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July 30, 2005
Eric Andell gets probation
Former Houston district and appeallte judge Eric Andell -- who formerly served as deputy undersecretary under fellow Houstonian Rod Paige at the U.S. Education Department -- was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000 Friday after pleading guilty to charges that he intentionally had the federal government pay about $9,000 for travel in which he conducted personal business and worked as a visiting judge while still employed at the Department of Education. Here is a previous post on the matter and here is the Chronicle story on the sentencing.
One of the most popular local Democratic politicians, Mr. Andell is a genuinely good man who made a mistake and owned up to it in a responsible manner. That he avoided any prison time is a just result.
Posted by Tom at July 30, 2005 06:59 AM
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