| 07/31/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Files Legal Action Against Petroleum Wholesale For Shortchanging Texas Drivers |
| Dept. of Agriculture investigation shows Sunmart pumps deliver less fuel than advertised
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action today against Petroleum Wholesale, L.P., after an investigation by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) found that The Woodlands-based comp... |
| 07/17/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Recovers $15.7 Million In Medicaid Costs Under National Settlement |
| Agreement with pharmaceutical firm resolves dispute over drug prices charged to Medicaid
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recovered more than $15.7 million for the State of Texas under a national settlement with one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. The agreemen... |
| 07/17/2008 |
Texas Attorney General Arrests Five Sex Offenders For Illegally Using Myspace.com |
| Abbott’s Cyber Crimes, Fugitive units nab five more convicted sex offenders using MySpace.com
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes and Fugitive units arrested five registered sex offenders earlier this month for illegally using the popular social networking site MySpac... |
| 06/23/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Reaches Agreement To Protect Texans From Identity Theft |
| Agreed judgment requires EZ PAWN, EZ MONEY to improve privacy safeguards
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has reached an agreement with two Austin companies that will protect Texans from identity theft. The settlement resolves the state’s May 2007 enforcement action against EZMONEY... |
| 06/23/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Uncovers $6.1 Million Scheme; 11 Indicted |
| Eleven Houston suspects face felony Medicaid fraud charges
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has arrested three Medicaid providers for their involvement in a $6.1 million scheme to defraud Texas taxpayers. Seven other providers also were taken in... |
| 06/04/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Legal Action To Halt Houston Area Mortgage Scheme |
| Charges defendants with conspiring to defraud deceased homeowners, heirs of property titles
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has obtained a temporary restraining order against several defendants who conspired to steal homes from deceased Houston homeowners and their heirs.
Accord... |
| 05/26/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches Child Safety Initiative To Protect Texas Kids |
| Partners with Ed Smart, NCMEC to distribute flash drives to Central Texas families
ROUND ROCK – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) today launched a new child safety initiative designed to help protect Texas children. The effort ... |
| 05/21/2008 |
Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Lockhart Suspect Indicted On 22 Child Pornography Charges |
| LOCKHART – A Caldwell County grand jury returned a 22-count indictment Tuesday against Lockhart resident James Archie Wells, III, 49, for possession of child pornography. The third-degree felony indictment stems from a joint investigation between the Lockhart Police Department and Texas Attorney G... |
| 05/15/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Shuts Down Badge Fraud Scheme; Operator Ordered To Pay $11 Million In Civil Penalties |
| Owner of ‘The Sheriff’s Journal’ pocketed donations collected for fallen officers' families
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott secured court orders that permanently shut down a Houston-based “badge fraud” scheme that bilked small businesses nationwide. Brian Brumfield and hi... |
| 04/29/2008 |
“Justice for Victims, Justice for All” |
| by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
In the aftermath of violent crime, survivors and their loved ones often discover a new sense of inner strength. Many crime victims find that life is not only about how we are challenged, but how we respond to those challenges. One shining example of survivor ... |
| 04/10/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Emergency Action To Halt Sale Of Fake Driver's Licenses |
| Houston company Centro de Identificaciones ordered by court to halt illegal licensing
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged a Houston company with selling fake driver’s licenses to immigrants. An enforcement action filed by the Attorney General asked the court to stop the defend... |
| 04/08/2008 |
Conroe Resident Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Crimes In Case Investigated, Prosecuted By Cyber Crimes Unit |
| Christopher R. Kronshagen made online arrangements to meet, sexually assault a child
HOUSTON – A former financial advisor today pleaded guilty to using the Internet to prey on children. According to investigators with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit, Christopher R. Kron... |
| 04/03/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches Web Site To Fight Identity Theft, Assist Texas Victims |
| www.texasfightsidtheft.gov gives tools to current and potential Texas ID theft victims
MIDLAND – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has launched a new, consumer-friendly Web site to help Texans prevent or minimize the damage from identity theft. Among the helpful tools offered on the new site,w... |
| 03/27/2008 |
Former University Professor Indicted On Child Pornography Charges |
| Thomas Dougherty allegedly downloaded sexually explicit videos of children online
STEPHENVILLE – An Erath County grand jury returned a three-count indictment for possession of child pornography against a former Tarleton State University professor who did research in child sexual abuse. Thomas M... |
| 03/14/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Legal Action To Shut Down Illegal Casino Style Gambling |
| Tigua tribe operating eight-liner gambling machines in violation of Texas law
EL PASO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed an enforcement action against the Tigua Indian tribe for conducting illegal gambling operations. In a motion for contempt of court, the state seeks to enforce a... |
| 03/03/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Protects Workers Statewide; Resolves Right To Work Cases Against Labor Union |
| Labor group, employer unlawfully threatened to fire workers who refused union membership
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott secured court orders prohibiting the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) from continuing to violate state right-to-wor... |
| 02/28/2008 |
Understanding Eminent Doman: Texas Land Owner’s Bill of Rights |
| Since Stephen F. Austin first helped settlers establish new roots west of the Sabine River, Texas has always been a place that respects private property rights. With three times more privately owned land than any other state, Texas leads the nation in private property ownership. From the Panhandle... |
| 02/15/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Gets Emergency Order To Remedy Serious Living Conditions At Facility |
| Unlicensed assisted living facility Loving Care in Arlington targeted due to sexual abuse
FORT WORTH – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today executed an emergency court order to protect residents at Loving Care, an unlicensed assisted living facility in Arlington. According to the Attorney G... |
| 02/11/2008 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Files Friend Of The Court Brief In Washington, D C Gun Ban Case |
| Texas, 30 states urge high court to uphold individual gun ownership rights
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday defending Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Writing on behalf of 31 states, Attorney General Abbott urge... |
| 02/07/2008 |
Three Indicted In $3 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Spanning Four Northeast Texas Counties |
| Darrell and Kandace Marriott, Karen Hayes charged with first-degree felonies
CORSICANA – A Navarro County grand jury today indicted three defendants for engaging in an organized mortgage fraud scheme. According to prosecutors, the four-county criminal conspiracy, which involved loans backed by ... |
| 01/28/2008 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Action To Protect Residents In Tarrant County Assisted Living Facility |
| DADS inspection indicates facility manager threatened residents with hammer, withheld food
FORT WORTH – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) took emergency action to protect more than a dozen residents living at Oasis Village, an as... |
| 01/22/2008 |
Hallettsville Sex Predator Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Child Pornography |
| Randy Kuehn pleads guilty to collecting sexually explicit images and video of children
HALLETTSVILLE – A Lavaca County state district judge today sentenced Randy Gus Kuehn, 35, of Hallettsville, to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography. Kuehn also was fined $500. Texas Attor... |
| 01/04/2008 |
Federal Court Upholds Texas Moment Of Silence Statute |
| Allows Texas schoolchildren to continue to voluntarily “reflect, pray, or meditate” to begin each school day
DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott prevailed yesterday in federal court, where a North Texas couple had tried to prevent schoolchildren from beginning each school day with a... |
| 12/14/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Honors Hospitals For Giving Texas Children A Good Start In Life |
| North Texas hospitals singled out for improving children’s lives by establishing paternity
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today recognized seven area hospitals for improving young Texans’ lives by successfully working to establish legal paternity when a child is born to unmarri... |
| 12/13/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges Congress To Strengthen Federal Laws, Protect Children From Unsafe Products |
| Expresses support for congressional consumer product safety measure, warns parents of toy risks
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week urged Congress to protect children by passing H.R. 4040, a proposed federal statute that would lower acceptable lead levels in toys and improve o... |
| 12/08/2007 |
Consumer Tips for Online and Catalog Shopping |
| By Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
With the holiday season upon us, many generous Texans are buying gifts for friends and family. Amid all the hustle and bustle, it’s easy to forget how to protect hard-earned dollars from theft and fraud. Taking just a few precautions when shopping online ... |
| 12/05/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Action Against Web Sites That Illegally Collect Personal Information From Minors |
| Millions of children registered with the popular sites; Texas first state to take action under COPPA
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today took legal action against two Web sites that cater to children but fail to adequately protect their privacy and safety. Texas is the first state... |
| 12/01/2007 |
How the AG Helps Parents Meet Their Children’s Medical Needs |
| How the AG Helps Parents Meet Their Children’s Medical Needs
By Attorney General Greg Abbott
The Child Support Division of the Attorney General’s Office works hard to ensure that Texas children receive the financial support they need and deserve. A key component of that support is health ... |
| 11/28/2007 |
Attorney General's Child Support Division Sets Record With $2.3 Billion In Child Support Collections |
| $9.5 billion collected during the Abbott administration
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Child Support Division set a new record by collecting more than $2.3 billion in child support for the state fiscal year that ended Aug. 31. The $2.3 billion in collections surpassed the previ... |
| 11/16/2007 |
Houston-Area Man Sentenced To Five Years For Orchestrating $600,000 Medicaid Fraud Scheme |
| Aaron R. Binder of Fresno guilty of felony theft
HOUSTON – A Fresno man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree felony theft, admitting to a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid program of approximately $600,000 in taxpayer funds.
