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Sam Sparks

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Name: Sam Sparks

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Herman: Our new federal courthouse, too big and too small

Sam Sparks: Experienced federal judge, respected legal expert, new president of Austin’s venerable Headliners Club.And, it turns out, tour guide extraordinaire, which is fortuitous because we’re coming up on the six-month anniversary of the opening of ... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 11 2013]

Entities: Sam Sparks, Austin

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Brother of Zetas leader convicted

AUSTIN — Jurors here found the brother of the man who leads the Zetas drug cartel guilty of money laundering after a weeks-long trial that followed the gang's violent activities in Mexico and their involvement in the U.S. quarter horse industry.They found ... [Published MySanAntonio - May 09 2013]

Entities: Los Zetas, Sentencing, Sam Sparks, Verdict

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Prison Terms Handed Down in Connection with Austin-Based Heroin Distribution Operation

Thirteen defendants have received lengthy federal prison terms for their roles in an Austin-based heroin distribution operation, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez, ... [Published 7thSpace - May 07 2013]

Entities: Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), Federal Prison Industries Inc, Sam Sparks, Austin

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

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The top local stories of the week

.MONDAYNew Lehmberg lawsuit filed: Travis County Attorney David Escamilla dismissed a lawsuit to remove District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg from office for drunken driving but immediately filed a new civil case. The new suit is similar to one filed by ... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 05 2013]

Entities: Austin, Bee Cave (United States), National Weather Service, Assault, Wildfires

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Man gets 30 years in Jovita’s drug ring case

The brother of a man who federal investigators called the leader of a South Austin heroin ring has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the operation.Jose Pardo, 68, known as “Joe,” was one of 15 arrested in a raid last summer at Jovita’s ... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 04 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), Sam Sparks

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Testimony finished in Zetas horse trial

AUSTIN — Both sides finished presenting evidence Thursday in the case of five men who prosecutors allege laundered money for the Zetas drug cartel, and jurors will return in the middle of next week to hear closing arguments and begin deliberations.It ... [Published MySanAntonio - May 03 2013]

Entities: Testimony, Deponent, Austin

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Prosecutors allege bribe to Pemex

AUSTIN — A California money lender testified here Wednesday that he was present as a Mexican businessman and an executive from Mexico's state-run oil company discussed a $5 million transfer that prosecutors characterized as a bribe.Testifying outside ... [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Pemex (Mexico), Bribery, Deponent

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Confederate flags don’t belong on license plates

AddThisTagsThese tags are automatically generated. The Daily Texan does not guarantee their accuracy.On April 12, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin rejected the Texas division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ efforts to get the Texas Department ... [Published Daily Texan - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Sam Sparks, First Amendment, African-Americans, Robert Lee

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Confederate flag license plates get struck down in Texas

Posted:Updated:Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:37 PM ESTIn 2011, the Sons of Confederate Veterans wanted to offer a specialty license plate honoring their ancestors that featured the rebel flag.But the Department of Motor Vehicles said "no thanks." So they ... [Published FOX 7 KTBC - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Free Speech, African-Americans, Sam Sparks, Racism

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 6 reports

Beyond Drugs in Los Zeta's Effort to Launder Money

Carlos Miguel Nayen Borbolla-Number 5Carlos Nayen Borbolla was one of 19 people indicted last year in a massive money laundering scheme that law enforcement officials say poured millions of dollars in drug proceeds into the American quarter horse industry, ... [Published Borderland Beat - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: AUSTIN GROUP LIMITED, David Finn, Los Zetas, Mexico

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 5 reports

Trial Begins Of Man Accused Of Laundering Drug Money Through Oklahoma Horse Ranch

AUSTIN, Texas -Prosecutors in Texas are set to open their case against leaders of a violent cartel accused of buying racehorses to hide illegal drug profits.U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has ordered jury selection to begin Monday in Austin.The case centers ... [Published News 9 - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Oklahoma (United States), Drugs, Sam Sparks, Austin, Los Zetas

First reported Mar 28 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 2 reports

Judge rules in 2010 wrongful death case, reprimands APD

AUSTIN -- Theres a ruling in the controversial case of a teen shot and killed by an Austin police officer.On Wednesday Federal Judge Sam Sparks entered his judgment in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Devin Contreras.The judge ruled APD ... [Published KVUE News Online - Mar 28 2013]

