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Prosecutors say Norman had help from co-conspirator Karen Jones to execute the fraud, which involved elaborate schemes to avoid detection. Norman initially recruited Jones in February 2015 with the idea for the crimes, in which officials say Jones set up multiple false medical companies to collect money for fake Medicaid claims.The first company Jones created was named Janus Children Services Inc., a false operation that leased office space in Tyler but had no employees or services. Jones opened a bank account for the company under Janus’ name.Officials said Norman and Jones used stolen identities of licensed counselors and Medicaid recipients to submit false claims to Medicaid. The two obtained Medicaid provider numbers for licensed professionals by advertising for fake jobs on Craigslist. They earned more than $427,000 from claims for more than $810,000, officials said.Jones siphoned money from the Janus account to Norman in small monthly amounts for nearly a year. About once a … [Read more...] about Midlothian woman defrauded Medicaid from prison, hid notes to cohort in shoe

Brent had a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent — more than twice the legal driving limit — and was driving at least 110 mph in a 45-mph zone when he flipped his Mercedes.  A toxicologist testified at the criminal trial that Brent, a defensive tackle who weighs 320 pounds, would have had to drink 17 standard alcoholic drinks.Neither man wore a seat belt and Brown, 25, was thrown on top of Brent, cushioning Brent from serious injury.Spencer Markle, an attorney for Beamers, said Brown's death was a "terrible tragedy" but responsibility does not lie with the club."It is my position, and I believe the jury will see no sale of alcohol was made to Josh Brent when he was intoxicated," Markle said. "We believe all the responsibility is on the person who did all the driving, all the drink and all the wrecking." Attorneys for Brown's mother, Stacey Jackson, declined to comment.Brent is also party to the lawsuit but no longer has an attorney and is representing himself. … [Read more...] about Is bar that served Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent liable for teammate’s death in 2012 crash? Jury to decide

Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge on Sept. 9, three days after the shooting, and was booked into the Kaufman County Jail. She has been free since she posted bond that night.Because grand jury proceedings are secret, it is unknown exactly what evidence prosecutors have presented to the jurors. But attorneys for the Jean family said both Allison Jean, Botham’s mother, and his sister Allisa Charles-Findley had taken the witness stand. The attorneys for the Jean family, who are representing them in the federal lawsuit they filed against Guyger and the city of Dallas, said Wednesday they are hopeful for a murder indictment.“Anything less, we feel, would be a miscarriage of justice," attorney Lee Merritt said.Guyger's attorney, Robert Rogers, declined to comment. If there is an indictment Friday, the decision may not be announced until next week. A decision not to indict, also called a "no bill," would likely be made public immediately.Typically, when a Dallas … [Read more...] about Grand jury gets back to work deciding whether to indict Amber Guyger in Botham Jean slaying