Farthing defends action in bribery trial
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
11/06/2018
2 doc(s)
Bexar County Jail; Bribery; County jails; Galindo, Jimmy; Local government contracts; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
Feds’ witness testifies Uresti was ‘on board’
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
10/27/2018
3 doc(s)
Bribery; Galindo, Jimmy; Illegal kickbacks; Immigrant detention centers; Local government contracts; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti admits to bribe scheme
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
10/13/2018
4 doc(s)
Bribery; Indictments; Legal ethics; Uresti, Carlos
Election Day to determine likely runoff in race for Uresti state Senate seat
San Antonio Express News
Scherer, J.
07/31/2018
3 doc(s)
Flores, Pete; Gallego, Pete; Gutierrez, Roland; Special elections; Texas Senate campaigns; Uresti, Carlos
Judge refuses to appoint Uresti’s lawyer of choice for appeal
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
07/13/2018
3 doc(s)
Bribery; FourWinds Logistics; Indigent criminal defense; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Special election called for seat
Dallas Morning News
Wang, J.
06/22/2018
4 doc(s)
Alaniz, Jesse 'Jay'; Gutierrez, Roland; Special elections; Texas Senate candidates; Uresti, Carlos
FourWinds investor payment fraudulent, judge rules
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
04/07/2018
3 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
State Sen. Carlos Uresti’s next criminal trial delayed until October
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
03/20/2018
3 doc(s)
Bribery; Money laundering; Uresti, Carlos
GOP has special-election hopes for Uresti’s seat
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
03/18/2018
2 doc(s)
Flores, Pete; Gallego, Pete; Gutierrez, Roland; Texas Senate candidates; Uresti, Carlos
State senator Uresti hit with $500 fine
Dallas Morning News
Te.
03/17/2018
2 doc(s)
Ethics complaints; Uresti, Carlos
Texas Ethics Commission fines Uresti
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
03/17/2018
3 doc(s)
Ethics Commission, Texas; Ethics complaints; Government ethics; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti’s Reeves County bribery trial may be delayed until October
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
03/15/2018
3 doc(s)
Bribery; Uresti, Carlos
GOP has special-election hopes for Uresti’s seat
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
03/11/2018
2 doc(s)
Flores, Pete; Gallego, Pete; Gutierrez, Roland; Texas Senate candidates; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti, Cain seeks new trial to overturn criminal fraud convictions
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
03/10/2018
3 doc(s)
Jury instructions; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Government opposes separate trials for Lubbock businessman and Uresti
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
03/08/2018
2 doc(s)
Bribery; Money laundering; Uresti, Carlos
Gallego eyeing Uresti’s Texas Senate seat
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
02/28/2018
2 doc(s)
Cortez, Philip; Gallego, Pete; Government ethics; Gutierrez, Roland; Texas Senate candidates; Uresti, Carlos; Uresti, Tomas
Uresti co-defendant wants separate trial in bribery case
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
02/27/2018
2 doc(s)
Fraud; Government ethics; Uresti, Carlos
Texas Democrats hoping early voting excitement in 2018 Texas primary lasts until November
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
02/26/2018
2 doc(s)
Democrats; Early voting; Voter turnout
Uresti should resign Senate seat
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
02/26/2018
2 doc(s)
Government ethics; Uresti, Carlos
Refusing to resign pays for Uresti
Dallas Morning News
Platoff, E.
02/25/2018
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Fraud; Government ethics; Public retirement systems; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti’s political, legal career unravel fast following felony conviction
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
02/25/2018
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Government ethics; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti now toxic to his own party
San Antonio Express News
Chasnoff, B.
02/24/2018
2 doc(s)
Fraud; Government ethics; Menéndez, José; Senate Democratic Caucus, Texas; Uresti, Carlos
Judge calls FourWinds ‘a scam’
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/17/2018
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti bought ads on Google before trial
San Antonio Express News
Chasnoff, B.
02/17/2018
1 doc(s)
Campaign finance and expenditure reports; Google Inc.; Political advertising; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti declines to testify on his behalf as lawyers wrap up his defense in criminal trial
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/14/2018
4 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Menéndez, José; Money laundering; Patrick, Dan; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos; Witnesses
Uresti accused of taking ‘blood money’ as criminal trial enters week four
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/11/2018
4 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Legal ethics; Uresti, Carlos
U.S. judge says ‘telling evidence’ against Uresti, denies request to acquit
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/08/2018
2 doc(s)
Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Money laundering; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti was told of fishy investment pitches in FourWinds
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/07/2018
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti defense could present this week
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/04/2018
4 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Menéndez, José; Patrick, Dan; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
Cantu now admits to sex with CEO too
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/03/2018
3 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Money laundering; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti was ‘my friend, my lover,’ the government’s star witness testifies in criminal trial
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/02/2018
3 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
In fraud trial, lawyer for Carlos Uresti claims senator’s ignorance of business partners’ wrongdoing
Austin American Statesman
Platoff, E.
01/23/2018
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
For Uresti, it's all on the line at trial
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
01/22/2018
3 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos; Witnesses
Jury selected in State Sen. Carlos Uresti’s criminal trial
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
01/19/2018
1 doc(s)
Ethics; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Juries; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti co-defendant Bates pleads guilty to money laundering, other charges
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
01/09/2018
3 doc(s)
Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Money laundering; Securities fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti plans to lay blame for alleged fraud on co-defendant, Bates argues
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
01/03/2018
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
Politics punctuates Texas business in 2017
San Antonio Express News
Staff
12/31/2017
1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Fraud; Hurricane Harvey; LGBTQ persons; Mergers and acquisitions; North American Free Trade Agreement; Swine; Tropical storms; Undocumented immigrants; Uresti, Carlos
Top stories of 2017
San Antonio Express News
MacCormack, J.
