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Uresti resigns from state Senate (D-TX)
mysa ^ | June 18, 2018 | Patrick Danner

Posted on 06/18/2018 11:22:40 AM PDT by bgill

State Sen. Carlos Uresti, a San Antonio Democrat, announced he will resign from office effective Thursday. He was convicted by a federal jury on 11 felony charges in February... Four months after his felony conviction, state Sen. Carlos Uresti announced today he will step down from office effective Thursday. Uresti is scheduled to be sentenced June 26 after being found guilty in February by a federal jury on 11 felony charges in connection with his involvement in a now-defunct San Antonio oilfield-services company that defrauded investors. The San Antonio Democrat has indicated he will appeal his conviction.

(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: resignation; tx; uresti
Another demonrat bites the dust.
1 posted on 06/18/2018 11:22:40 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

And Juan McCain is still Scott Free...


2 posted on 06/18/2018 11:23:40 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: bgill

They’ll just put in another just like him.


3 posted on 06/18/2018 11:25:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bgill

but he stayed in office for 4 months anyway, and the texas senate didnt boot him out.


4 posted on 06/18/2018 11:32:28 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: bgill
He just wants to spend more time with his criminal family! Another Scotch/Iris thug got caught!

State Sen. Carlos Uresti, a San Antonio Democrat, announced he will resign from office effective Thursday. He was convicted by a federal jury on 11 felony charges in February...

5 posted on 06/18/2018 11:33:14 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (If voting could actually change anything, it would also be illegal!)
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” Another Scotch/Iris thug got caught! “

Scots-Irish?


6 posted on 06/18/2018 11:38:07 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: dljordan

No man... the drink made from the flower. try to keep up.

j/k.


7 posted on 06/18/2018 11:57:44 AM PDT by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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To: bgill

He is now qualified to run forPresident according to Democrat standards.


8 posted on 06/18/2018 12:34:15 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Secret Agent Man

but he stayed in office for 4 months anyway,
and the texas senate didnt boot him out.

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The Texas Senate hasn’t been in session since May, 2017. They’ll
go back into session in Jan. 2019.


9 posted on 06/18/2018 12:45:07 PM PDT by deport
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To: dljordan

Thanks!


10 posted on 06/18/2018 2:44:58 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If voting could actually change anything, it would also be illegal!)
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To: Grampa Dave

“No man... the drink made from the flower. try to keep up.”

That was the reply from Spinnerweb. LOL!!!


11 posted on 06/18/2018 3:01:03 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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