Monday April 9, 2018 A former Marfa Sheriff completed his 26 year jail stint. He was found to possess over one tone of  93% pure cocaine in a horse trailer.  He and another fellow were to get the drugs to Houston or San Antonio for a Mexican cartel. Such a large shipment indicated the Cartel…

Wednesday March  28, 2018   Steve Wynn sells his 12% stake for $2.1 Billion. Accusers note a failed tone at the top for years.   In fraud and bad behavior it is often the person one would least expect. That is the case for Steve Wynn.

Weekend February 24, 2018 Carlos uresti was found guilty on all eleven counts in the Four Winds Cantu case. Now he faces charges involving a bribe between Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo and Vernon Farthing III. Galindo has plead guilty and agreed to cooperate fully with the investigation. In his Saturday column  Chasnoff reports on…

Monday Feb 12, 2018 Here are links which provide background on the Uresti case. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/BREAKING-Texas-state-Sen-Uresti-turns-himself-11152908.php This second article is on Four Winds and its collapse. This is really a classic case of how individuals are duped into believing something that sounds too good to be true. https://www.expressnews.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/A-bankrupt-frac-sand-company-millions-in-losses-9175126.php

Weekend February 11, 2018 Years ago the music group Dr. Hook had a git with On the Cover of the Rolling Stone The song described a band who performed for thousands of dollars a show (big money back then). But despite their best efforts they could not get on the cover of Rock's flagship magazine,…

Weekend February 3 2018 hThe MA Gaming Commission is launching an investigation into Wynn's application to build a casino there. The Commission feels it was duped as Wynn made no mention of the pay off. Wynn Group has replied that was not a requirement  of the application. MY Times Story MA stands to collect millions…

Monday Jan 29 2018 Four Winds Marketing Director alters bank statement. Regrettably this link requires a subscription but I will now follow the Texas Tribune on the story. Former FourWinds Logistics marketing director Eric Nelson testified in state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s criminal fraud trial today that the head of the company threatened to shoot him…

Weekend Jan 28, 2018   Here is another link from the Texas Tribune on the UResti story. This will allow you access. Please read this story as part of our focus on ethics not to mention forensic accounting and accountability. There are several warning signs here. I don't see the involvement of any well known…

Tuesday January  23 2018   This is a new link as the previous one did not work. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/5-former-kpmg-executives-and-pcaob-employees-charged-manhattan-federal-court-fraudulent   It is one thing to be unethical. But as I read this article, demonstrating just how stupid one can be is something else. KPMG wanted to improve its standing in the eyes of Federal Regulators. Rather…