Corrupt and unethical judges in Texas

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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court


Judge Adolph Canales Dallas Texas – 29th District Judge

Dec. 28, 2006 - Reverend David Kyser, Address Unknown
(transient),(comes around courthouse),20061228,1500.00,Baptist
street minister (Oak Cliff streets) for many years of prayer and
support and good deeds.

This expenditure is clearly illegal. The Ethics laws only allows for
contributions to recognized [501(c)] charitable organizations that are
registered with the I.R.S. In order to give Adolph the benefit of the
doubt since he is after all a judge, I performed some due diligence by doing some research on the Internet; however, I could not discover any 501(c) organization listed under the name "transient" or "David Kyser."
Gifts, etc. for Court Staff Over the years, Adolph made numerous cash payments to court employees and/or provided them with expensive gifts. It would be frivolous for Adolph to argue that these lavish expenditures were justified. Clearly these expenditures were not what one would consider normal gifts for staff and/or employees. This is especially true when the staff involved were or are all government employees.

1. Juricek,Kelly,20070110,250.00,Christmas Gift to 2d clerk in Dec. 2006
2. Dell 20061113,1375.07,laptop computer for court administrator
3. Carolyn Brown Chief Deputy Clerk 20061221,2000.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
4. Dell 20060428,1701.92,Laptop for Bailiff
5. Marcey Poeckes Court Rept 20061222,500.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
6. Margaret Deason Court Administrator, 20061222,1200.00,Annual Christmas Gift
7. Center for State Courts,20061018,549.00,Court Admin (Margaret Deason) Conference
8. Margaret Deason Ct Admin,20061219,945.20,NCSC Conf air/hotel/expenses
9. Debora Clark Deputy Clerk,20051219,125.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
10. Carolyn Brown Chief Deputy Clerk, 20051219,125.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
11. Margaret Deason Court Administrator,20051219,250.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
12. Lennie Carpenter Bailiff,20051219,125.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
13. Marcey Poeckes Court Reporter,20051219,125.00,Annual Christmas Bonus Gift
14. Carolyn Brown Chief Deputy Clerk, ,20041220,100.00,Christmas bonus appreciation
15. Debora Clark Deputy Clerk,20041220,100.00,Christmas bonus appreciation
16. Lennie Carpenter Bailiff,20041217,100.00,Christmas bonus appreciation
17. Marcey Poeckes Court Reporter, ,20041217,100.00,Christmas bonus appreciation
18. Margaret Deason Court Administrator, ,20041217,200.00,Christmas bonus appreciation
19. Dell 20040527,1005.45, Computer for Court Administrator
20. 20031102,648/40 ,Sony 17' LCD Monitors plus service contract for coordinator office Laptop for Court Bailiff and Court Administrator
How does Adolph justify spending $1700 for a Dell laptop computer for the court bailiff? A bailiff is a court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial (Source: answers.com). Put simply, a court bailiff does not require a $1700 laptop
computer.

Computers & Conference expenses paid for Court Administrator Margaret Deason Spending $1375 to purchase a laptop computer for the Court Administrator in Nov. 2006 is an improper use of campaign funds. This is in addition to $1005 Adolph spent in May 2004 for a desktop computer for the same Court Administrator. I'm fairly confident that the District Court in Dallas provides a computer for the Court Administrator, right?
Not satisfied with this unlawful largesse, Adolph also used campaign funds of $549 in Oct. 2006 to pay registration fees for Margaret Deason to attend a conference sponsored by the "Center for State Courts." Adolph also paid $945.20 for lodging, airfare and other expenses for Deason
to attend this conference. This is clearly illegal! If the County thought it was appropriate for Deason to attend this conference, then it would have allowed it and paid for it! How could such conduct relate in any way to Adolph's officeholder duties?
Rental cars for Adolph's one-week stay in Austin On several occasions, Adolph spent an inordinate amount of campaign funds to defray the costs of rental cars to attend judicial conferences when the appropriate laws/rules require one to utilize the cheapest form of transportation to so act. In other words, Adolph could have flown to such events at a much less cost than he did by using rental cars, therefore these expenses should be deemed improper.