Texas Attorney Gen... |
| 11/12/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges At Risk Homeowners To Contact Lenders, Counselors |
| Consumers who call early may have more alternatives to foreclosure
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today encouraged homeowners who are struggling with monthly mortgage payments to contact their lenders and loan servicing companies immediately.
In addition to talking directly with... |
| 10/24/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Legal Action Against Foreclosure Rescue Firm's Unlawful Texas Operations |
| Clients of Southern Residential urged to call their lenders immediately
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against an unlawful Texas-based foreclosure rescue operation targeting struggling homeowners in the state and across... |
| 10/19/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Arrests 100th Unregistered Sex Offender |
| Operation Missing Predator sweep yields four previously convicted sex offenders
CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit arrested Angelita A. Trevino, 39, of Corpus Christi, for failing to register as a sex offender. Her arrest marks the Fugitive Unit’s 100th unre... |
| 10/15/2007 |
Protecting Texans’ Right To Work |
| Texas has a proud tradition of capitalism, free enterprise, and hard work. Ours is a land of industrious colonists, determined ranchers and enterprising wildcatters. Texas workers certainly aren’t afraid to work hard for a living, provide for their families, and give back to their communities.
... |
| 10/10/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches School Safety Initiative To Protect Texas Students |
| Abbott expands national recommendations for improved school safety
GRAPEVINE – As the state’s chief law enforcement official, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called for new safety measures designed to protect students from school violence.
Attorney General Abbott, whose office ser... |
| 09/06/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches School Safety Initiative to Protect Texas Students |
| Abbott expands National School Safety Task Force recommendations for improved school safety
AUSTIN – As the state’s chief law enforcement official, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called for new safety measures designed to protect students from school violence. Attorney General Abbot... |
| 09/05/2007 |
Texas Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force Convenes to Address Growing Housing Crisis |
| Law enforcement, state agencies take aim at dramatic rise in foreclosures, mortgage scams
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and key officials from state regulatory agencies today convened the Texas Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force, a strategic partnership intended to improve coll... |
| 09/02/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Reminds Texans of Their Legal Protections Under State's Right-To-Work Laws |
| Labor Day message emphasizes workers’ protections from forced labor union membership
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today marked the Labor Day weekend by reminding Texas workers that the state’s “right-to-work” laws protect them from compulsory labor union membership. Last ... |
| 08/28/2007 |
Federal Court Upholds ‘ One State Under God ’ In Texas Pledge Of Allegiance |
| Denies preliminary injunction; allows Texas schoolchildren to continue reciting Pledge
DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today prevailed in federal court, where a North Texas couple tried to prevent schoolchildren from reciting the Texas Pledge of Allegiance. A federal district judge ... |
| 08/28/2007 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Responds to Texas Pledge of Allegiance Ruling |
| Statement to be attributed to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
"With today's ruling, a federal judge denied the plaintiffs' attempt to prevent Texas school children from pledging their allegiance to "one state, under God"--just as they pledge to "one nation, under God." The United States Suprem... |
| 08/10/2007 |
Attorney General's Fugitive Unit Sweep Leads to 10 Arrests; More than 600 Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested in Four Years |
| Fugitive Unit operation yields nine Bexar County arrests, one in Missouri
SAN ANTONIO – During a weeklong Bexar County fugitive crackdown, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit arrested nine previously convicted sex offenders and facilitated the arrest of a tenth fugitive hiding ... |
| 08/08/2007 |
Attorney General's Child Support Division Wins Top Honors From National Child Support Group |
| Deputy Attorney General Alicia Key accepts Outstanding Program Award
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Child Support Division today was recognized as the nation’s best child support program by the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA). Alicia Key, Deputy Attorne... |
| 07/27/2007 |
Tarrant County Judge Sentences Fort Worth Man to 40 Years in Child Pornography Case Investigated by General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit |
| Reuben Wenger found guilty of promotion and possession of illegal materials
FORT WORTH – A Tarrant County judge on Thursday sentenced a Fort Worth man to 40 years in state prison for possessing child pornography and transmitting it via the Internet. Reuben V. Wenger, 40, was convicted on charge... |
| 07/24/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Protects Residents in Collin County Nursing Home |
| Investigators uncover squalid conditions endangering more than 40 residents
AUSTIN – Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) have taken emergency action to protect more than 40 seniors living in squalid conditions at the Amberwood Care Cente... |
| 07/24/2007 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Enforces State’s Right to Work |
| Labor group, employer unlawfully threatened to fire workers who refuse union membership
EL PASO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today took legal action against a labor organization and an El Paso employer for unlawfully forcing workers to join a labor union. The Attorney General is seeking... |
| 07/12/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Reaches $21 Million Settlement Benefitting Victims of Predatory Mortgage Lending |
| Ameriquest Mortgage Co. returns $325 million to consumers nationwide
EL PASO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced that Texas homeowners who were harmed by Ameriquest Mortgage Co.’s deceptive lending practices will share in almost $21 million in restitution. Eligible Texans wil... |
| 07/11/2007 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, AOL Reach Agreement to Improve Cancellation Requests, Provide Refunds |
| Multi-state investigation results in improved business practices
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today reached a multi-state agreement requiring AOL, one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, to issue customer refunds and reform its handling of consumer cancellation ... |
| 07/05/2007 |
Texas Attorney General Charges Mannatech with Unlawful, Misleading Sales Practices |
| Illegal scheme markets supplements as cure for cancer, improved health
DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged Coppell-based Mannatech, Inc., its owner, Samuel L. Caster, and several related entities with operating an illegal marketing scheme in violation of state law. Today... |
| 07/03/2007 |
Grand Jury Indicts Former Wichita Falls Businessman Investigated by Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit |
| Michael McDonough suspected of collecting and distributing child pornography
WICHITA FALLS – An Archer County grand jury indicted Michael McDonough, 59, of Wichita Falls, Monday for collecting and distributing sexually explicit images of children.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber... |
| 06/25/2007 |
Former Port Lavaca Councilwoman Briseno to Serve Five Years In Prison for Voter Fraud |
| Debra M. Briseno also admits to judge to registering noncitizens to vote
EDNA – A former Port Lavaca city councilwoman today was sentenced to five years in prison for committing voter fraud during the March 2006 primary election. A Jackson County jury found Debra M. Briseno, 51, guilty Friday o... |
| 06/20/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Seeks to Recover Taxpayer Dollars Taken in Medicaid Fraud Scheme |
| Sandoz Mylan, Teva and subsidiaries accused of falsely pricing Medicaid-covered drugs
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged three major pharmaceutical companies and their subsidiaries with defrauding the taxpayer-funded Medicaid system of tens of millions of dollars.
