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Evan Lee, a 31‑year‑old diabetic man, died from a brain injury while in custody at the Harris County Jail. More than three years later, no authoritative explanation about the cause of his injury and his death has been made public. via @MarshallProj.

At FBI Houston today, @TelemundoHou asked HPD Chief Noe Diaz why people should call authorities about wanted fugitives if they're worried HPD will call ICE on them. Diaz said HPD was "not in the immigration business", then backed off. Here's the exchange

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8/ In recent weeks, some of the defendants have started to plead guilty to their roles as co-signers and more are expected. A bench trial in federal court is set for September 2.

7/ The feds last year charged dozens of people in the scheme — including family and friends who helped by forging income documents. AABLE is at the center. Its employees allegedly help recruit co-signers and guide people through this fake paper process.

6/ What surprised me is how brief a time some of the men spent free. One allegedly bailed out in May 2021 using this scheme, and pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison by September 2021.

5/ Some of the men bailed out under the AABLE indictment went on to violate their bonds -- the type of release that has become central to pretrial release debates in Harris County. Not all of them violated, however.

4/ One example: Anthony Perkins was charged in a triple homicide. Six people submitted fake stubs to get him out. He eventually pleaded to aggravated robbery and got 25 years.

3/ AABLE helped bail out men accused of murder, sex assault, armed robbery, and gun crimes. Some had long criminal histories or were already out on bond when they were arrested again.

2/ The company is AABLE Bail Bonds. They worked with co-signers to submit forged pay stubs and other documents. The goal was to trick their insurer into backing bonds for high-risk clients who otherwise wouldn’t have qualified.

🧵1/ A Houston bail bond company helped some of the county’s most serious defendants get out of jail using fake paperwork. Federal prosecutors say it was a coordinated scheme. I looked at the cases. Here's what I found:.

RT @jodyschmal: This one hurts: Picos, a trailblazer in regional Mexican cuisine, will close after four decades in Houston .

RT @carolinewilb: I spoke with the family of Alexis Cardenas after they watched the 17-minute-long video, which showed his struggle with Ha….

Also down? Carjackings.

Crime trends in Houston . Fewer guns have been reported stolen after surpassing 4,000 thefts in 2022, Houston police say via @houstonchron @DegroodMatt.