Average roundtrip to Dallas to Austin as of Feb. 19, 2007 is advertised at about $130 or evenless (Source: www.ifly.com/dallas-love-field/book-flights.com). Spending $597.58 to rent a car is outrageous and clearly improper. Making this expenditure even more obscene is the fact that Adolph paid $5,831.92 for one week's lodging for a "suite" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin.
This outrageous payment for a "suite" at the Four Seasons meant that the daily rate was $833, which is totally obscene and clearly improper. How many people stayed at the Four Seasons with Adolph? More importantly, what are their names?

1. AVIS,20061209,597.58,rental car for week long seminar – Austin
2. Four Seasons Hotel, Austin 20061209,5831.92,7-nights suite week long seminar Misc. rental car expenses

1. AVIS,20060916,710.89,drive to Houston Tx for Judicial Conference
2. Canales,20060923,746.84,food and gasoline/misc expenses at Houston
Average roundtrip airfare from Dallas to Houston and back is around $120 (Source: www.orbitz.com). To expend $1,456 to rent a car and pay for gasoline and food for such a trip
is absurd and clearly improper.

1. Canales,20060923,225.00,reim (estimated) AVIS Corpus Christi Judicial Cof
The average roundtrip airfare from Dallas to Corpus Christi and back is about $100 (Source: www.orbitz.com). Moreover, how do you go about obtaining funds from your campaign by submitting an estimate for a car rental? How's that work?

1. AVIS,20050728,470.80,Car rental for drive to Galveston Tx for legal seminar CLE
2. AVIS,20050809,472.32,Car rental for drive to Horseshoe Bay Tx for legal seminar Roundtrip air from and to Galveston and/or Horseshoe Bay is obviously much less than the nearly $500 Adolph paid to Avis, and of course this doesn't include fuel and meals while driving.

Magazine Subscriptions
Adolph has the chutzpah to state in his campaign reports that "All magazine subscriptions are primarily for jurors to read while in the jury room." Primarily? One would have to travel to many, many jury rooms to find copies of (a) Wall Street Journal, (b) Foreign Affairs Magazine, (c) The Wilson Center magazine (deals with luxury accommodations, etc. in South Florida, (d) Harper's, (e) Forbes, and (f) The Economist.

Despite Adolph's self-serving disclaimer, it is pretty obvious that these subscriptions were of a personal nature. Even if Adolph provided them to the jurors, he obviously did so after he read them, therefore, the expenditures were in fact personal. Lastly, how does Adolph explain the $245 he paid to the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 30, 2005 for "online access?" Will Adolph now claim that he provided "online access" to his Wall Street Journal account to jurors? If so, did he allow them access to his office computer located in his chambers?
And lastly, since Adolph announced in his campaign reports in 2006 that he was resigning from the bench, how does he explain his purchase of the Wall Street Journal in Oct. 2006; his purchase of Foreign Affairs and The Wilson Center magazines in Aug. 2006? Does he intend to personally deliver them from his home to the jury room each month in 2007? And what about the $41.20 for the book from National Geographic in August 2005? Think you'd find that floating around in the jury room?

1. Canales, Adolph 20061005,289.00,reimbursement WSJ subscription
2. Foreign Affairs Magazine,20060807,84.00,subscription
3. The Wilson Center,20060807,57.00,subscription
4. Harpers Magazine,20060118,54.00,subscription
5. Harpers Magazine,20050701,54.00,subscription
6. Wall Street Journal,20050830,245.00,subscription + online access
7. National Geographic Society,20050830,41.20,book
8. Forbes, 20050830,59.95,subscription
9. National Geographic Society,20051122,62.70,book
10. National Geographic Magazine,20051122,59.99,subscription
11. The Economist,20050228,205.00,subscription
12. People Magazine,20041108,56.94,Magazine Subscription
Adolph's incessant purchase of Computer Equipment/Supplies
Adolph's repeated purchase of computers and/or computer supplies raises serious questions.
Many of the expenditures like his purchase of (a) Corel Paint Shop [software for graphics, illustration, digital media, (b) Roxio Media 8 [used to create, manage and enjoy your digital videos, music and photos], (c) web cam and adapter, and (d) Sony digital recorder are clearly designed for personal use. Patently, it would be absurd for anyone to suggest that such equipment is necessary for a judge to perform his or her judicial duties. What pictures did Adolph need to download and enhance on the Internet on government time? Enquiring minds would like to know!