Defe... |
| 06/14/2007 |
Texas Attorney General: First-In-The-Nation Crackdown on Sex Offenders Using MySpace.com Yields Multiple Arrests |
| Abbott’s Cyber Crimes, Fugitive Units arrest seven convicted sex offenders with Myspace.com profiles
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today revealed the results of the nation’s first large-scale crackdown on registered sex offenders using the popular social networking site, MySp... |
| 06/13/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Cracks Down on Spammer Who Hijacked Consumers' Personal Computers |
| Texas resident marketed illegal “botnet” that compromised thousands of computers
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today cracked down on rogue computer networks that illegally mask the origins of spam messages.
A stipulated final judgment filed with the federal district court i... |
| 06/12/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott, Texas Council on Family Violence and Mack Brown Unite Against Domestic Abuse |
| Encourage Texas fathers to lead through “strength, character and courage”
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and University of Texas Longhorns Football Coach Mack Brown today praised fathers who provide a nurturing home for their children, and urged dads to combat domestic abuse in... |
| 06/01/2007 |
Five Rio Grande Valley Residents Indicted for Voter Fraud |
| One indicted for voting twice; four charged with conducting mail-in ballot scheme
RIO GRANDE CITY – Five Starr and Hidalgo County residents face voter fraud charges for their conduct during the 2006 election cycle. Last week, a Brooks County grand jury returned felony indictments against the fi... |
| 05/21/2007 |
MySpace.com to Turn Over Information on Sex Offender Profiles to Texas Attorney General |
| Abbott, national leader in child predator arrests, pushes for change
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today ordered MySpace.com to release the names of all convicted sex offenders who have set up online member profiles.
MySpace.com agreed to turn over first and last names of its o... |
| 05/08/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Cracks Down on Identity Theft; Takes Action Against Pawn Shop Chain For Exposing Records |
| Case against EZCORP is fifth ID theft enforcement action by Attorney General in recent weeks
SAN ANTONIO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action Tuesday against Texas-based EZCORP Inc., and its subsidiary, EZPAWN, for systematically exposing its customers to identity theft. Accor... |
| 05/07/2007 |
Child Pornographers Investigated by Cyber Crimes Unit Receive Tough Prison Sentences |
| Former soldier, high tech worker found guilty on child pornography charges
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit continued its aggressive crackdown on child pornographers Friday, when a former Fort Benning soldier was sentenced to 40 years in state prison and an Aust... |
| 05/02/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Halts Unlawful Marketing of Cocaine Drink |
| Temporary restraining order protects consumers against product marketed as street drug alternative
DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed a legal action against a Nevada company and its three Texas distributors for the marketing and selling of an energy drink as an unapproved d... |
| 05/01/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges Teens to Stay Alcohol-Free During Prom / Graduation Season |
| SAN ANTONIO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today encouraged young Texans to “Make the Right Choice” and stay alcohol-free during the upcoming prom and graduation season.
During a visit to Brackenridge High School, General Abbott, along with activists Brandon and Tony Silveria, warned ... |
| 04/26/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges Maverick County Residents to Beware of Scams in the Aftermath of Tornadoes |
| Price gouging, contractor, charity ploys are common in the aftermath of a storm
EAGLE PASS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today warned residents of Maverick County and other border communities to be wary of price gouging and fraudulent attempts to bilk homeowners and other consumers in th... |
| 04/17/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Continues Aggressively Enforcing Identity Theft Prevention Law |
| CVS Pharmacy cited for exposing hundreds of customer records
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action Tuesday against CVS Pharmacy for exposing its customers to identity theft. According to court documents filed by the Attorney General, CVS violated a 2005 law requiring bu... |
| 04/11/2007 |
Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Former Austin Airport Security Guard After Child Pornography Indictment |
| Victor R. Glass indicted, arrested on child pornography charges
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested former Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) security guard Victor R. Glass, 35, Tuesday following his indictment on felony child pornography charge... |
| 04/05/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Stops Illegal Contact Lens Dispensers |
| Main Optical, New Look Cosmetics sold contact lenses without prescriptions
SAN ANTONIO –Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott stopped two local contact lens dispensers from illegally selling contact lenses without prescriptions. Under the terms of the agreements filed in San Antonio, the operators... |
| 04/02/2007 |
Attorney General Abbott Protects Texas Consumers from Identity Theft |
| Fort Worth-based RadioShack cited for exposing thousands of customer records
CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action Monday against Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corporation for exposing its customers to identity theft. According to documents filed by the Attorney Ge... |
| 10/04/2006 |
Amarillo-Area Man Convicted for Child Pornography, Gets Prison Time After Undercover Attorney General Investigation |
| Claude resident sent sexually explicit images of children to Attorney General Abbott’s undercover investigator
AMARILLO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott commended an Armstrong jury for convicting an Amarillo-area man Tuesday who e-mailed sexually explicit images of children to an under... |
| 09/28/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Reaches Agreement with Online Payment Giant PayPal that Protects Consumers |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH ONLINE PAYMENT GIANT PAYPAL THAT PROTECTS CONSUMERS
Texas, 27 other states reach agreement requiring the company to implement clear disclosures, overhaul customer service
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today hailed an agreement h... |
| 09/28/2006 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Arrests 500 Predators |
| Announces Bipartisan Law Enforcement Support; Commits to Continue Sex Offender Crackdown
LUBBOCK – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was in Lubbock today, where he touted his highly successful crackdown on sex offenders. Joined by Lubbock County Sheriff David Gutierrez, Abbott noted his landm... |
| 09/26/2006 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Arrests 500 Predators |
| Announces Law Enforcement Support; Commits to Continue Sex Offender Crackdown
Abilene – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was in Abilene today, where he touted his highly successful crackdown on sex offenders and announced strong support from Taylor County law enforcement officials for his ree... |
| 09/25/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Prosecutors Pursue Child Pornographers |
| Obtain Indictments on Two, 12-year prison term for third
Former peace officer among three accused of stockpiling sexually explicit images of children
GALVESTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit continued its prosecution of child sex offenders, obtaining indictment... |
| 09/21/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Arrests Nine Convicted Child Sex Offenders in Metroplex Operations |
| Fugitive Unit dragnet helps clear the streets of those who would harm children
FORT WORTH – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit arrested nine convicted child sex offenders during a one-week fugitive roundup operation in North Texas. Investigators, with the assistance of the ... |
| 09/18/2006 |
Houston Social Services Business Owner Sentenced to 4 Years in Medicaid Fraud Scheme |
| Vincent Agu of Spring also fined $10,000 in billing scheme
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced a four-year sentence handed down late Wednesday against Vincent C. Agu, 55, the owner of a Spring family services counseling clinic located at his residence known as Innovati... |
| 09/12/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Anounces 500th Predator Arrest |
| Arrest marks significant milestone for Abbott’s sex offender crackdown
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced a landmark 500th sexual predator arrest as he continues his aggressive crackdown on sexual predators.
The arrest of Timothy Christopher Sankey, 31, marked 5... |
| 09/07/2006 |
Palestine Physician Charged with Identity Theft, Medicaid Fraud in Writing Prescriptions |
| Attorney General Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit submitted grand jury evidence
PALESTINE - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s investigation of a local physician has resulted in grand jury indictments and his arrest on charges of felony identity theft ... |
| 08/30/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Hails Five Year Prison Sentence Against Port Lavaca in Cyber Crimes Case |
| Larry Winston Dodd caught with sexually explicit images of young children
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced his Cyber Crimes Unit prosecutors obtained a 60-month federal prison sentence in U.S. District Court Monday against Larry Winston Dodd, 64, of Port Lavaca, for poss... |
| 08/30/2006 |
Former Val Verde County Chief Tax Appraiser Arrested |
| ‘Buster’ Ross Vernor charged with first-degree felony for falsely claiming travel, other costs
DEL RIO - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Money Laundering Unit investigators presented evidence to a grand jury late last week, resulting in first-degree felony indictments against former... |
| 08/25/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Indictments Against Port Lavaca Councilwoman for Voter Fraud |
| Calhoun County Justice of the Peace candidate Briseno
PORT LAVACA - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott continues to investigate voter fraud across Texas and today landed five indictments in Calhoun County against a local candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1.
