LIBERTY – After several months, charges against former Liberty County Housing Authority Chair Klint Bush have formerly taken the form of indictments following a March 29 grand jury meeting.
December 23, 2020 1:19 p.m.
“You scratch my back,” the saying goes, “and I’ll scratch yours… and yours… and yours…”
The latest list of presidential pardons and commutations Tuesday night not only featured a long list of the President’s political allies, but also an even longer list of people who recommended those allies for the greatest gift a president can give.
The prime example was Steve Stockman, the Tea Partying former Texas congressman convicted of 23 felonies what prosecutors called a “white-collar crime spree.” Stockman spent more than $1 million of donors’ money on personal expenses, including on a bumbling effort to spy on a political opponent and a trip to Egypt.
Trump commutes sentence for Steve Stockman, former Texas congressman convicted of charity scheme
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Former U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman and his wife Patti Stockman walk into the Federal Courthouse for jury deliberation on the federal corruption charges against him Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Houston. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez / Houston Chronicle )Godofredo A. Vasquez, Staff Photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Former U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman and his wife Patti Stockman walk into the Federal Courthouse for jury deliberation on the federal corruption charges against him Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Houston. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez / Houston Chronicle )Godofredo A. Vasquez, Staff Photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less