Hicks should fire his treasurer. His treasurer is his wife and she is clearly in need of additional training. Let’s review his report. Hicks raised $14,625. Of this $12,500 came from 3 donors. $5000 from Mike Scully, $4000 from Andy Mann, and $3500 from Hicks himself. After claiming bankruptcy Hicks has been able to put $15,500 of his own money into his campaign. Go figure.
He also spent $9,224.67 including $541.25 to pay off his wife’s loan to his campaign which doesn’t make cents. $541.25 is the very same amount he paid to buy signs. What I believe is that the $12,000 loan was never an actual loan. It wasn’t a check deposited into an account, or an electronic draft. It was nothing more than a promise, an allocation. It looks like he just padded his account with a promise to loan himself. This was probably a virtual loan something the Ethics Commission should be looking at. Lucky for Hicks the Ethics Commission will probably not dig deep enough to realize this deception unless someone files a more detailed complaint.
You can review his campaign report on the League City website.
Jimmy Fullen, candidate for Galveston County Sheriff, is under investigation by the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) concerning a personal $100,000 loan he reported in his July 2023 campaign finance report. In February of 2024 that loan vanished. You can view all of his reports here.
Recently Fullen filed 4 amended reports concerning his multiple loans. His reports can be reviewed at the Galveston County campaign finance website. The amended reports list a loan from Mark Henry for $24,059.46, a personal loan for $32,000, and then a “personal loan from self was removed on form e”. That last one is bothering. It doesn’t list an amount.
But that was the $100,000 personal loan he reported on his July 2023 report. He claimed to have loaned his campaign the $100,000 on February 9, 2023. His amended report filed 20 months later simply removes this loan from the books exactly like the TEC complaint alleges.
The original issue was that he padded his campaign report making it look like he was rolling in cash when he actually wasn’t. His Cash on Hand should have been reduced from $204,000 to $104,000. During this reporting period he was running against an opponent in the primary. It has been my experience that the Texas Ethics Commission frowns upon padding a campaign report especially when the candidate has an opponent. Fullen’s treasurer hand writes all his reports. This wasn’t a technical error.
It seems clear that by filing this amended report he has admitted to padding his report and breaking the laws of the Texas Ethics Commission. If you can’t follow the law how can you enforce the law?
“It’s like a nightmare, isn’t it? It just keeps getting worse and worse.” –The Color of Money
Last year Steven Hotze, the megadonor of the Harris County Republican Party and chief election denier was indicted on multiple counts concerning……wait for it….voter fraud. According to the Texas Tribune:
Conservative activist Steven Hotze on Wednesday was indicted on two felony charges related to his alleged involvement in an air conditioning repairman being held at gunpoint in 2020 during a bizarre search for fraudulent mail ballots that did not exist, according to his attorney, Gary Polland.
A former police officer was also indicted for actually holding the repairman at gunpoint. In August of this year Hotze was charged with two more counts, Case # 188121801010 – 3 AGG ROBBERY-DEADLY WPN and Case # 188121901010 – 3 ENGAGE ORG CRIME USE/EXHIBIT DW. These are some very serious charges which could lead to Hotze spending a lot of time in jail and losing his “Doctors” license.
Hozte has also been sued by the repairman for an unspecified amount. You can read the entire petition against Hotze here. It is a great read.
FILE PHOTO: Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters, with one wielding a Confederate battle flag that reads “Come and Take It,” during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
In the words of Rage Against the Machine “Some of those who work forces and the same who burn crosses.”
Trump spoke to the FOP and accepted their endorsement even after he vowed to pardon the insurrectionist who beat the hell out of police on Jan 6. He, once again, talked about voter fraud even though there is no evidence of voter fraud, and the attendees loved it. He mocked Nancy Pelosi’s husband who was viciously attacked by a home invader with a hammer. Those in attendance laughed about it.
Trump has been the poster child for lawlessness and disorder and yet the police in the audience didn’t care. He is a felon, found guilty on 34 felony counts. He has been indicted for 50+ more felony charges including obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit fraud, inciting a riot and more and yet they don’t care. He instigated an attack on the United States Capitol which killed fellow police officers. He watched for 3 hours as police officers were being attacked, crushed, and beaten with United States flags and yet they didn’t care.
