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Texas lawyer known as the DWI Dude sentenced for defrauding Colombian cocaine traffickers KATE FELDMAN A Texas lawyer who called himself “The DWI Dude” was sentenced Tuesday for a fraud scheme in which he pocketed money he told Colombian cocaine traffickers would be used to bribe officials. James Morris Balagia, a 65-year-old former police officer, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiring with Florida private investigator Chuck Morgan and Colombian attorney Bibiana Correa Perea to overcharge the drug kingpins under the guise of bribes that were never paid out, according to the Department of Justice. “In reality, there were no bribes or government officials,” prosecutors said in a statement. ....
Austin lawyer known as ‘DWI Dude’ gets 15 1/2 years in prison for scamming Colombian narcos Austin lawyer known as ‘DWI Dude’ gets 15 1/2 years in prison for scamming Colombian narcos Jamie Balagia had been convicted in 2019 of shaking down international drug traffickers by telling them his high-placed contacts in D.C. could get their charges reduced or dropped in exchange for hefty legal fees. Jamie Balagia, who was convicted of shaking down Colombian drug lords, spoke as a Libertarian party candidate for Texas attorney general on May 1, 2014, in San Antonio.(William Luther / San Antonio Express-News) SHERMAN An Austin lawyer known as the “DWI Dude” for his area of practice was sentenced on Monday to about 15 1/2 years in federal prison for shaking down Colombian drug traffickers for over $1 million on the false promise of being able to make their charges go away. ....