Oil swindler Cushman lured investors with fake wells
Walter Humbert Cushman II built a Texas fraud empire using bogus oil ventures and a tanning salon front. He and about 15 associates raised at least 16.4 million through phone solicitations, funding fictitious wells while living lavishly. Cushman fled trial in 1997, later freed on a judge's error, then faced renewed prosecutions and multiple indictments.
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Dallas
Walter Humbert Cushman II
Lone Star State
Cushman
FBI
Louisiana
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Glenn Martin
Oklahoma
Big Spring
West Texas
Billy Sol Estes
Rodney Lee Holloman
Opportunity
Holloman
Allen L. Stidger
Stidger
Martin
Texas
Knightsbridge Petroleum Corp
Great Southwest Energy Corp
Com
Walter Cushman
Hartford Oil & Gas
Bedford
Eleven inmates escape from state youth center near Bryan
Eleven juvenile offenders aged 14 to 17 escaped Hamilton State School near Bryan Thursday night using a hole in a perimeter fence. Five were recaptured Friday afternoon after tips led to an abandoned mobile home. six remain at large. Onto the run are James Remmer, Joseph Trahan, Timothy Bain, Christopher Victorino, Brian Frazier, and Donald Flint. Authorities say five recaptured will face escape charges. several accused of stealing a detention center employee’s car, later found near Texas A&M University. Additional details indicate dorm rooms should have been locked per superintendent Delbert Price.
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Bryan
Hamilton State School
Pamela Ward
Texas Youth Commission
Choya Walling
James Lair
Somerville
Kenneth McClary
Erath County
Billy Sanford
Jefferson County
Michael Barker
Henderson County
Mark Gomez
Tarrant County
Brazos County
Texas A&m University
College Station
James Remmer
Dallas County
Joseph Trahan
Hardin County
Timothy Bain
Bexar County
Christopher Victorino
Brian Frazier
Taylor County
Donald Flint
Harris County
Hamilton
Delbert Price
Bryan College Station
Eagle
Mount Carmel ownership dispute lingers in Texas
In Central Texas the 77 acre Mount Carmel site remains disputed more than five years after David Koresh's compound burned. Judge Alan Mayfield will hear trials on contested issues in litigation filed by Davidian leaders Roden and Mitchell claiming ownership, citing spiritual leadership and church bylaws.
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WACO
David Koresh
Mount Carmel
Texas
Alan Mayfield
Ranch Davidian Church
Mayfield
Koresh
Ssect
Anno Bishop @ Roden
Douglas Mitchell
Mitchell
George Roden
Lois Roden
Clive Doyle
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Striker
Texarkana
State Securities Board
Liberty County
Missouri
John McBryde
Tal
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
McBryde
State Youth Correctional Center
Post
John Deere
Precision
John Outs Truck Bank Motorsports
Mre
Sharp ProLogic
ProLogic
Vietona
Sharp Electronics
Oller
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