one another again, but it’s too soon to know if they have any real shot at reuniting....

The Round Rock Leader’s Top 10 Stories of 2015

Edit Austin American Statesman 01 Jan 2016
District Judge Sam Sparks considered Wright’s lack of criminal history, his health and years of public service. Sparks said there was no doubt Wright had done a lot of good in the community and changed the lives of many people from the bench ... “You have respected the law all of your life, but this is a tarnish on it,” Sparks told Wright....

Battling terror's online threat

Edit Stars and Stripes 23 Dec 2015
AUSTIN, Texas (Tribune News Service) — Rahatul Khan, his friends and family say, did not have a bad bone in his body ... But online Khan was a different person ... His case was one of the first to spark an investigation in Texas into online radicalization, a form of indoctrination, to commit violence in the name of terrorist groups and militant organizations ... 11 attacks ... How far would he go? ... Attorney Greg Sofer told federal Judge Sam Sparks ... ....

Scalia and the misguided 'mismatch' theory

Edit CNN 14 Dec 2015
(CNN)Today the audio recording of the recent Fisher v. University of Texas oral arguments is available for all to hear. The case, challenging the University of Texas at Austin's affirmative action policy, made headlines last week after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made controversial comments during a hearing. Scalia is reported to have said on Wednesday ... It was denied in 2008 by District Court Judge Sam Sparks, who reasoned that....

Battling Islamic State's online threat

Edit Stars and Stripes 13 Dec 2015
Rahatul Khan, his friends and family say, did not have a bad bone in his body ... At charity events, Khan pushed his father to stay a little longer and give a little more ... His case was one of the first to spark an investigation in Texas into online radicalization, a form of indoctrination, to commit violence in the name of terrorist groups and militant organizations ... 11 attacks ... Attorney Greg Sofer told federal Judge Sam Sparks ...  . ....
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