Fry Electronics

1. 20070214,248.94,Norton Internet Security & Norton Systemworks
2. 20060804,757.67,2 ext. HD's & surge suppressor
3. 20040313,173.17,Web Cam and Adapter
4. 20040716,1469.70,21' LCD Monitor & 3 year warranty
5. 20040313,173.17,Web Cam and Adapter
6. 20030712,195.89,Computer Micro Vac 2,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7. 20031004,188.52,USB 2.0 Flash Drive,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8. 20031017,188.27,Alt. Lan. Speakers for laptop,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9. 20031102,648.40 ,Sony 17' LCD Monitor/service contract for chambers
10. 20031218,5399.47,Desktop Sony VAIO Computer LCD Monitor & DVD External Drive $5,399.47 for a desktop computer, LCD Monitor and DVD external drive seems excessive to say the least. To suggest that this was a "reasonable" officeholder expense is of course ridiculous.
Moreover, how does Adolph justify purchasing another LCD monitor for the Sony computer one month after he spent $648.40 on a Sony 17" LCD monitor? I'm not aware that one would require two (2) LCD monitors in order to operate one computer. What happened to the $648.40 monitor? Who has it now or who received it in Nov. 2003?

Misc. Computer Equipment/Supply Purchases
1. Mapsco,20050221,119.61,three mapsco's (2 Dallas 1 Ft. Worth) and a road atlas
2. Individual Software,20040225,50.85,3 Upgrades to Anytime 9.0
3. 20061002,871.38,Computer LCD monitor/ser contr-Internet Security and SystemWorks 06
4. Circuit City 20031012,180.74,Sony Digital Recorder ICD-ST10
5. Circuit City 20031012,108.24,laptop carrying case
6. Comp USA 20030920,2766.77,Tosh S307 Laptop/optical mouse/keybd WP Off 11 Norton Sys Works Win XP Pro
7. Comp USA 20030920,160.15,PC Relocater Ultra software plus CD's & cases
8. Comp USA 20031128,43.29,3X USB Floppy Dr. for laptop
Best Buy Purchases
1. 20060917,97.41,Linksys wireless network expander
2. 20060917,518.40,HP Officejet 5610 paper ink & software
3. 20060122, 508.72, Computer Software Roxio Media 8 Corel Paint Shop Norton's Security &
SystemWorks
4. 20050409, 53.54,CD's and cd cases
5. 20050814, 254.87, Software - PSP9.0 & Roxio 7.5
6. 20050112, 505.97, Maxtor External HD CD's and cd cases
7. 20051021, 585.02, Hardware - DVD-HD Recorders
8. 20040719, 1242.91, Desktop Computer & Sound Card with Speakers & Warranty
9. 20040731, 216.48, Norton's SystemWorks & Firewall
10. 20041015, 22.98, CD & DVD Cases
11. 20040306, 196.98, MSOffice + bkank DVD's
12. 20040409, 108.24, D-Link Access Point
13. 20040409, 191.57, Wireless Router & Cords
14. 20040410, 132.02, Powered Netgear Ethernet Hub & software
15. 20040306, 196.98, MSOffice + bkank DVD's
16. 20040409, 108.24, D-Link Access Point
17. 20040409, 191.57, Wireless Router & Cords
18. 20040410, 132.02, Powered Netgear Ethernet Hub & software
19. 20031006, 45.44, Net and USB cables
20. 20031011, 259.74, computer software
21. 20031109, 259.78, MPIO 1.5 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
22. 20031218, 108.24, Norton's System Works 2004 for desktop computer

