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The Texas Constitution gives the attorney general no general law-enforcement powers; instead it limits the attorney general's authority in criminal cases to that dictated by statute. [1] The Texas Legislature has not given the attorney general broad law-enforcement authority, but permits the attorney general to act in criminal cases at the ...
A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which is very similar to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA), [1] is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements. A case of corporate fraud, for instance, might be settled by means of a deferred ...
With certain exceptions, an attorney who becomes aware that either a fellow attorney or a judge has committed an act in violation of the rules of ethical conduct must report that violation. Failure to do so subjects the attorney failing to make the report to discipline. [2] The duty extends only to actual knowledge possessed by an attorney. An ...
Title theft is when a fraud uses a home owner’s title and information to make a deed in their name according to Forbes. This can expose homeowners to foreclosures or credit damage because of a ...
Attorney Kent Schaffer, a prosecutor in the 8-year-old securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media before a hearing at Harris County Criminal Justice Center on ...
Numerous political aspirants and officeholders in Texas have faced fines levied by the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). [9] The heftiest of these was a $77,200 fine levied against Ron Reynolds, then a member of the Texas Legislature, for failing to file mandatory campaign finance reports during a two year period. [10]
The Texas bar association is investigating whether Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to professional misconduct.
Colmenero is a Hispanic-American. [1] She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. [2] She earned a J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School. [2]Colmenero worked in the office of the Texas Attorney General for almost ten years where she held a number of positions including chief of the general litigation division and deputy chief of the special litigation division. [2]