Public Office Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/public-office/ Only what you care about Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:28:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png Public Office Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/public-office/ 32 32 220501511 Former Houston Employee Charged in Public Corruption Bribery Scheme https://thelocalnews.app/former-houston-employee-charged-in-public-corruption-bribery-scheme/ https://thelocalnews.app/former-houston-employee-charged-in-public-corruption-bribery-scheme/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:28:14 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=57193 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has brought to light a significant case of public corruption within the City of Houston. Former Public Works maintenance manager, Patrece Lee, along with four vendors, are now facing charges related to a bribery scheme involving waterline repair and inspection contracts. The charges, totaling 14 felony counts, were announced […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/former-houston-employee-charged-in-public-corruption-bribery-scheme/feed/ 0 57193 State Files to Remove County Clerk Wanda Halbert from Office https://thelocalnews.app/state-files-to-remove-county-clerk-wanda-halbert-from-office/ https://thelocalnews.app/state-files-to-remove-county-clerk-wanda-halbert-from-office/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 17:25:58 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=46896 Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert and her attorney, Darrell O’Neal, have taken legal action against an ouster petition filed against her by the State of Tennessee, announcing their motion to dismiss during a press conference held on Tuesday. Halbert adamantly expressed her intention not to resign despite facing mounting pressure. Motion to Dismiss and Defiance […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/state-files-to-remove-county-clerk-wanda-halbert-from-office/feed/ 0 46896 Andrea and Jesus Cardenas Face Fraud Charges https://thelocalnews.app/andrea-and-jesus-cardenas-face-fraud-charges/ https://thelocalnews.app/andrea-and-jesus-cardenas-face-fraud-charges/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:51:37 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=9579 Former Chula Vista City Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother Jesus Cardenas have recently been charged with an additional felony charge, accused of Grand Theft for allegedly obtaining fraudulent unemployment benefits exceeding $950. The allegations suggest that between April 22, 2020, and December 1, 2020, both defendants unlawfully obtained money from the California Employment Development […]

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