Entities: Wrongful Death, James Bowman, Austin

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Herman: Our new federal courthouse, too big and... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 11 2013]
Brother of Zetas leader convicted [Published MySanAntonio - May 09 2013]
Federal Prison Terms Handed Down in Connection ... [Published 7thSpace - May 07 2013]
Zetas Cartel Money Laundering Trial Week 3 "Mam... [Published Borderland Beat - May 07 2013]
The top local stories of the week [Published Austin American Statesman - May 05 2013]
Man gets 30 years in Jovita’s drug ring case [Published Austin American Statesman - May 04 2013]
Testimony finished in Zetas horse trial [Published MySanAntonio - May 03 2013]
Zetas brutality bred informants [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 28 2013]
Prosecutors allege bribe to Pemex [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 24 2013]
Confederate flags don’t belong on license plates [Published Daily Texan - Apr 22 2013]
Week One:Trevino Money Laundering Trial Recap [Published Borderland Beat - Apr 22 2013]
Judge Dismisses Fleshlight Lawsuit Against Lege... [Published AVN - Apr 18 2013]
Confederate flag license plates get struck down... [Published FOX 7 KTBC - Apr 18 2013]
North Texans Share Haunting Stories From Boston... [Published KERA Unlimited - Apr 16 2013]
Beyond Drugs in Los Zeta's Effort to Launder Money [Published Borderland Beat - Apr 16 2013]
Jurors selected in Los Zetas money laundering case [Published Daily Texan - Apr 16 2013]
Texas jury chosen for cartel money laundering case [Published Tuscaloosa News - Apr 16 2013]
Texas jury chosen for cartel money laundering case [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - Apr 15 2013]
Confederate Nostalgists Still Can't Get the Reb... [Published Dallas Observer - Apr 15 2013]
Federal prosecutors in Texas prepare to open ra... [Published Setxhomepage.com - Apr 15 2013]
No Confederate Flag License Plates in Texas [Published Courthouse News Service - Apr 15 2013]
State Prosecutors Set To Open Case On Drug Mone... [Published KWTX - Apr 15 2013]
Trial Begins Of Man Accused Of Laundering Drug ... [Published News 9 - Apr 15 2013]
Jury selection to start in Los Zetas money laun... [Published News 8 Austin - Apr 15 2013]
Money laundering case involving racehorses to b... [Published MSN News - Apr 15 2013]
Cartel money laundering case involving horse ra... [Published NewsOK.com - Apr 15 2013]
Cartel money laundering case to begin [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 15 2013]
Judge rules in 2010 wrongful death case, reprim... [Published KVUE News Online - Mar 28 2013]
Suit against APD in Big Lots shooting [Published KXAN - Mar 28 2013]
Re: Weev's collateral damage. [Published Daily Dave - Nov 26 2012]

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Zetas Cartel Money Laundering Trial Week 3 "Mam... [Published Borderland Beat - May 07 2013] by Havana and Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat The Los Zetas cartel money laundering trial kicked off its third week of testimony with the testimony of Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar aka “El Mamito” or Z-7. The trial has provided dozens of witnesses, ...
Week One:Trevino Money Laundering Trial Recap [Published Borderland Beat - Apr 22 2013] Chivis Martinez and Havana for Borderland Beat Monday: Drama in the Opening of the Treviño by Chivis MartínezThere were 100 potential jurors comprising the jury pool, from which 15 jurors would be selected in the voir dire process of the JoséTreviño ...
Beyond Drugs in Los Zeta's Effort to Launder Money [Published Borderland Beat - Apr 16 2013] Carlos Miguel Nayen Borbolla-Number 5Carlos Nayen Borbolla was one of 19 people indicted last year in a massive money laundering scheme that law enforcement officials say poured millions of dollars in drug proceeds into the American quarter horse industry, ...
Re: Weev's collateral damage. [Published Daily Dave - Nov 26 2012] Posted by Charisse Castagnoli on Nov 26 I also have a fair amount of tech trial experience, although rarely criminal.For J. I don't know if the FBI has been beaten at a tech trial, but Sam Sparks, a federal judge in Austin Texas, handedthe US secret ...