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TexasTowelie

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Fri Dec 24, 2021, 01:07 AM Dec 2021

Beware: The Feds Ain't Playing

African Americans Seem To Be Overwhelmingly on the Hit List of Federal Authorities in the Greater Houston Area


Hearing news stories about our local community leaders being indicted or hit with federal charges can be quite numbing to those who hold these individuals in high regard.

Sadly, it appears that the federal government continues to have a microscope focused squarely on African Americans in the city of Houston, as yet another group of individuals in our community have been hit with federal charges and have even plead guilty to charges levied against them.

This past Thursday, December 16th, the Greater Houston area was hit with another gut-punch as it was announced by the U.S. Department of Justice that guilty pleas were entered by several high-profile officials and employees after a federal grand jury indictment.

According to the 26-count indictment, former HISD Chief Operating Officer (COO) Brian Busby and contractor Anthony Hutchison were charged with conspiring to engage in a bribery scheme; whereby Busby allegedly helped award select HISD construction and grounds maintenance contracts to Hutchison’s company, Southwest Wholesale.

Read more: https://forwardtimes.com/beware-the-feds-aint-playing/
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