Adolph's acknowledgment he wasn't seeking re-election
In his Jan. 2006 campaign report (July-Dec. 2005), Adolph stated: "I am not seeking re-election and am retiring at the end of 2006." In Sept. 2006, the Dallas Morning News did a story about Adolph's pending retirement titled: "Judge's retirement to leave Hispanic void on court bench," which was written by Mercedes Oliviera. Therefore, it seems pretty clear to this writer that Adolph well knew he wasn't going to seek re-election in early 2006 at the latest. This admission raises serious questions in regards to the following expenditures all of which occurred after he well knew he wasn't seeking re-election.
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1. 20070214,248.94,Norton Internet Security & Norton SystemWorks
2. Dell 20061113,1375.07,laptop computer for court administrator
3. 20061002,871.38,Computer LCD monitor/ser contr-Internet Security and SystemWorks 06
4. 20060917,97.41,Linksys wireless network expander
5. 20060917,518.40,HP Officejet 5610 paper ink & software
6. 20060804,757.67,2 ext. HD's & surge suppressor
And what about Adolph's expenditure of $6,427 to attend a weeklong legal seminar in Austin under the guise of obtaining 40.0 CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credits? Why would he need any CLE credits, let alone 40.0 in Dec. 2006 when he was permanently retiring from the bench within 2-3 weeks?
1. AVIS,20061209,597.58,rental car for week long seminar – Austin
2. Four Seasons Hotel, Austin 20061209,5831.92,7-nights suite week long seminar


Source: http://www.noethics.net/

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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court

Judge Kenneth Curry – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville Texas


Coffee mugs/mementos for Jurors

1. CFJ Manufacturing, Fort Worth, 20070910, 1677.88, Juror mementos
2. Target, 20070121, 108.00, Microwave for jury and staff's use
3. CFJ Manufacturing, 20060508, 2764.47, Coffee Mugs and pens
4. CFJ Manufacturing , 20060526, 1006.73, Juror mementos
Curry's purchase of juror mementos and coffee mugs is clearly illegal.
Moreover, it is a blatant violation of the Judicial Code of Conduct in that a
judge is not permitted to engage in direct communications with jurors.
Providing jurors with mementos and/or coffee mugs is clearly prohibited
conduct.

In addition, since we know these were not "generic" coffee mugs like one would purchase at Sam's Club or Costco's and were in fact purchased at CFJ, which touts itself on its website at http://corporate.cfjmfg.com/ as follows:

CFJ Manufacturing is a progressive, full-service promotional company specializing in a broad range of employee recognition services. With over 20 years of experience, CFJ is ideal for organizations across a variety of industries seeking innovative solutions for their service award, safety, recognition, and incentive programs. We aoffer thousands of promotional items, made to order for any occasion. We are one of the most sought after companies in our industry because of our product quality and incredibly competitive pricing, as well as our flawless fulfillment, friendly and helpful customer service, and unparalleled administrative support.
When dealing with promotional products it is important to realize that your audience can be both internal and external customers. Promotional items can exist to generate a sense of company pride and loyalty when distributed through an outlet such as a physical or online company store, or they can be used just as their name implies, by promoting your company in the marketplace through branded merchandise.
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pens and other mementos to jurors while they were on the clock. Moreover, it may well be that Curry's conduct violates the Hatch Act and/or the equivalent of such Act in Texas.

Refreshments for Jurors
1. Busy B Bakery,20060816,10.50,Refreshments for jurors
2. Busy B Bakery,20060823,15.00,Refreshments for jurors
3. Busy B Bakery,20061012,10.30,Refreshments for jurors
4. Busy B Bakery,20061107,10.50,Refreshments for jurors
5. Busy B Bakery,20061114,11.39,Refreshments for jurors
6. Busy B Bakery,20060109,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
7. Busy B Bakery,20060125,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
8. Busy B Bakery,20060208,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
9. Busy B Bakery,20060426,12.95,Refreshments for jurors
10. Busy B Bakery,20060614,16.00,Refreshments for jurors
11. Busy B Bakery,20060621,12.30,Refreshments for jurors
12. Busy B Bakery,20050819,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
13. Busy B Bakery,20050830,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
14. Reata Restraurant,20050916,59.00,Luncheon for judges
15. Busy B Bakery,20051012,10.00,Refreshments for jurors
16. Busy B Bakery,20051019,12.50,Refreshments for jurors
17. Busy B Bakery,20051026,16.84,Refreshments for jurors
18. Curry,Ken,Hon,20041123,24.00,Snacks for jurors
19. Curry,Ken,Hon,20040408,24.23,snacks for juries

