Former employees say they took thousands of dollars in cash. Defense attorneys say they can’t be trusted because they cooperated with authorities.
Monroe Trombly
Monroe Trombly is a public safety reporter at the Houston Landing. Monroe comes to Texas from Ohio. He most recently worked at the Columbus Dispatch, where he covered breaking and trending news. Before that, Monroe cut his teeth as a reporter at the Mansfield News Journal. Monroe is a Cincinnati native who earned a degree in environmental studies from the University of Cincinnati. When not writing, you can find him at the movies or on the hiking trail.
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‘There was no quid pro quo:’ Defense argues payments were just gifts in HISD bribery trial
Lawyers for Brian Busby and Anthony Hutchison acknowledged the men traveled and gambled together but deny any money exchanged hands for HISD projects.
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Jury selected for bribery trial of Brian Busby, former HISD chief operating officer
The jurors include a tax advisor and Shell commercial manager. Several have family members or friends with law enforcement experience.
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Federal trial begins for former HISD COO and ex-NFL player in alleged bribery scheme
The weeks-long trial is expected to feature testimony from former HISD employees who have admitted their guilt in the alleged conspiracy.
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Magnolia man pleads guilty to extorting sexually explicit videos from three teenage girls
Federal prosecutors say Venegas was one of the most prolific producers of content on two websites that sold sexually explicit material depicting minors.
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Behind the Bandidos: Detention hearings unveil military ties, criminal records and varied lives
Recently, over a dozen men appeared before federal magistrate judges, offering a glimpse into the often shadowy world of the Bandidos motorcycle club.
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Federal judge awards $2 million to family of man killed by FBI agent in failed hostage rescue
The ruling is the most recent development in a legal battle spanning more than six years over the 2018 fatal shooting of Ulises Valladares.
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Former Marine and high school ROTC instructor granted bail in Bandido federal racketeering case
Marcell Lett has worked as a junior ROTC instructor at Ridge Point High School in Fort Bend for the past decade, according online records.
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Judge sets bail of $50,000 for former high-ranking Houston Bandido facing racketeering case
Prosecutors argued that Michael Dunphy posed a flight risk, but the judge ruled they had not demonstrated he would fail to appear for future court dates.
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Bandidos motorcycle gang members charged with racketeering, murder, over turf war in Houston
Federal authorities said a turf war started when the group sought to establish a monopoly over motorcycle clubs and gangs in the Houston area.