A grand jury indicted D... |
| 08/25/2006 |
Former Martial Arts Instructor Convicted of Raping Child in Case Prosecuted by Attorney General Abbott's Office |
| Melchor Hawkins convicted on seven counts of assault on 12-year-old girl; videotaped assault
ALICE – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott hailed a guilty verdict handed down by a Jim Wells County jury against the owner of a martial arts studio in Orange Grove who sexually assaulted a 12-year-o... |
| 08/22/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Helps Children by Helping Their Parents Address Visitation Concerns |
| New online directory connects parents with needed services
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today continued his commitment to building strong Texas families by announcing a new tool to help parents without custody stay involved in their children’s lives. The online Access and Vi... |
| 08/18/2006 |
Houston Pharmacist Convicted, to 23 Years in Medicaid Fraud Scheme |
| Attorney General Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud team uncovered extreme overbillings to Medicaid
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit scored another huge victory Thursday as a Houston registered pharmacist was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 23 years in p... |
| 08/17/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Sues Waco Motel Owner, Alleges Price-Gouging During Hurricane Rita |
| Lone Star Hotel and owner Bipin Patel charged exorbitant rates during disaster
WACO - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued an economy motel operator today for charging exorbitant rates to evacuees fleeing Hurricane Rita last September. The suit alleges Lone Star Motel and owner Bipin Patel ... |
| 08/17/2006 |
Attorney General Announces Child Support Collections Top $2 Billion |
| On target to collect $7 billion under the Abbott Administration
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced that child support his office collected today topped $2 billion with 15 days remaining in the state fiscal year that will end Aug. 31. Today’s record-breaking collections e... |
| 08/15/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Indictments Against Two Houston Area Men for Child Sex Crimes |
| Christopher R. Kronshagen, Weston Lee Starks allegedly tried to meet children for sex
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Fort Bend County District Attorney John F. Healey, Jr. obtained indictments Monday against Christopher R. Kronshagen, 37, of Conroe, and Weston Lee Starks, 2... |
| 08/14/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Announces Five-Year Prison Sentence Against Former College Professor in Cyber Crimes Case |
| Raymond M. Landry, Jr. bought bus ticket for teenage “girl” in Austin to meet him in McAllen
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbottpraised the work of his Cyber Crimes Unit today after prosecutors obtained a 60-month federal prison sentence in U.S. District Court against a former Un... |
| 08/07/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Police Officer for Child Pornography |
| OAG investigators work with FBI in arrest of New Braunfels man
NEW BRAUNFELS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators arrested New Braunfels police officer Justin Broussard, 44, Saturday on one count of possession of child pornography. He was taken into custod... |
| 08/07/2006 |
Corpus Christi Woman Pleads Guilty to Charge Illegal Voting |
| June indictment charged Maria Flores with marking other persons’ ballots
CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has obtained another in a series of guilty pleas entered since last summer against persons who committed various forms of voter fraud across Texas.
Maria Dora Flore... |
| 08/04/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Announces Arrest of Child Support Evader |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT ANNOUNCES ARREST OF CHILD SUPPORT EVADER MARCUS SNODGRASS
Tips from local residents lead to Evader’s capture
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of Child Support Evader Marcus Snodgrass for failure to pay more than $87,000 for t... |
| 08/02/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Immigration Agent for Soliciting Child Online |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent arrested in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators arrested an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Monday in Cameron County on a warrant for online solicitation of a minor and criminal a... |
| 07/31/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins Guilty Verdict Following Trial Against Former ERCOT Manager |
| Carlos Luquis faces up to 99 years for first-degree theft, misapplication of property
GEORGETOWN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott hailed a guilty verdict handed down by a Williamson County jury tonight against a former manager of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state... |
| 07/27/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Files Motion of Contempt Against Developers of Illegal Colonia in Cameron |
| Eric Solis fails to bring Toribio Estates subdivision into compliance as ordered
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed a motion of contempt seeking sanctions, including possible jail time, for the developer of Toribio Estates, an illegally-created “colonia” subdivision in Ca... |
| 07/25/2006 |
Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Indictment Against Houston-Area Man for Child Pornography |
| Fort Benning soldier caught with hundreds of obscene images, videos of children
MAGNOLIA – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators placed into custody a Fort Benning soldier at the Montgomery County Jail on Tuesday after he surrendered to authorities following ... |
| 07/20/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Gets Court Order Bringing an End to 'Debt Elimination' Scam |
| Bankopp.com agrees to halt phony bank offers to clear debt of hurricane victims, others
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has closed a case against a fraudulent “debt elimination” operation which unsuccessfully tried to exploit and defraud victims of last year’s hurricanes.
... |
| 07/18/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Guilty Please in Bowie County Voter Fraud Case |
| Texarkana city councilwoman and co-defendant admit to ballot offenses
TEXARKANA - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has accepted guilty pleas from two Bowie County women who admitted they illegally handled mail-in ballots during the November 2004 general election.
Texarkana Ward 2 City Cou... |
| 07/14/2006 |
Attorney General Abbot's Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Indictment Against Houston-Area Man for Child Pornography |
| Fort Benning soldier caught with hundreds of obscene images, videos of children
MAGNOLIA – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators placed into custody a Fort Benning soldier at the Montgomery County Jail on Tuesday after he surrendered to authorities following ... |
| 07/11/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Takes Action Against Internet Predators |
| TESTIFIES AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ABOUT CRITICAL ONLINE SAFEGUARDS
Stresses responsibility of social networking site operators to implement meaningful security measures to protect kids from pornography, predators
WASHINGTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a nationally recognized lea... |
| 07/10/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Announces Arrest of Houston-Area Man in Medicaid Fraud Scheme |
| Aaron R. Binder charged with first-degree felony theft in counseling scheme
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of a Houston-area man on charges he swindled the Medicaid program out of about $600,000 in an elaborate scheme to receive government reimbursement... |
| 07/07/2006 |
Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Maximum Prison Sentence Against San Marcos Man Who Used IPod to Store Child Pornography |
| San Marcos case is Abbott’s first instance of offender using iPod to store child pornography
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his Cyber Crimes Unit prosecutors obtained the maximum prison sentence against a San Marcos man in the first child pornography case handl... |
| 06/28/2006 |
Reeves County Woman Convicted of Voter Fraud |
| Trinidad Villalobos found guilty of illegally possessing and transporting ballots
PECOS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has announced the conviction of a Reeves County woman who unlawfully handled mail-in ballots in the March 2004 primary election.
Trinidad Villalobos, 60, of Pecos ... |
| 06/22/2006 |
Cyber Crimes Unit's Child Pornography Investigation Results in 15-Year Prison Term for Canyon Lake Predator |
| CYBER CRIMES UNIT’S CHILD PORNOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN 15 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR CANYON LAKE SEX PREDATOR
Sean Velton McKinley caught trying to e-mail sexually explicit images of young children
CANYON LAKE – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigation of... |
| 06/16/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Felony Indictment Against Corpus Christi Woman for Voter Fraud |
| Maria Dora Flores indicted for marking other persons’ ballots
CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his administration’s first felony indictment for voter fraud. In this case, the Attorney General alleged a Nueces County woman marked ballots for other voters d... |
| 06/14/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Two Men for Targeting Teens Online; Obtains Indictment Against Another Man for Child Porn |
| Hallettsville suspect allegedly brought wine coolers to meet 14-year-old girl for sex
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators continued their pursuit of child sex offenders, arresting two men who allegedly used the Internet to solicit sex from children... |
| 06/13/2006 |
Three Sentenced in Brownsville Pharmacy Scheme to Defraud Medicaid |
| BROWNSVILLE - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit completed its case against three Rio Grande Valley defendants today as they were sentenced in connection with a Medicaid fraud ring operated through the Maldonado Pharmacy in Brownsville.