Source: http://www.noethics.net/

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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court


Corrupt judges in Texas-Judge Ben Hardin–Angleton Texas

Ben’s cell phone bills are astounding and clearly indicate that he used it for personal purposes.

Moreover, it would appear that the billings are suspicious in that he consistently bills his campaign for “even” numbers. Its almost magical how his cell phone providers (Verizon and Cingular) could bill him (a) $250 on 9 occasions, and (b) $300 on 17 occasions. Even more magical is the fact that Cingular billed Benny $300 every month (11 times) in 2005.

I wonder if Benny signed a service contract with Cingular wherein his cell phone would immediately go dead once he hit $300. At a minimum, it would be frivolous for anyone to assert that of the $17,471.60 in cell phone payments that none of it was personal. Lastly, on its face, it would appear that Benny may well have defrauded his campaign by submitting sham and/or fabricated cell phone bills.

Cell Phone Billings – 2007 = $3,054.12

1. 20070702,216.49,CELL PHONE
2. 20071105,250.00,CELL PHONE
3. 20071203,250.00,CELL PHONE
4. 20071218,300.00,CELL PHONE
5. 20070706,244.79,CELL PHONE -
6. 20070828,382.84,CELL PHONE
7. 20070928,250.00,CELL PHONE
8. 20070123,250.00,CELL PHONE
9. 20070226,200.00,CELL PHONE
10. 20070402,230.00,CELL PHONE
11. 20070507,250.00,CELL PHONE
12. 20070604,230.00,CELL PHONE

Cell Phone Billings – 2006 = $3,140.60

1. 20060801,200.00,CELL PHONE
2. 20060828,250.00,CELL PHONE
3. 20060926,300.00,CELL PHONE
4. 20061102,242.60,CELL PHONE
5. 20061122,250.00,CELL PHONE
6. 20061225,250.00,CELL PHONE
7. 20060130,300.00,CELL PHONE
8. 20060227,300.00,CELL PHONE
9. 20060401,200.00,CELL PHONE
10. 20060426,248.14,CELL PHONE
11. 20060603,300.00,CELL PHONE
12. 20060620,300.00,CELL PHONE

Cell Phone Billings – 2005 = $3,350.00

1. 20050831,300.00,CELL PHONE
2. 20051225,300.00,CELL PHONE
3. 20050928,300.00,CELL PHONE
4. 20051101,300.00,CELL PHONE
5. 20051206,300.00,CELL PHONE
6. 20050806,350.00,CELL PHONE
7. 20050831,300.00,CELL PHONE
8. 20051225,300.00,CELL PHONE
9. 20050928,300.00,CELL PHONE
10. 20051101,300.00,CELL PHONE
11. 20051206,300.00,CELL PHONE

Cell Phone Billings – 2004 = $4,821.16

1. 20040701,250.00,CELL PHONE
2. 20040724,354.65,CELL PHONE
3. 20040828,312.73,CELL PHONE
4. 20041001,308.59,CELL PHONE
5. 20041028,315.11,CELL PHONE
6. 20041128,500.00,CELL PHONE
7. 20041226,400.00,CELL PHONE
8. 20040701,250.00,CELL PHONE
9. 20040724,354.65,CELL PHONE
10. 20040828,312.73,CELL PHONE
11. 20041001,308.59,CELL PHONE
12. 20041028,315.11,CELL PHONE
13. 20041128,500.00,CELL PHONE
14. 20041226,400.00,CELL PHONE