These assholes have badges. They are suppose to enforce law and order. They are suppose to protect us from attacks by rioters, insurrectionists, home invaders, and lawless behavior. We are suppose to put signs in our lawn saying “Back the Blue” showing our support for these assholes.
The FOP claims to have over 300,000 members. That is a lot of assholes. With badges. I cannot believe they are all in support of trump. There are just too many good police officers in our community.
I hate to beat a dead horse. It makes me look petty. But then again, I can be petty.
Yesterday Justin Hicks disclosed who loaned his campaign the $12,000 he reported in July. Turns out it was from his wife, Deborah Hicks, who is also his campaign treasurer, who also forgot to list the loan on his campaign finance report. So that mystery is solved unless the Texas Ethics Commission wants to pursue this further to determine where the money actually came from. They have the power to subpoena bank records to determine if someone else provided the money for the loan but usually they will call it a day, assess a fine, and move on.
But the discussion on Facebook has led to more questions about Hicks’ bankruptcy case. According to public records Hicks was required to disclose all his assets including back accounts, cars, and other items like guns. (yes guns. Go figure) Documents submitted to the Court shows he did not have any guns or $12,000 in cash. If you recall Hicks had his house up for sale during his bankruptcy on Zillow. Zillow posted pictures, one includes a gun rack with 2 guns, which were not reported. Failing to report information on government documents could be a felony. Ask Hunter Biden. Maybe Hicks borrowed the guns for the picture and maybe he didn’t have to disclose his spouse’s assets since he filed for bankruptcy, not his wife. I wonder if witholding information is a violation of the rules of the court.
BTW. My 5 readers might remember Hicks pulled me into his bankruptcy case that resulted in the Judge assessing a fine of $175 for violating the rules of the court. I’m not bitter. LOL. You can read about it here.
If these are his guns then it is disturbing the guns are easily accessible even with a small refrigerator that could be a step to access them. Proper storage of weapons is a conservative value. It makes me wonder what kind of conservative doesn’t properly store his weapons or is not fiscally responsible, or doesn’t vote.
You can view all of Hicks’ bankruptcy documents at KicksHicks.com.
I expected Justin Hicks’ ethics complaint, filed with the State, concerning an unreported $12,000 loan to be resolved quickly but not like this.
The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) began an investigation into an anonymous loan Hicks reported on his July report. According to his report Hicks raised $0 but listed an outstanding loan amount of $12,000. None of his previous reports listed the date of the loan or who loaned the money. The TEC accepted the complaint and it looks like Hicks responded quickly to put this issue to rest………sort of.
Quick background story Back in 2009 a complaint against State Representative John Davis was filed for hiding tens of thousand of dollars behind a credit card. Instead of listing what the campaign purchased, how much was paid, and who was paid, he listed only a payment to AMEX. Davis paid all of his campaign expenses with an AMEX and then used his donors money to pay the monthly bill. Davis quickly amended his reports and, as required by law, detailed his expenditures. That amended report led to another complaint resulting in him having to repay his campaign thousands for spending his donor’s money on personal items. SC-2610197 & SC-2610215
Back to Hicks. So like Davis, Hicks filed an amended report this time listing when the loan was made and who made the loan, and like Davis, something isn’t right. According to the amended report the loan was made on 7/12/24, one day before the report was filed with League City. How could the campaign treasurer just “forget” to list a $12,000 loan, the only funds available to use for the campaign? It is concerning because the person who gave the loan is Justin Hicks wife, Deborah Hicks, and the treasurer of Justin Hicks’ campaign is his wife, Deborah Hicks.
It might be worse Hicks has recently been discharged from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. He was required to list all assets including property, vehicles, guns (he didn’t list any), bank accounts, and anything else of value. The Texas Ethics Commission frowns upon those who hide campaign donations. Usually it costs more in fines than the amount of the hidden donations if caught. Bankruptcy is handled in Federal Courts. The TEC would have no jurisdiction in a follow up complaint but they do have the authority to demand proof of where this $12,000 came from.
It just seems strange that right after coming out of bankruptcy Hicks can suddenly qualify for a new car loan and come up with $12,000 to finance his campaign for League City Council. Maybe he is a financial genius after all.