Eduardo Solis, 42, was sente... |
| 06/12/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Files Second "Friend of Court" Brief Supporting Pledge of Allegiance |
| Texas, 49 states urge 9th Circuit Court to recognize role of Pledge in our heritage
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed a “friend of court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in California on behalf of all 50 state attorneys general, urging the jus... |
| 06/06/2006 |
Federal Judge Sentences Erath County Man for Child Enticement Using Obscene Material |
| Rickie Allen Osborn arrested by Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit
MIDLAND - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today hailed a federal court’s sentencing of an Erath County man who pleaded guilty in March to enticement of a minor, which involved transmitting obscene material via a... |
| 05/30/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Three-Year Prison Term for Longview Child Predator |
| Rodney Maurice Harris arranged to meet 13-year-old child for sex
LONGVIEW – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has obtained a guilty plea and a three-year prison sentence for a former Longview restaurant manager who attempted to meet a 13-year-old child for sex. He will... |
| 05/26/2006 |
Houston Woman Gets 50-Year Sentence Following Trial for Medicaid Fraud |
| Doris Jean Blake also ordered to repay over $1 million to the government
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today lauded a Harris County jury and judge following a 50-year sentence handed down Thursday against a previously convicted felon who bilked the Medicaid system of over $1 m... |
| 05/25/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges Texas Veterans to Take Measures to Protect Themselves Against Identity Theft |
| Precautionary steps should be taken after federal breach of veterans’ personal information
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today cautioned Texas veterans to take several precautionary measures in response to the recent theft of electronic data from an employee with the U.S. Dep... |
| 05/22/2006 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Marks 3-Year Anniversary with 80th Arrest |
| Abbott presses social networking site operators to protect kids from pornography, predators
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit commemorated its third anniversary today following a highly successful sweep in Sugar Land that landed three alleged cyber predators i... |
| 05/18/2006 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Awarded Federal Funding to Enhance Cyber Crime Enforcement |
| “Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force” designation and $300,000 added to Cyber Crime Unit’s enforcement arsenal
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced that his Cyber Crimes Unit has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice & ... |
| 05/05/2006 |
Nueces Woman Sentenced for Voter Fraud |
| Josefina Marinas Suarez sentenced, fined for mail-in ballot violations
CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the sentencing of a Nueces County woman who illegally handled mail-in ballots in the May 2005 Robstown ISD elections.
Josefina Marinas Suarez, 44, was... |
| 04/27/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Indictments, Arrests Against Two in Houston for Medicaid Fraud |
| Sherill Hodnett, Rosario Jiminez allegedly conspired to take residents’ trust funds
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated and presented a case to the Harris County District Attorney’s office that resulted in indictments Monday against two... |
| 04/27/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Makes Arrests as Part of Operation Falcon Nationwide |
| Almost 300 arrested in Travis and surrounding counties during combined sweep of fugitives
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit played a key role in "Operation FALCON II," a nationwide roundup of convicted felons-turned-fugitives that netted more than 9,000 arrests na... |
| 04/26/2006 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Obtains Guilty Plea in Cyber Crime Case Against Former College Professor |
| Raymond M. Landry, Jr. bought bus ticket for teenage “girl” to travel from Austin to McAllen
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today praised the work of his Cyber Crimes Unit after a former University of Texas-Pan American associate professor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Cou... |
| 04/26/2006 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Obtains Indictments Against Two Longview Men for Soliticing Children Online |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT OBTAINS INDICTMENTS AGAINST TWO LONGVIEW MEN FOR SOLICITING CHILDREN ONLINE
Joe Alan Cook, Tommy Lynn Burt indicted on charges related to illicit use of Internet
LONGVIEW – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Gregg County District Attorney Bill Jennings obtained... |
| 04/20/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Continues Pursuit of Cyber Predators |
| Obtains Three Indictments, Guilty Plea: City employee, art student, manager indicted; bakery employee enters guilty plea
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott emphasized the danger of online child sex predators after his Cyber Crimes Unit indicted three men and obtained a guilty plea ... |
| 04/19/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Officers Arrest Nursing Home Business Office Manager |
| Gabriela Aguilar charged with stealing trust funds of Waller County nursing home residents
HEMPSTEAD - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s investigators arrested the business office manager of the Brookshire Nursing Center in Waller County, following a grand ... |
| 04/10/2006 |
Cyber Crimes Unit's Largest Child Pornography Investigation Yields Ten Year Sentence |
| LUBBOCK – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigation of a Lubbock man who had 13,664 sexually explicit images and video of children stored on his home computer has resulted in a 10-year federal prison sentence for Cole Cosby, 23, in the largest child pornography case ev... |
| 03/27/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Three for Online Child Pornography; Two Indicted |
| University student, ex-bank robber indicted on child porn charges
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators arrested three men last week involved with online child pornography, including a 21-year-old university student and a Panhandle man who recently s... |
| 03/24/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Third Guilty Plea From Former Executive in ERCOT Crime Ring Case |
| Kenneth Shoquist to serve 8 years in prison, make restitution of $120,000 to ERCOT
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today obtained the latest and most significant guilty plea from a defendant linked with five others who have been indicted for running an organized criminal enterprise... |
| 03/21/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Grand Jury Indictment Against Kerrville Veterinarian |
| Jonathan Ward Brooke indicted for child porn possession, online solicitation of a minor
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott praised a Kerr County grand jury for indicting a Kerrville veterinarian Monday on one count each of possession of child pornography and online solicitation of a... |
| 03/21/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Indictments Against Man for Child Pornography; Arrests Another for Online Solicitation |
| AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes investigators continued their crackdown on child sex offenders, obtaining indictments against a Mabank man on charges of possession and promotion of child pornography on Friday and arresting a Victoria man on Thursday for allegedly using... |
| 03/03/2006 |
Houston Woman Gets 10 Years Following Attorney General Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Probe |
| HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today applauded a 10-year prison sentence against a Houston woman whom the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated for a scheme to bill Medicaid for nonexistent counseling services.
