Sam Lindsay

Anonymous Hacktivist Barrett Brown Can Use Money His Supporters Raised for His Defense

Barrett Brown's had a rough few months, each one a little worse than the last. In September, he was raided, arrested and ultimately charged with threatening an FBI agent on YouTube and Twitter. In December the feds threw some more charges at him, this time for sharing a link related to the hack of ... More >>

Judge: No More Delays in Trial of University Park Woman Accused of Distributing Child Porn

Almost a year ago, Erika Perdue, a 41-year-old "socialite" from a tony University Park neighborhood, was arrested and indicted on charges of distributing lots and lots of child pornography. As we reported that July, she was released to a rehab center in Argyle two days after her arrest, but was boot ... More >>

Anonymous' Barrett Brown is Mentally Fit to Stand Trial, a Prison Psychologist Has Decided

A lot has happened to Barrett Brown since heavily armed federal agents raided his girlfriend's Dallas apartment and threw him in jail: The Anonymous-affiliated hacktivist was indicted on charges of threatening an FBI agent via loopy YouTube rant, then doxing said agent by publishing his personal inf ... More >>

Handsome Guy Bandit Steven Ray Milam Sentenced to 35 Years In Federal Prison

Steven Ray Milam's long run as the "Handsome Guy Bandit" came to a sudden end on a rural Mississippi highway in January of this year, as the former casket salesman turned bank robber led local police on a chase along Interstate 10. Officers tried no less than three times to spike-strip his vehicle, ... More >>

Alan Todd May -- Once a Fugitive, Always a Con Man -- Gets 20 Years For Ripping Off Investors

​For the past three decades -- on and off, but mostly on -- there was no swindle too small-time for Alan Todd May. Credit card abuse, theft, check fraud -- however he could make an easy, sleazy buck, May did what he could wherever he could to whomever he met. One day, perhaps, someone will make a ... More >>

The Genius Who Robbed Wells Fargo on Lemmon Avenue Gets (More) Time in Prison

One man's gub is another man's bom.​For those who've forgotten the now-legendary tale of Nathan Wayne Pugh, a 49-year-old Sachse man, allow me to recap. On July 26, Pugh went into the Wells Fargo at 4332 Lemon Avenue carrying a bag from a fast-food restaurant. He walked up to the teller and told h ... More >>

Just How Did "Frank Sullivan" of Plano Get 247 People To Give Him Money, Anyhow?

​This just in from the U.S. Attorney's Office: A 29-year-old man from Plano, Edward Louis Molz III, pleaded guilty in Dallas federal court this morning to a single count of wire fraud, for which he faces up 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. On top of that, he could have to pay back the more ... More >>

In Crime and Punishment News, An Ex-HP Cop and a Former Taxman Are Going to Prison

​A couple of notable press releases from the U.S. Attorney's Office just landed in the Unfair Park in-box, the most recent of which has to do with a former Internal Revenue Service employee sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 16 months in the federal hoosegow for taking a brib ... More >>

Yet Again, a Federal Judge Tells Farmers Branch it Can't Enforce Immigration Law

Illustration by Craig LaRotonda​Since ex-Observer'er Megan Feldman's done moved back to Colorado, it falls to me to direct your attention to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's announcement today concerning U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle's order that "permanently enjoins enfo ... More >>

Dallas Federal Judge Sentences Weatherford Cattle-Ranchin' Swindler to Six Years, $10 Mil

I just bought this poster on etsy. At least, I hope I did.Oscar Black, a 58-year-old cattle rancher outta Weatherford, offered folks a pretty good deal: If you were to give him some of yer money, well, he'd invest it for ya -- to the tune of 12 percent in annual returns, hot damn. Only, there was on ... More >>

In Dallas District Court, that Preston Hollow Elementary Lawsuit You Forgot All About

Illustration by Brian StaufferWith little fanfare and hardly any spectators, the trial in the case of Graciela McKay vs. DISD wraps up this week in U.S. District Court, with a verdict expected as early as tomorrow. McKay is the Preston Hollow teacher who filed a federal lawsuit against the district ... More >>

Ex-DISD Official Ruben Bohuchot Gets 11 Years In Prison

Don't Forget, the DISD Still Has a Preston Hollow Lawsuit to Deal With

Smack in the Middle of Northwest Dallas

Sam Lindsay to FB: Not Yet, Amigos.

U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay Votes "No" on Farmers Branch Ordinance

Kickin' it Out of School

C'mon Get Happy

Even Buzz finds something to smile about in 2006

MALDEF: It's the Principal of the Thing

News Hard on Preston Hollow. Finally.

Preston Hollow: Do the White Thing

Wherein the Judge Finds Segregation at Preston Hollow After All

No Hollow Verdict

Win, Lose or Draw?

Dallas' long-running battle with a slumlord grinds to a murky end

You Say Commie, I Say Nazi

Dallas judges really go for that government authority thing

Contempt of Cop

You have the right to remain silent...later

Wolf? What wolf?

A humongous lawsuit knocks on the door at City Hall, and we're gonna end up paying--one way or the other

Look back in confusion

Buzz remembers the year that might have been and proves that not only the winners write the history

Benched

Judge Brenda Prewitt resigns as controversy rattles the Dallas Municipal Court

Bed head

An unsung intellectual giant rules from the mattress in Wingspan's sparkling production

Letters

Good cop, bad cop

How does the Dallas police's "Teflon Chief" Willard Rollins skate past scrapes that could wreck other officer's careers?

Hollow victory

Too late, a judge says neighborhood rehabilitators Carlos and Dana Jackson were persecuted by the city

Buzz

Letters

Jurist imprudence

The search for a new federal judge reaches the lowest common denominator

Signs of trouble

Police calls, pepper spray, and a bad debt spice up the Brenda Reyes campaign

Tension Fund

Concerns about the soundness of the city's retirement fund are buried in a political mud fight

Clueless

For city Councilman Al Lipscomb, taking handouts from power brokers has become a way of life. Is there a problem?

Dallas' lawyer joke

A legal comedy of errors led to a $5 million tragedy for the city

Luna landing

Chris Luna's deceitful public-service career finally hits bottom

Alarming news

City has no burning desire to collect false-alarm fines

Private dealing

How Ron Kirk killed the public arena briefing

Razing Hopes (Part II)

Thousands of people in Dallas need a cheap place to live. So why is the city destroying homes that could be saved?

Arena games

City Hall finds $35 million--and toys with turning Reunion into a reflecting pool

Lies on Tape

Secret city documents expose arena-study coverup at City Hall.

Wide open town

Unlike Big D, Houston thrives on open government

None of your business?

Closed council sessions scorn open-meetings law

Whose city is it, anyway?

Arena documents, discussions remain hidden from the public