It’s over. Finally. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg held a press conference (video here) detailing the election fraud charges concerning the 2022 elections. The two year investigation found no evidence of election fraud. Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. Just like the Secretary of State stated in their 147 page report:
Texas Secretary of State, Jane Nelson, a Republican issued a 147 page report on the audit of the 2022 election in Harris County. In short the Republican said “The allegations of election fraud in the 2022 Harris County election are total bullshit.”.
Ogg said the same thing. So Ogg, Mattress MAGAt Mac, Senator Paul Bettencourt, and all the whiny little bitches of the Harris County Republican Party were left with egg on their faces. The 22 frivolous lawsuits have been dismissed or withdrawn. In the end it was a complete waste of time, resources, and press conferences.
Ogg did file charges against a worker assigned to providing supplies, including the paper ballots, claiming he was working two jobs possibly at the same time and he neglected his duties. This led to a paper shortage in a couple of voting locations. The SOS could not find a single voter that was affected by this. Not one. If this employee was double dipping then that is something that needs to be addressed by the court but again there was no fraud. None.
It is time to get over it. Quit whining. You lost. Again.
Scott Bowen, Corporal Chaos of CCISD was caught on camera. He was supporting the voucher scheme which will take more funding away from the district. He proudly authored a resolution at the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) in support of “educational freedom”. That is code words for vouchers. The resolution goes on to demand Governor Abbott to place the issue as an “emergency item”. This should be done in the next legislation session coming in 2025. An emergency item has priority over all other bills.
Bowen has a history of advocating against public education as a Trustee of CCISD. Last year a formal grievance was filed against him. He used his position during a hearing in Austin to advocate against the school district’s board. His 3 minutes of fame was caught on camera. The bill eventually failed but he got his digs in.
Vouchers are very popular in the Republican Party. The voucher scheme will give parents $8000. This amount is much more than they pay in school taxes. It will partially pay for their kids private school tuition. It’s welfare for the wealthy. Private schools are very expensive. Only the wealthy, who are wealthy enough to not need a handout, can afford them. There is nothing good about vouchers.
Last month League City Mayor Pro Tem, Justin Hicks, campaign finance reports came under investigation by the Texas Ethics Commission. Hicks claimed an outstanding loan balance of $12,000 but never reported it in any previous reports. This month Jimmy Fullen is also now under investigation by the Ethics Commission for some possible violations.
As stated before half of Fullen’s donations in Feb of 2024 were in the form of a personal loan of $100,000 yet in the next campaign finance report that loan was gone. There was no sign the loan was paid off. It just looked like a way to pad his campaign account to look like it brought in over $200,000 for the period.
There are other strange loans and reporting but the $100,000 loan stands out. Fullen now has 10 days to respond to the complaint. As the letter to Fullen states:
The TEC accepts jurisdiction over these allegations. This does not mean that the TEC has found that a violation occurred. It means that the sworn complaint meets the TEC’s legal and technical form requirements for accepting jurisdiction.
This is some serious shit folks. Jimmy Fullen, candidate for Galveston County Sheriff, should ask Hunter Biden what happens when you falsify a government document.
Jimmy Fullen has some serious ethical issues that will be addressed after the election. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) has scheduled a hearing concerning Fullen’s falsifying government documents, a charge that could end with the revocation of his law enforcement license and possible felony charges. The allegations are serious and well documented at https://www.therealtruejimmyfullen.com.
Do yourself a favor. Go peruse https://www.therealtruejimmyfullen.com. It’s not just a list of very serious allegations, it is a list with supporting documentation. It is no wonder why the TCOLE issued the following statement after their investigation:
Specifically, Respondent omitted, failed to disclose, or provided false or untruthful information related to job experience, having been disciplined at work, having been fired or asked to resign from a place of employment, having been accused of discrimination, having been the subject of a written complaint at work, having failed to make or been late on a court-ordered payment, having been part of a civil lawsuit, and failing to disclose two arrests.
In other words, he falsified a government document with the intent to harm someone, that being his primary candidate, and that is a felony. So where is the Galveston County District Attorney? These are very serious allegations about a candidate for the Chief law enforcement officer of the county. Lucky for Fullen the DA is a republican, has announced his retirement, and will probably give him a pass just like all the other elected officials who have endorsed him.
If Fullen’s last name was “Biden” the DA would have been all over him like a republican candidate for president on a porn star.
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