Caroline Nneka Chiaghana, 50, who pleaded guil... |
| 03/02/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Indictments Against Two |
| San Marcos case is Abbott’s first instance of offender using iPod to store child pornography
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes investigators today announced grand jury indictments in two child pornography cases, including the first case handled by the Texas Attor... |
| 02/28/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott' Sexual Predator Crackdown Nets 400th Arrest in Houston Operation |
| Harris County sweep highlights success of Fugitive, Cyber Crimes units
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive and Cyber Crimes Units marked the 400th arrest in less than three years with the apprehension of Billy Gene Hutchins, 38, for parole violation on Monday during a f... |
| 02/27/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Investigations Arrest Waco Student Following Child Porn Indictments |
| Osbaldo Lopez arrested on campus of technical college in Waco
WACO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s criminal investigators arrested college student Osbaldo Lopez, 27, at a campus in Waco on Friday after a McLennan County grand jury indicted him on three counts of possession of child ... |
| 02/24/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Investigators Help Bust Dallas Fake ID Ring; Three Indicted on Federal Charges |
| DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott praised U.S. Attorney Richard Roper for obtaining indictments against three Mexican nationals involved in a scheme to sell fraudulent state and federal identification documents in Dallas. A woman arrested in connection with the operation faces deportatio... |
| 02/17/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins Indictments Against Texarkana Official, Two Others for Voter Fraud |
| Willie J. Ray, Melinda Hunter, Jamillah Johnson indicted for mail-in ballot violations
TEXARKANA – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today obtained indictments against a Texarkana City Council member and two other women for illegally handling mail-in ballots for seniors and other voters dur... |
| 02/16/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Three Child Predators in East Texas Sting |
| One predator rides to meeting on bicycle; others are restaurant manager, seminary student
LONGVIEW – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has arrested three men for using the Internet to solicit a child for sex during a two-week sweep in Gregg and Smith counties. Joe Alan... |
| 02/15/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins Indictments Against Ex-Teacher, Ex-Retirement Home Employee |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT WINS CHILD SEX INDICTMENTS AGAINST EX-TEACHER, EX-RETIREMENT HOME EMPLOYEE
Pflugerville, Fort Worth men indicted by Bastrop County grand jury
BASTROP – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has obtained indictments against a former Pflugerville s... |
| 02/08/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Praises Recommendation to Expand Sex Offender Enforcement Statewide |
| Criminal Justice Advisory Council proposes $9.2 million to build on Attorney General’s success
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today applauded the Criminal Justice Advisory Council’s recommendation for a $9.2 million expansion of the Attorney General’s sex offender enforcem... |
| 02/07/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins Grand Jury Indictments Against Former Seminary Student for Child Sex Crimes |
| Lee County man indicted on charges of child pornography, criminal solicitation of a minor
GIDDINGS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit today obtained indictments by a Lee County grand jury against a former seminary student for possessing sexually explicit images of chi... |
| 01/31/2006 |
Kingsville Martial Arts Studio Owner Indicted for Raping Child in Case Prosecuted by Abbott's Office |
| Attorney General also applauds federal prison sentence against El Paso construction worker
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Criminal Law Enforcement Division today obtained indictments against the owner of a martial arts studio in Kingsville who is accused of sexually assaulti... |
| 01/25/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches Training Initiative To Identify, Prosecute, Prevent Voter Fraud |
| Trainers to visit with prosecutors, law enforcement in 44 key counties before March primaries
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today launched a statewide initiative to work with local law enforcement and prosecutors to combat and prevent the persistent problem of voter fraud. The ini... |
| 01/25/2006 |
Two Sentenced, Two Plead Guilty In Houston Following Medicaid Fraud Investigations |
| Four cases demonstrate Attorney General Abbott’s commitment to stamp out fraud
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) investigations have recently resulted in the sentencing of two women and guilty pleas from two others convicted of health care fraud... |
| 01/24/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Jail Time For Sex Predator Who Violated Probation |
| Boris Alvarado, of Austin, sentenced to six months in jail
BASTROP – An Austin child predator caught by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has received jail time for violating his probation from a 2004 conviction for using the Internet to solicit what he thought was a teen... |
| 01/23/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Two Wichita Falls Men For Child Pornography |
| Matthew Gunnell, Christopher Franks charged with possession, promotion of child porn
WICHITA FALLS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has arrested two Wichita Falls men caught with hundreds of photos of children engaged in sexual conduct. Christopher Linn Franks, 23, and... |
| 01/18/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Helps Bring Sex Offender Back To Texas After He Fled To Mexico |
| Jefferson County man failed to register with local law enforcement
LAREDO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit today took into custody an unregistered sex offender from Jefferson County after investigators helped track him down in Mexico.
David Wayne Reckaway, 42, was turne... |
| 01/13/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Gets Indictments Against Reeves County Women For Voter Fraud |
| Women accused of handling ballots of others in March 2004 primary
PECOS - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced grand jury indictments on charges of voter fraud against the mother of a March 2004 primary candidate for Reeves County sheriff and one other woman.
Anita Baeza, 68, the... |
| 01/10/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Obtains Indictment, Stiff Sentence Against 2 Child Predators |
| Gillespie County grand jury indicts Robert L. Morris; Benjamin S. Owens gets five years
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has obtained an indictment on three felony charges against a Fredericksburg man who used the Internet to solicit someone he thought was a chi... |
| 01/04/2006 |
Attorney General Abbott Warns Texas Wildfire Victims Against Con Artists During Rebuilding Efforts |
| AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is warning Texans who lost homes or other property to recent major wildfires across the state to be alert for unscrupulous operators offering to rebuild or repair fire-damaged property.
Scores of wildfires that began last month have killed three peopl... |
| 12/21/2005 |
ANNOUNCEMENT: ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT FILES FOR REELECTION |
| AG Promises to Build on First Term Successes: 400+ Sex Offender Arrests and Record-Breaking $5 Billion in Child Support Collections
AUSTIN – Citing his record of tough law enforcement and conservative leadership, Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed for reelection as Texas’ 50th Attorney ... |
| 12/21/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Pflugerville Teacher In Online Child Predator Sting |
| Substitute teacher arrested when he arrived in Bastrop to have sex with a child
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit today arrested a Pflugerville man who used the Internet to solicit sex from someone he thought was a child. Dwayne Allen Lawhon, 27, was arrested in Ba... |
| 12/19/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Indictments Against Four For Nueces County Voter Fraud |
| CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced a Nueces County grand jury has handed down indictments against four individuals for illegally handling ballots in the May 2005 Robstown ISD elections.
Indicted for possessing an official ballot of another person are Virginia Ramo... |
| 12/19/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Investigators Nab Violent Louisiana Fugitives Who Came To Texas After Hurricane Katrina |
| HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his investigators have tracked down 13 Louisiana fugitives who went into hiding from law enforcement during the evacuation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. All 11 men and two women were wanted in connection with some type of violent cri... |
| 12/16/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Office Nabs Child Support Evader In Pennsylvania |
| AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of Child Support Evader Thomas “Frosty” Freese at his job site in Cranberry Township, Pa. Investigators from the Attorney General’s Child Support Division traced Freese to the Pennsylvania job site based on a tip to the A... |
| 12/14/2005 |
Kentucky Fried Chicken Murder Defendants Arraigned In Rusk County; Attorneys Appointed In Capital Murder Case |
| Darnell Hartsfield, Romeo Pinkerton indicted in November
HENDERSON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s criminal prosecutor Lisa Tanner attended the court arraignment Tuesday of two Tyler men charged with capital murder in the brutal slaying of five victims kidnapped from a Kilgore Kentucky F... |
| 12/09/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Officers Get Indictment, Arrest Owner Of Children’s Clinic |
| Eliseo Sandoval of McAllen faces charges in a multi-million scheme to defraud ‘Just for Kids’
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit officers has arrested the former owner of a McAllen children’s rehabilitation center known as Just For Kids after a Travi... |
| 12/07/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Collects $8.3 Million In Back Taxes From Enron Companies |
| Largest Enron entity’s check of $7.7 million is single largest tax collection for the Attorney General
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his office has collected $8.3 million in back taxes from Enron Corp. And three of the company’s subsidiaries. Included among the p... |
| 11/30/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins Tough Sentences Against Victoria Man For Child Pornography |
| Rickie Lee Smith caught with thousands of images, videos of children as young as toddlers
VICTORIA – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his Cyber Crimes Unit has obtained tough prison sentences for a Victoria man who was caught with thousands of sexually explicit photos and vide... |
| 11/28/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Wins $10 Million In Medicaid Fraud Case |
| AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today won a big victory in a Medicaid fraud case against a major drug company. This is the last in a series of lawsuits against several drug companies, resulting in almost $56 million in recoveries for the state. The prolonged whistleblower litigation shin... |
| 11/17/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott, Prosecutors Win Grand Jury Indictments In 22-year Old Kentucky Fried Chicken Murder Case |
| Darnell Hartsfield, Romeo Pinkerton indicted for capital murder
HENDERSON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today appeared before a Rusk County grand jury, which returned indictments against two Tyler men on charges of capital murder for the execution-style slaying of five victims who were kid... |
| 11/04/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Fredericksburg Online Child Predator |
| Robert Lee Morris arrested after showing up for meeting at fast food restaurant
FREDERICKSBURG – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit has arrested a Fredericksburg man who used the Internet to solicit someone he thought was a child for sex. Robert Lee Morris, 23, was arreste... |
| 11/03/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Fugitive Unit Arrests 5 Sex Offenders Who Violated Parole On Halloween |
| Offenders left porch lights on, violated Halloween curfew requirements
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his Fugitive Unit has arrested five convicted sex offenders who violated the terms of their parole on Halloween night.
