Fresh from prison, George Santos says he might take a spin on 'Dancing With the Stars'

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Phoenix man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up LGBTQ+ bar over Charlie Kirk killing

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A Houston company that manufactures skincare products and other cosmetics is accused of releasing 100 gallons of coconut lotion into a sewer line, with the substance ending up in White Oak Bayou, according to Harris County court documents.

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Houston cosmetics company accused of releasing 100 gallons of coconut lotion into White Oak Bayou

Immacule Lab, located north of the bayou on Fairbanks North Houston Road, was charged with water pollution, a felony, on Wednesday. Court records show the discharge of the thick, white substance occurred April 15.

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Prosecutors alleged in a court filing this week that Fort Bend County Judge KP George, who is facing two felony charges of money laundering, used campaign funds to pay for his personal property taxes as well as a down payment on a house.

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KP George used campaign funds for personal property taxes, house down payment, Fort Bend prosecutors allege

The county judge is facing two felony counts of money laundering and a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity for accusations that he worked with a staffer to fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media.

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Liberty County Commissioner David Whitmire has been indicted on criminal charges of sexual assault, solicitation of prostitution and official oppression, according to court documents filed in the county northeast of Houston.

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Liberty County Commissioner David Whitmire charged with sexual assault, official oppression

A Liberty County grand jury indicted Whitmire, a 62-year-old Republican elected to serve as Precinct 3 Commissioner, on Wednesday. The alleged crimes occurred in December 2024. 

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Defenders in #Appalachia Against #MountainValleyPipeline Avoided #FelonyCharges

"Initially we were charged with #conspiracy. The real conspiracy is between the #prosecutors and the #judges, between the #cops and the #corporations."

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"Last Tuesday, 12 pipeline fighters had court in Giles County for charges resulting from three different actions against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in 2023 and 2024 in and around the #JeffersonNationalForest, including one site where #MVP was drilling through the mountain under the #AppalachianTrail.

"Eleven of the defendants accepted non-cooperating plea deals -- all of them were facing absurd felony charges, including
felony abduction and felony 'unauthorized use of a vehicle.' In the end, they plead to misdemeanor charges and there were NO felony convictions. They were sentenced to community service, probation, and to pay restitution. The court room was PACKED all day long with supporters!"

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Defenders in Appalachia Against Mountain Valley Pipeline Avoided Felony Charges

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8 Trump Electors in Battleground States Are Facing Felony Charges in Connection With 2020 Fake Electors Scheme: Report

Several people who served as fake electors in the scheme to overturn the 2020 election may be electors in the 2024 election, despite the fact that they're facing felony charges. Politico reported on Monday that across seven battleground states, eight of the 93 prospective Republican electors are facing criminal charges for their role in the

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Harding Street raid: Judge throws out organized crime charges against nine former Houston police officers

A spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney's Office says prosecutors will amend the charges and again present them to a grand jury, just like they did with the murder charges against former HPD officer Gerald Goines. Jury selection for his case is scheduled to start Friday.

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Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys and aide who worked for Donald Trump in 2020

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former Presi

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The chief of staff for Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez was arrested this week and charged with injury to a child, a felony, after allegedly assaulting his teenage son during an altercation last fall at his Houston home.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/05/08/486952/chief-of-staff-for-harris-county-sheriff-ed-gonzalez-charged-with-injury-to-a-child/

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Chief of staff for Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez charged with injury to a child

Jason Spencer, 50, is accused of shoving his son against a bedroom wall and then causing him to fall down stairs by throwing a plastic gun case at his back on the night of Sept. 15, 2023. Spencer is on administrative leave from his role as chief of staff during an ongoing internal review, Gonzalez said.

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