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Houston City Council may pay company first exposed in KPRC ‘DRAINED’ Investigation
Read full article: Houston City Council may pay company first exposed in KPRC ‘DRAINED’ InvestigationHouston city council is considering a payment to Nerie Construction, whose owner was involved in a corruption scandal.
Business owner charged with bribery says he ‘regrets lapse in judgement’ but should still be paid by city
Read full article: Business owner charged with bribery says he ‘regrets lapse in judgement’ but should still be paid by cityHouston Mayor John Whitmire stopped a payout last week to a Houston business owner charged with bribery, following KPRC 2’s ‘DRAINED’ Investigation into the city’s waterline contract corruption scandal. Now that business owner says he’s sorry for what happened and explains he’s still owed for the finished work.
Houston Mayor Whitmire stops payment of $8 million to business owner charged with bribery
Read full article: Houston Mayor Whitmire stops payment of $8 million to business owner charged with briberyOne of the Houston business owners charged with bribery following our ‘DRAINED’ Investigation into Houston’s contract corruption scandal, is scheduled to receive more than $8 million this week. This is for work completed on an unrelated city project.
‘DRAINED:’ Contractor involved in Houston’s water department bribery scandal accepts plea deal
Read full article: ‘DRAINED:’ Contractor involved in Houston’s water department bribery scandal accepts plea dealJoseph Nerie had his bribery and tampering with government document felony charges dismissed after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of offering a gift to a public servant.
One of 7 charged from KPRC 2′s ‘DRAINED’ Investigation in custody, will appear in court Monday
Read full article: One of 7 charged from KPRC 2′s ‘DRAINED’ Investigation in custody, will appear in court MondayPatrece Lee has a court date scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday morning. She’s the first to appear in court following the charges being filed.