/tags/fraud Fraud en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT /texas-news/2024-12-16/denton-county-man-gets-4-year-sentence-for-ballot-fraud A Denton County jury sentenced a man to four years in prison and 10 years probation on Friday for ballot fraud in a 2020 Carrollton mayoral election, according to a press release. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT /texas-news/2024-12-16/denton-county-man-gets-4-year-sentence-for-ballot-fraud Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle /criminal-justice/2024-08-28/dallas-securities-fraud-oil-and-gas-water-rights-fraud A Dallas man pleaded guilty to two counts of securities fraud Tuesday. According to plea documents, the man stole $27 million over the course of at least three years. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:39:08 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-28/dallas-securities-fraud-oil-and-gas-water-rights-fraud Megan Cardona /news/2024-03-22/man-gets-20-years-in-prison-for-north-texas-scheme-to-steal-2-6-million-in-snap-benefits James Peabody conspired to empty out the SNAP accounts of more than 3,000 victims in Texas and more than eight other states using stolen data. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-22/man-gets-20-years-in-prison-for-north-texas-scheme-to-steal-2-6-million-in-snap-benefits Christopher Connelly /texas-news/2024-02-16/judge-rejects-attempts-to-toss-indictments-against-texas-ag-ken-paxton-keeps-april-trial-on-course Paxton, a Republican who’s been under indictment for securities fraud since 2015, is scheduled to face a jury in April. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:12:31 GMT /texas-news/2024-02-16/judge-rejects-attempts-to-toss-indictments-against-texas-ag-ken-paxton-keeps-april-trial-on-course Lauren McGaughy | The Texas Newsroom, Lauren McGaughy, Lucio Vasquez /politics/2024-01-25/texas-high-court-wont-force-collin-county-to-pay-prosecutors-in-paxton-securities-fraud-case Paxton’s securities fraud trial has been delayed for years by a number of pretrial disputes, including how much the special prosecutors should be paid. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:18:57 GMT /politics/2024-01-25/texas-high-court-wont-force-collin-county-to-pay-prosecutors-in-paxton-securities-fraud-case Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2023-11-08/texas-businessman-at-center-of-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-impeachment-facing-new-charges The new indictment of Nate Paul alleges that he defrauded business partners. It adds to earlier charges that the Austin-based real estate developer made false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:28:17 GMT /texas-news/2023-11-08/texas-businessman-at-center-of-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-impeachment-facing-new-charges The Associated Press /politics/2023-09-06/election-fraud-is-now-a-felony-in-texas HB 1243 raises the penalty for electoral fraud back to a felony. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:27:35 GMT /politics/2023-09-06/election-fraud-is-now-a-felony-in-texas Sean Saldana /news/2023-06-14/ken-paxtons-securities-fraud-trial-will-remain-in-houston-court-rules The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling overturns lower-court decisions that had moved the case back to Collin County, where the suspended attorney general lives. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:25:41 GMT /news/2023-06-14/ken-paxtons-securities-fraud-trial-will-remain-in-houston-court-rules James Barragán | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-12-18/texas-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-hospice-fraud-scheme Thousands of Texas patients with long-term diseases like Alzheimer's were falsely told they had just six months to live. Rodney Mesquias and others were convicted last year. Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:00:16 GMT /news/2020-12-18/texas-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-hospice-fraud-scheme Laurel Wamsley /2020-10-14/so-hard-to-prove-you-exist-flawed-fraud-protections-deny-unemployment-to-millions Efforts to prevent fraud in state unemployment systems are outdated, hurting millions of people with legitimate claims by causing lengthy and unnecessary delays while not managing to catch much fraud. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:00:13 GMT /2020-10-14/so-hard-to-prove-you-exist-flawed-fraud-protections-deny-unemployment-to-millions Chris Arnold