Cell Phone Billings – 2003 = $3,105.72

1. 20020803,317.34,cell phone
2. 20020905,200.00,cell phone
3. 20020928,200.00,cell phone
4. 20021105,200.00,cell phone
5. 20021126,200.00,cell phone
6. 20021227,200.00,cell phone
7. 20020130,234.00,cell phone
8. 20020327,180.00,cell phone
9. 20020429,500.00,cell phone
10. 20020527,502.68,cell phone
11. 20020618,371.70,cell phone

Bennie’s Use of Leased BMW

From 2000 thru 2007, Bennie made 90 payments on leased vehicles, 84 for a BMW and 6 for a Ford F-150 pickup truck, which he claims was for officeholder use. During this period of time, Benny’s campaign paid $61,336 in lease payments. $58,836.76 went for payments on the BMW.
It would be absurd for Bennie to claim that he never used the BMW for personal purposes.

Bennie’s campaign records prove that he never received any campaign contributions in 2005, 2002 and 2001. Moreover, in 2000 he received 8 contributions totaling $11,250. Therefore, it is pretty obvious that Bennie used the BMW for commuting purposes (personal according to the I.R.S) and for other personal reasons, which is in violation of Sec. 253.035. A cursory review of Bennie’s campaign records proves that he never made any personal payments to the campaign regarding personal use of the BMW or the Ford F-150.

In addition to the lease payments set forth below, Bennie also billed his campaign for (a)

$24,088.01 for repairs/maintenance/insurance on the BMW, and (b) for fuel purchases totaling $21,088.01.

BMW Lease – 2007 = $5,000.00

1. 6 payments at $700
2. 1 payment at $800

F-150 Lease Payments = $2,500.00

1. 5 payments at $400
2. 1 payment at $500

BMW Lease – 2006 = $5,400.00

1. 1 payment at $400
2. 5 payments at $500
3. 3 payment at $600
4. 1 payment at $700

BMW Lease – 2005 = $9,900.00

1. 3 payments at $700
2. 2 payments at $900
3. 6 payments at $1000

BMW Lease – 2004 = $12,086.76

1. 20040701, $2286.76, BMW note #959-395
2. 2 payments at $900
3. 8 payments at $1000

BMW Lease – 2003 = $5,200.00

1. 5 payments at $600
2. 1 payment at $700
3. 6 payments at $750

BMW Lease – 2002 = $7,300.00

1. 4 payments at $550
2. 6 payments at $600
3. 2 payments at $750

BMW Lease – 2001 = $6,100.00

1. 2 payments at $500
2. 1 payment at $550
3. 3 payments at $600
4. 1 payment at $650
5. 3 payments at $700

BMW Lease – 2000 = $7,850.00

1. 2 payments at $600
2. 5 payments at $700
3. 3 payments at $1050

BMW Repairs/Maintenance and Insurance = $24,580.95

1. 2007 = $2,794.66
2. 2006 = $3,083.91
3. 2004 = $4,651.16
4. 2003 = $5,966.14
5. 2002 = $2,006.67
6. 2001 = $4,420.60
7. 2000 = $1,657.81

Fuel purchases BMW = $21,088.01

1. 2007 = $5,250.07
2. 2006 = $3,657.88
3. 2005 = $4,115.15
4. 2004 = $3,968.09
5. 2003 = $2,454.28
6. 2002 = $1,642.54