Arrested were Christopher Alan Cook, 31, ... |
| 11/02/2005 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Announces Record-setting $1.8 Billion In Child Support Collections |
| Money collected benefitted more than 600,000 families
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced that child support collections by his office exceeded $1.8 billion for the state fiscal year that ended Aug. 31. The $1.864 billion collected, which benefitted more than 600,000 fam... |
| 10/18/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Announces Arrest Of Sex Offender Featured On America’s Most Wanted |
| Fugitive Unit works with national TV program to locate Del Valle man in Mexico
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of a fugitive sex offender from Del Valle who was located in Mexico after being featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” The Attorney General... |
| 10/17/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Announces Arrest Of Waco Landscaper On Child Pornography Charges |
| Arrest of Walter Anderson follows federal indictment for possessing, transporting images
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the arrest of a Waco landscaper for possessing child pornography and using the Internet to send sexually explicit images of children. Walter Douglas And... |
| 09/30/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Brokers Renewed Collaboration And Cooperation At Texas Medical Center |
| Baylor, Methodist agree to deliver critically needed childhood immunizations
HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced a successful agreement between Baylor College of Medicine and Methodist Hospital that ends a protracted dispute over the provision of health care in Houston.
... |
| 09/20/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Nabs Austin Sex Predator In Violation Of His Probation |
| Cyber Crimes investigators find Boris Alvarado chatting online in Queens, N.Y.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of a former Austin man caught online in violation of his probation from a 2004 conviction for using the Internet to solicit what he thought was a... |
| 08/29/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Helps Nab Houston Sex Predator In Indonesia |
| Cyber Crimes Unit works with California, federal, Indonesian officials in arresting Jack Carter
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today applauded the arrest in Indonesia of a Houston man who fled after being indicted in 2004 for using the Internet to try to arrange sex with what he th... |
| 08/09/2005 |
Abbott’s Sexual Predator Units Reach 300 Arrest Milestone During North Texas Operation |
| Cyber Crimes and Fugitive units work to rid the streets of those who would harm children
DALLAS - Following a highly successful sweep in North Texas that landed 12 child sexual predators in jail, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today emphasized the importance of three programs that have now re... |
| 08/02/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Receives Award For Outstanding Achievement In Child Support |
| National Child Support Enforcement Association Names Abbott State Leader of the Year
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today received the 2005 State Leader of the Year Award from the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA) for his contributions to child support. Attorne... |
| 07/25/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Kerrville Veterinarian |
| Jonathan Ward Brooke arrested after traveling to Hays County for child sexual encounter
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his Cyber Crimes Unit has arrested Jonathan Ward Brooke, a veterinarian from Kerrville, who drove to Hays County allegedly to meet an individual he... |
| 06/29/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Fugitive Unit Nets 200th Arrest With Roundup Of 14 Child Sex Predators |
| Sting operation nabs woman who victimized 5-year-old, 7-year-old girls
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his Fugitive Unit has arrested 14 convicted child sex predators in a sting operation, bringing the unit’s total arrests to 200. The roundup was conducted primaril... |
| 06/14/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Recovers Over $2 Million Following Medicaid Fraud Investigation |
| Whistleblower case alleges ResCare provided false information and billed Medicaid
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced a settlement with ResCare Inc., a Kentucky corporation, in which the state recovered $2.15 million because of an unlawful scheme to falsely bill the Medica... |
| 06/03/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Voter Fraud Indictments In Two Counties |
| Hardeman County commissioner, Beeville woman indicted for mail-in ballot violations
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced his office’s first indictments for alleged voter fraud in Texas, returned in separate cases by grand juries in Hardeman and Bee counties.
"My office... |
| 06/01/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Arrests Four Sex Offenders Who Failed To Register Their Whereabouts |
| HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrests of four Houston sex offenders who failed to register their whereabouts with law enforcement authorities. The announcement kicked off Operation Missing Predator, a statewide initiative by the Attorney General’s office to loc... |
| 05/27/2005 |
Seven Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested Or Wanted After Receiving Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Abbott Says |
| Attorney General’s investigation reveals two committed sex crimes, five are wanted fugitives
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today revealed that two registered sex offenders who received erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs via Medicaid committed additional sex crimes after their first... |
| 05/24/2005 |
Nearly 200 Sex Offenders Receive Taxpayer-funded Viagra, Attorney General Abbott Says |
| Abbott calls for immediate action to stop predators from receiving sex-enhancing drugs
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced results of an initial investigation that nearly 200 registered sex offenders in Texas have obtained Viagra and other sex-enhancing drugs with Medica... |
| 04/14/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Honors Crime Victims At Tree Planting Ceremony On Capitol Grounds |
| Abbott also recognized for his commitment to serving crime victims
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today joined other public officials, law enforcement officers and victims’ rights advocates in planting a tree on the State Capitol grounds honoring crime victims, survivors, missing... |
| 04/14/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Makes Arrests As Part Of Operation Falcon Nationwide |
| Almost 300 arrested in Metroplex area in sweeping federal crackdown on fugitives
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit played a key role in “Operation FALCON,” a nationwide roundup of convicted felons-turned-fugitives that netted more than 10,000 arrests nationwide fro... |
| 03/02/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Urges U. S. Supreme Court To Uphold Texas Ten Commandments Monument |
| Landmark case will have impact on religious displays across the country
WASHINGTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol grounds as a constitutional acknowledgment of religion. Attorney General Abbott, ... |
| 02/28/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott To Urge U. S. Supreme Court To Uphold Texas Ten Commandments Monument |
| Abbott to argue landmark case in Nation's Capital on March 2
WASHINGTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today outlined the arguments he will make on Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol grounds. Attorney General Abbott, wh... |
| 02/08/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Applauds New Measure To Fight Identity Theft In Texas |
| Senate Bill 122 provides attorney general with greater authority to combat nation's fastest-growing crime
AUSTIN – Attorney General Greg Abbott today welcomed legislation proposed by State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, that would better enable the Office of the Attorney General to p... |
| 01/31/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Files Brief Urging Supreme Court To Uphold Ten Commandments Monument |
| Abbott to personally argue case in nation's capital on March 2
AUSTIN – In a brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott urged the Court to uphold the placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol grounds. Attorney General Abbott, who will p... |
| 01/26/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Hailed By Hispanic Legislators For Fighting Fraud Against Hispanic Consumers |
| Crackdown on Dallas business cited as example for the nation
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been praised by one of the country’s leading Hispanic advocacy organizations for his efforts in fighting fraud against Hispanic consumers. The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislato... |
| 01/20/2005 |
Attorney General Abbott Protects Consumers, Children From Unsolicited Pornographic Online Pop-up Ads |
| New Jersey, Georgia companies to stop deceptive billings, services to consumers
AUSTIN - Just days after suing one of the world’s worst email spammers, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed an agreed judgment to protect consumers from being billed for unsolicited online pornography and... |
| 11/16/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Touts Success Of Arrests Of Predators Stalking Children |
| More than 200 arrested by Fugitive and Cyber Crimes units
TYLER - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today alerted East Texans to the dangers of child sex predators by emphasizing the success of two of his initiatives to track down and arrest such offenders before they get to children.
Attorne... |
| 10/12/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott To Defend Ten Commandments At United States Supreme Court |
| Decision by High Court Will Have National Impact
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today welcomed the opportunity to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds. The Court today agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court ru... |
| 09/30/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Honored For Efforts To Help Crime Victims |
| Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Gives Abbott First Courage of Conviction Award
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today received the first-ever Courage of Conviction Award from the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) for his work on behalf of Texas crime victims. ... |
| 09/29/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Awards Grants To 350 Crime Victim Services Organizations |
| Crime Victim Assistance Grants will aid victims of violent crime in Texas
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today awarded more than $19 million to 350 crime victim services organizations. The money will go to non-profit and community groups that aid victims of crime throughout Texas.