12/31/2017
1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Alamo; Alamo Cenotaph; Family violence; Firefighters; Fraud; Gun control; Historic preservation; Human smuggling; Hurricane Harvey; LGBTQ persons; Mayoral campaigns and elections; Police officers; Shootings; Traffic fatalities; Tropical storms; Undocumented immigrants; Uresti, Carlos; Zaffirini, Judith
Uresti criminal trial delayed again
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
12/21/2017
3 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Feds dispute Uresti’s take on steamy text messages
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
12/09/2017
1 doc(s)
Criminal evidence; Sexual harassment; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti asks court to exclude other investigations, comments to press from criminal trial
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
10/13/2017
4 doc(s)
Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti, Alamo City Comic Con square off
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
09/15/2017
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Indictments; Legal ethics; Uresti, Carlos
FourWinds ‘might have been a Ponzi scheme,’ Uresti testifies
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
09/13/2017
4 doc(s)
Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Uresti, Carlos
Judge disqualifies Watts, again, as state Sen. Uresti’s lawyer in criminal case
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
09/01/2017
2 doc(s)
Conflicts of interest; Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Legal ethics; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
Watts appeals his removal from Uresti case
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
08/09/2017
3 doc(s)
Conflicts of interest; FourWinds Logistics; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
More frac sand woes for Uresti co-defendant Bates
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
07/22/2017
2 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Uresti, Carlos
Judge disqualifies Watts as Uresti’s attorney in fraud case
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
07/11/2017
4 doc(s)
Attorneys; Conflicts of interest; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
Pay-to-play culture needs to be stamped out
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
07/09/2017
2 doc(s)
Bribery; Crystal City, Texas; Misconduct in office; Uresti, Carlos
Lawyer defending Uresti has a conflict, judge rules
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
07/01/2017
1 doc(s)
Attorneys; Conflicts of interest; Government ethics; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
Lessons learned, freshman legislator looks ahead
San Antonio Express News
Lutz, E.
06/18/2017
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
85th Legislature; Uresti, Tomas
Ex-judge pleads guilty in probe linked to Uresti
Austin American Statesman
Wire Reports
06/14/2017
2 doc(s)
Bribery; Uresti, Carlos
Galindo pleads guilty in Uresti bribery case, faces up to 5 years in prison
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
06/13/2017
4 doc(s)
Bribery; Galindo, Jimmy; Local government contracts; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti wants some charges tossed in criminal cases
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
06/06/2017
1 doc(s)
Bribery; Galindo, Jimmy; Indictments; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
Briscoe family lawsuit challenges hefty taxes for ‘unconstitutional’ road funding
San Antonio Express News
Hiller, J.
06/04/2017
4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Briscoe, Dolph, Jr.; County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones; County roads; Dimmit County; Highway finance; Highway maintenance; Property taxes; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
Prosecutors say Uresti had financial difficulties, exploited ‘vulnerable’ client
San Antonio Express News
Danner, P.
06/03/2017
3 doc(s)
Financial investments; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Legal ethics; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
What makes special sessions so special?
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
06/01/2017
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Nichols, Robert; President Pro Tempore, Texas Senate; Special session potential topics; Uresti, Carlos
State Sen. Uresti pleads not guilty to criminal fraud, bribery charges
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
06/01/2017
2 doc(s)
Bribery; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Pyramid schemes; Uresti, Carlos
Sen. Uresti withdraws from consideration for Senate post after indictment
San Antonio Express News
Fikac, P.
05/23/2017
1 doc(s)
Indictments; Nichols, Robert; President Pro Tempore, Texas Senate; Uresti, Carlos
U.S. prosecutors may try to disqualify Watts as attorney in Uresti criminal case
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
05/22/2017
3 doc(s)
Attorneys; Conflicts of interest; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos; Watts, Mikal
Uresti’s fate tied to former Reeves County judge
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
05/21/2017
1 doc(s)
Bribery; FourWinds Logistics; Galindo, Jimmy; GEO Group Inc.; Indictments; Local government contracts; Reeves County; Uresti, Carlos
The meteoric rise, and fall, of indicted Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti
San Antonio Express News
Fikac, P.
05/21/2017
4 doc(s)
Bribery; Criminal investigations; FourWinds Logistics; Fraud; Government ethics; Indictments; Madla, Frank; Madla, Helen; Rodriguez, Ciro; Tejeda, Frank; Uresti, Albert; Uresti, Carlos; Uresti, Tomas; Watson, Kirk; Watts, Mikal
Ex-West Texas official charged in Uresti case
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
05/20/2017
1 doc(s)
Indictments; Uresti, Carlos
Carlos Uresti should resign from office
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/20/2017
4 doc(s)
FourWinds Logistics; Government ethics; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos
Alleged accomplice of Texas senator in bribery case agrees to plead guilty
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
05/19/2017
2 doc(s)
Bribery; Indictments; Money laundering; Uresti, Carlos
Uresti on session under cloud: ‘As a Marine, I was trained to deal with stress’
San Antonio Express News
Fikac, P.
05/19/2017
7 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Cortez, Philip; Criminal investigations; Gutierrez, Roland; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Hughes, Bryan; Indictments; Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; President Pro Tempore, Texas Senate; Schwertner, Charles; Taylor, Van; Uresti, Carlos; Van de Putte, Leticia; Watson, Kirk; Zaffirini, Judith
When a state official gets indicted
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
05/18/2017
1 doc(s)
Dukes, Dawnna; Indictments; Martin, Mike W. (of Longview); Paxton, Ken; Uresti, Carlos
Senator faces multiple charges, time in prison
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A.P. Wire
05/18/2017
2 doc(s)
Bribery; Fraud; Indictments; Uresti, Carlos
