A small utility company was charged with destroying a well that competed with the water utilities, allegedly trespassing on the property in order to cement the well in. The utility company offered a $250,000 settlement which the plaintiff refused. Venue: Harris County, Texas.
The executrix of an estate claimed that the decedent had been fatally shot by his son-in-law, and that prior to his death, he had disinherited the son-in-law and grandson. Venue: Harris County, Texas. The Estate of Cash.
The owner of a tie beam company in the “cowboy capital” of the world was charged in three separate counties with three crimes: stealing materials, assaulting a peace officer, and moving stolen goods between counties. He was also charged with violating his probation on another unrelated case. He was incarcerated pending trial. Venue: Bandera, Texas. (Texas v. Breeland)
A single parent working as a coalmine engineer in London, Kentucky was indicted for not filing tax returns for four years and faced four years in prison. Jurisdiction: Kentucky.
A Vietnamese immigrant was accused of writing a hot check and faced six months in prison.
An air traffic controller was charged with evading income taxes for three years. He faced 15 years in prison. He was two years away from earning his pension and a felony conviction would have prevented that. Jurisdiction: Fort Worth, TX.
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