American Express – Auto/travel expenses – No detail

1. 20070123,747.52,AUTO TRAVEL - OFFICEHOLDER USE
2. 20070227,620.25,AUTO TRAVEL SUPPLIES - OFFICEHOLDER USE
3. 20070402,215.99,AUTO TRAVEL - OFFICEHOLDER USE
4. 20070426,458.41,AUTO TRAVEL - OFFICEHOLDER USE
5. 20070604,937.28,AUTO TRAVEL MEALS - OFFICEHOLDER USE
6. 20060721,1221.64,TRAVEL -$945.49; AUTO - $276.15
7. 20060820,1459.40,AUTO TRAVEL SEMINAR
8. 20061102,1387.17,AUTO TRAVEL
9. 20061122,212.50,AUTO TRAVEL SUPPLIES
10. 20061225,723.20,TRAVEL
11. 20060130,141.59,TRAVEL
12. 20060227,316.04,TRAVEL – OFFICEHOLDER
13. 20060331,281.69,TRAVEL – OFFICEHOLDER
14. 20060429,276.17,TRAVEL & AUTO EXPENSE
15. 20060528,389.14,MEALS $51.15; GAS $151.39; FLOWERS $86.60; PHONE $100.00
16. 316.12,AUTO $276.82; MEALS $39.30
17. 20050831,290.52,AUTO EXPENSE
18. 20050729,632.56,TRAVEL
19. 20050831,290.52,AUTO EXPENSE
20. 20051225,535.54,AUTO - $373.81; TRAVEL - $535.54
21. 20050930,2039.52,AUTO EXPENSE - 1526.65; TRAVEL - 476.87
22. 20051028,376.57,AUTO EXPENSE & TRAVEL
23. 20051206,1185.56,AUTO - $914.56; TRAVEL - $271.00
24. 20050403,112.39,TRAVEL -- $48.00\n SUPPLIES - $64.39
25. 20050628,1478.96,TRAVEL

Source: http://www.noethics.net/

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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court


Corrupt judges in Texas-Judge Wallace Jefferson–Angleton Texas

Institute of International Faith Dialogue – Aug. 2007 trip to Turkey

Above/Beyond Travel, 20070807, $2,377.25 – Inst. Of Interfaith Dialog Conf. in Turkey

This use of campaign funds is facially absurd! Attending a religious conference/pilgrimage in Turkey that was ostensibly designed to improve relations with those of the Islamic faith has absolutely nothing to do with the duties of Chief Justice. With all due respect to those of the Islamic faith, can anyone assert with a straight face that those who contributed to Jefferson’s campaign did so with the knowledge that he was going to spend their money in this fashion? I seriously doubt it.

This 10 day pilgrimage had absolutely nothing to do with Jefferson’s
official officeholders duties as Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme
Court. Moreover, it certainly was not relevant to any legitimate
campaign activity since I’m not aware that citizens of Turkey are
allowed to vote in Texas.

Information regarding the Interfaith Trip to Turkey can found on the Internet at: http://www.interfaithdialog.org/index.p ... e&Itemid=1. The website boasts that “a group of people from Austin visited Turkey for 10 days, boarded 14 planes on 7 different flights, traveled over 20,000 miles, visited 5 cities, 4 seas, and 2 continents.

The following information was gleaned from the Institute’s website:


The IID has taken a stand that peace on the planet can be achieved within the foreseeable future. The vision of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog is to help unite communities in order that the spirituality of all individuals be heard in a space that is free of dogmatism, criticism, oppression, and fear.

An intrinsic aspect of the IID is to promote the study of world religions and spiritual faiths in order to gain wisdom and knowledge so that people will have a renewed sense of gratitude, and respect for the spiritual beliefs they hold closest to their hearts. By being in constant communication with other people who have different traditions from their own, we each have the opportunity to refine and appreciate our own beliefs and traditions of Title 15 of the Election Code – General Contents of Reports (campaign expense)states:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, each report filed under this chapter mustinclude:
(3) the amount of political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are made during the reporting period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures.




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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court


Corrupt judges in Texas-Judge

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Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court


Corrupt judges in Texas-Judge

more to come.

Source: http://www.noethics.net/

[tex]

Judge Canales, Adolph – 29th District Judge – Dallas
Judge Curry, Kenneth – 153rd District Judge – Colleyville
Judge Hardin, Ben – 23rd District Judge – Angleton
Judge Jefferson, Wallace – Chief Justice – Texas Supreme Court
Judge Lang, Douglas - Judge - 5th Court of Appeals – Dallas
Judge McGrath, Bob – 342nd District Judge – Fort Worth
Judge Ramirez, Mario - 332nd District Judge – Edinburg
Judge Russell, Kerry – 7th District Judge – Tyler
Judge Wainwright, Jesse – Texas Supreme Court

Corrupt judges in Texas-Judge Mario Ramirez-Edinburg TX

more to come


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