Deadbeat Dads Arrested

I was so elated yesterday when I heard that deadbeat dads were being arrested for not paying child support. Perhaps this excerpt says it best:

State and county officials say they’re not going to stand for parents who don’t pay up. “People should take responsibility and take care of their kids,” Constable Victor Trevino said. Trevino said his office has teamed up with the Texas Attorney General to crack down on the 140 parents in his precinct who aren’t paying child support.

“Either they will be left in jail for up to six months, or they can pay a cash bond and the money they pay will go for past child support. It will be sent to the parents and children,” Dalia Perez with the AG’s office said. The constables went after parents who owe anywhere from $5,000 - $76,000 Monday, and they say they’re not done.

Well it is a good thing that one convicted felon does not reside here in Houston anymore. Stan "Pampy" Barre, III is a convicted felon and former Houston resident who knows that if he set foot back in Houston, he may face criminal charges.

Politically Connected Men Charged In Bribery Scheme

When I first heard about this story, it was like reliving the City of New Orleans' nightmare all over again. Well, New Orleans' nightmare goes like this: Politically connected businessman, Stan "Pampy" Barre admits to bribing New Orleans Council President, Oliver Thomas, in order to hold on to parking contracts he held under former New Orleans' Mayor Marc Morial's administration. Now we have these two wheeler dealers taking a page out of Stan "Pampy" Barre's notebook:

Federal agents arrested two of Houston's most politically connected developers in a bribery scandal. Until last month, one of them was the head of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, the group in charge of redeveloping the Astrodome. However, on Friday, Michael Surface and his business partner Andrew Schatte went before a federal judge.

He and Schatte were indicted on three counts of conspiracy and wire fraud. Surface is also accused of making false statements to authorities. The charges allege that the two coordinated payments to a city of Houston employee, including trips, football tickets and thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for the awarding of the contract to build the Houston Emergency Center and a downtown fire station.


Pure greed and a desperate need for power always lead to ones demise. I hope it was worth it gentlemen..or whatever you may call yourselves.
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Cyber Crime Task Force - What Can We Do?

I was reading the Houston Chronicle, this morning, and I came across a Q&A with Randall Clark, an FBI special agent on the Houston Area Cyber Crimes Task Force. I found it very interesting and I tend to agree with him that parents have to know what their children are doing online. Myspace, however, has become the playground for criminal predators that has not been fully addressed:

Take for example this predator; Stan "Pampy" Barre, III has been using the social networking site to groom young women, who are not legally old enough to drink into engaging in drinking. He has also used the site to gain the trust of unsuspecting victims in order to victimize them later. Myspace did not appropriately address that issue. They only decided to delete his page when he used it to impersonate a famous rapper. If Myspace would have dealt with Stan "Pampy" Barre, III sooner, he would not have been able to carry out his reign of terror.

Houston Toddler's Dad May Face New Charges

This Houston toddler's dad may face new charges, here in Houston, after he serves his home detention sentence in Federal Way, Washington. The convicted Katrina evacuee fled Houston after going on a crime spree after the hurricane. He has bragged about the various crimes he has committed here in Houston. The mother of his illegitimate son resides here in Houston and it is expected that he will probably be heading to her residence as soon as he completes his sentence. This criminal is very dangerous, therefore all Houstonians should be on guard.

Katrina Can't Be Blame Anymore

A lot of Houston residents love to throw stones at Katrina evacuees. They love to accuse the former New Orleanian for being responsible for Houston's crime problems.

There is only one evacuee who has done so much damage here in Houston, however he fled to Federal Way, Washington after committing those crimes. Maybe Houston can deal with him later when or if he returns.

Houston Toddler Won't See 'Dad' This Christmas

One Houston, Texas toddler will not be celebrating Christmas with his dad. His dad, Stan "Pampy" Barre, III is currently serving his sentence for residential burglary in Federal Way, Washington. This is nothing new to the poor little tyke since he hasn't seen his dad since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast.

He barely recognized his dad during his brief visit since the unemployed father of three other children never spends any quality time with him.

The poor tyke's grandfather though received good news this week from the federal government. His grandfather, Stan "Pampy" Barre, of New Orleans, is currently awaiting sentencing for looting from a massive energy savings contract that was awarded to the City of New Orleans during the last year of former New Orleans Mayor, Marc Morial's administration.

He was originally due to be sentenced next month, however, his sentencing has been postponed until April.