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Some Charges Dropped In Texas Corruption Probe
Some charges against a lawyer and a district clerk have been thrown out in a public corruption investigation.
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EL PASO (October 29, 2009)--A federal judge in El Paso has dismissed bribery charges against a lawyer and a district clerk in a public corruption investigation.
Attorney and former El Paso County Judge Luther Jones and District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez are accused in an alleged scheme to award a contract.
U.S. District Court Judge Frank Montalvo, in an opinion released Wednesday, dismissed both bribery charges, as well as one count of mail fraud.
The judge ruled that Jones and Sanchez were indicted more than five years after those crimes allegedly occurred, which is beyond the statute of limitations.
Jones and Sanchez remain charged with felony conspiracy.
They’re both free on bond.
Their lawyers declined to comment.
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Posted by: anoymous
Location: Austin
on Oct 29, 2009 at 04:49 PM
I agree near-here. What a coincidence to wait five years. Since it is El Paso, must be something to do with violence there. Cannot imagine this. And yet the poor who don't have access to good represntation go to the slammer. shame shame shame
Posted by: Someone
Location: Near-Here
on Oct 29, 2009 at 02:02 PM
O.K., Who did they pay off???
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