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| 09/02/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Sees Sharp Increase In Collections, Prosecutions |
| Thursday, September 2, 2004
Slated to win the nation's top award for fighting Medicaid fraud
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today lauded record performance in criminal medicaid fraud enforcement in fiscal year 2004, including a significant increase in the number of investigations ... |
| 06/09/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Five More Suspected Child Sex Predators |
| Arrests include special ed teacher, Fort Hood soldier who used Internet to prey on 'children'
AUSTIN - Attorney General Greg Abbott’s investigators arrested four men in Hays County this week – including a Round Rock special education teacher and a Fort Hood soldier – in separate incidents w... |
| 04/01/2004 |
Attorney General's Fugitive, Cyber Crimes Programs Reach 100-plus Child Predator Arrests |
| Programs designed to protect children also assist law enforcement efforts
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive and Cyber Crimes units have passed the 100 mark in the number of child sex predators taken off the streets and off the Internet in less than 10 months.
“Our Fugi... |
| 03/30/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Launches Program To Help Crime Victims Track Offenders |
| Texas VINE links crime victims with information about jailed offenders, court dates
LUBBOCK - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today launched a new service to help crime victims stay informed about their cases and those accused of committing the crimes. Texas VINE, or Victim Information and Not... |
| 03/25/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Maximum Prison Sentence In Child Porn Case |
| Thursday, March 25, 2004
Attorney General Abbott Obtains Maximum Prison Sentence In Child Porn Case
Cliff Mullican of Granbury gets 20 years behind bars
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crime prosecutors and Hood County District Attorney Rob Christian on Wednesday won a m... |
| 03/24/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Urges United States Supreme Court To Uphold ‘under God’ In Pledge Of Allegiance |
| Reciting Pledge in Schools Is A Constitutional Recognition of Religion, Abbott Says
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold as constitutional the practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. The Court heard oral arguments ... |
| 03/24/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Warns Seniors About Growing Scams |
| Texas seniors losing thousands; two Central Texas women lose over $100,000
GEORGETOWN - Attorney General Greg Abbott today encouraged senior Texans to “Just Hang Up” on unsolicited telemarketing calls, a defense against scams and schemes that cost Texans millions of dollars.
Attorney Gener... |
| 03/18/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Prosecutors Obtain Four-year Sentence Against Child Predator |
| Thursday, March 18, 2004
Attorney General Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Prosecutors Obtain Four-year Sentence Against Child Predator
Former Dell Computer employee enters guilty plea for attempting to meet a 'child'
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Hays County District Attorney Mike W... |
| 03/01/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Meets With Border Attorneys General To Strengthen Law Enforcement Efforts Between The United States And Mexico |
| Wants recent victories in Texas against Fraudulent "immigration consultants" to set the stage for cross-border enforcement efforts
SALTILLO, MEXICO – Attorney General Greg Abbott today invited his Mexican and U.S. counterparts, along with the Federal Attorney General of Mexico, to join in the f... |
| 02/27/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott's Cyber Crimes Officers Nab Two Soldiers, One Houston Man In Child Predator Cases |
| Apprehension of three pushes number of predator arrests since May to 32
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit investigators have made three more child predator arrests, including two men who are in the military, bringing to 32 the number arrested since May. All were ch... |
| 02/24/2004 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Receives Award For Serving, Protecting Children |
| Commitment to Children Award recognizes child and family initiatives
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today received the Commitment to Children Award from the Center for Child Protection – formerly the Children’s Advocacy Center – for his initiative and commitment to protecting... |
| 02/19/2004 |
Fugitive Unit Arrests Top 50 |
| Two-Week Operation Nets 12 Arrests, Including the First Woman & A Child Predator Missing for 11 years
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Fugitive Unit has arrested its 57th child predator since the program started August 8th. The latest arrests came during a two-week sweep that inclu... |
| 02/18/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Nets 5 Fort Worth Arrests In Sweeping Nursing Home Abuse Cases; Two Surrender One Still At Large |
| Charges relate to elder abuse, fraud to obtain drugs for personal use; two deaths reported
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud officers fanned out across the Fort Worth area this morning to arrest five nursing home employees who have been charged with a variety of crimi... |
| 02/10/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Helps Launch Public Service Campaign Aimed At Protecting Children |
| Abbott and Family Support Services Team Up to Help Protect Children from Sexual Abuse
AMARILLO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today partnered with Family Support Services of Amarillo to launch a new public service campaign designed to raise awareness of child sexual assault in the Texas P... |
| 02/06/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Warns Texas Consumers About Rising Number Of Internet Scams |
| Con artist overseas use religion and other ploys to target Texas consumers
AUSTIN – Attorney General Greg Abbotttoday warned Texas consumers about scam artists based outside the U.S. who are using the anonymity of the Internet to separate them from their hard earned dollars.
“The Internet... |
| 02/03/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott Launches Program To Protect Texas Seniors From Multi-million Dollar Scams |
| Kicks off National Consumer Protection Week by honoring alert bank employees
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today unveiled a statewide program to help bank employees protect unwary customers against scams that have already taken millions of dollars from consumers, especially the elde... |
| 01/26/2004 |
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Arrests Two More Child Predators In San Antonio |
| Brings Total Number of Arrested Child Predators to 43
SAN ANTONIO - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrests of two child predators in San Antonio. Since August 2003, Abbott’s Fugitive Unit has arrested 13 Bexar County Child sex offender parole violators, bringing to 43 th... |
| 01/16/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott's Cyber Crimes Unit Wins Guilty Verdict Against Former Soldier Who Stalked Children |
| Mauro Palacio gets maximum 10 years behind bars; Two others arrested near Killeen Thursday
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes prosecutors won a guilty verdict late Thursday in Montague County against a former Fort Hood soldier for stalking a child for sex. The officers a... |
| 01/15/2004 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Urges Supreme Court To Overturn Virginia Military Institute Prayer Ruling |
| Federal appeals court decision prohibiting dinner prayers sets dangerous precedent that could impact Texas public colleges and universities, Abbott argues
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court ruling that struck down as... |
| 12/22/2003 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Investigates Makers Of Police Bullet-proof Vests |
| Vest failures prompt AG investigation
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today unveiled an investigation of several companies – none in Texas – that manufacture bullet-proof vests worn by law enforcement officers in Texas and other states, citing potential safety risks.
Attorney G... |
| 12/18/2003 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Asks U. S. Supreme Court To Uphold ' Under God' In Pledge Of Allegiance |
| All 50 States Sign onto Brief Arguing that Reciting Pledge in Public Schools is Constitutional
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold as constitutional the practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. Attorney General Abbott ma... |
| 12/17/2003 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Gets Child Predator Indictments Against Seven In Bastrop County |
| Men indicted allegedly attempted to meet 'children' for sex
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott secured Bastrop County grand jury indictments today against seven Central Texas men who were arrested recently by officers of the Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit for arranging to meet what... |
| 12/16/2003 |
Attorney General Greg Abbott Wins Guilty Verdicts In Medicaid Fraud Case |
| Houston clinics ran a bogus scheme with six others to defraud millions from government
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the U.S. Attorney's Office won guilty verdicts this week against a Houston medical doctor and a physical therapy clinic manager who ... |
| 11/28/2003 |
Attorney General Abbott Targets Child Predators In Houston |
| HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrests of five child sex offenders in the Houston area who were hiding from authorities, bringing to 38 the number of convicted child predators arrested for parole violations statewide by Abbott's newly formed Fugitive Unit.
"The l... |
| 11/25/2003 |
Attorney General Abbott Sues To Stop ' Texas No-call ' Violators |
| Initial 15 defendants deemed continuing violators
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the filing of 15 lawsuits today against telemarketing businesses that are in violation of the "Texas No-Call" law. The suits allege the companies harassed consumers at home, calling them repeat... |
| 11/24/2003 |
Attorney General Abbott Praises 6-month Success Of Texas Child Predator Initiatives |
| More than 60 predators taken off streets since May
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today heralded the runaway successes of two major child predator initiatives that have become hallmarks of the first year of his administration
The Fugitive Unit, which targets missing parolees who a... |
| 11/13/2003 |
Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Texas Attorney General; Ten Commandments Can Remain At Texas Capitol |
| 5th Circuit Court of Appeals finds no establishment of religion in placement of monument
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today applauded a New Orleans federal appeals court decision affirming the state's argument that placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol groun... |
| 11/07/2003 |
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