It's March 2011 and we, The Outsiders, continue to investigate & maintain pressure on the local Liberty County corruption. In our last Update we explained that we had expanded the scope of our investigations and we had expanded the scope of our Complaints to include the leadership of the Texas Rangers. In this report, we seek to inform Liberty County Residents of noteworthy changes occurring within the leadership of the Texas Rangers and our ongoing activities.
Former Texas Ranger Clete Buckaloo has been appointed to head up a new investigative unit with the Department of Public Safety. The Unit's personnel focus on combating corruption among law enforcement officers and personnel. The new unit is part of the State’s new multi-jurisdictional approach with the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in order to combat several types of crime. As the OAG’s Director of Law Enforcement, Clete Buckaloo oversees the Fugitive Unit, the Cyber Crimes Unit, the Special Investigations Unit, the Facilities Security Unit, the Criminal Litigation Unit and the Professional Standards Unit. Director Buckaloo will also coordinate the Fugitive Unit’s work with DPS, TDCJ and local law enforcement as they create the new Sex Offender Parole Violation Apprehension Teams. Director Buckaloo assumed the new post in Austin on Jan. 15, 2011. See the official press release at this website:
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/alerts/alerts_view.php?id=250&type=3
The newly created Director of Law Enforcement position seems very unique as it involves several government agencies and the restructuring of some agencies.
Several news stories about Clete Buckaloo exist and he was even featured on the cover of the April 2007 issue of Texas Monthly. See the following websites:
http://www.bccourier.com/Archives/News_detail.php?recordID=100211N6
http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog/retired-tex-ranger-buckaloo-heads-new-texas-team-to-stop-corrupt-cops
http://governor.state.tx.us/video/interviews/15214/
http://www.texasranger.org/E-Books/Oral%20History%20-%20Buckaloo,%20Clete.pdf
http://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2007-04-01/feature
The Outsiders, wish Director Clete Buckaloo and his team well in their efforts to weed out government corruption in Texas. We hope that this change will lead to Complaints of government corruption being taken very seriously by the Texas Rangers as our last Update featured a Complaint and an Appeal to Texas DPS regarding local Texas Ranger, Grover Franklin (Frank) Huff and the leader of the Texas Rangers, Antonio (Tony) Leal. This brings us to the next big change in the Texas Rangers...
Antonio Leal, the youngest man to ever serve as the leader of the Texas Rangers, will be retiring at the end of this month. Also, a new interim leader of the Texas Rangers has already been selected. See: Attachment #1 (Texas DPS Press Release). Although The Outsiders are aware that there have been other Texas citizens who have had problems with Texas Ranger Leal, many of us feel that the Appeal letter featured in our last Update was likely the straw that broke the camel's back. See: Attachment #2 (Complaint Appeal to Texas DPS Director Steven C. McCraw, by Robert F. Valdez) The timing seems right, but the reader can decide for himself if Leal's retirement and the Complaint Appeal letter to the Texas DPS Director are somehow connected. However, regardless of the reason, Antonio Leal will no longer be in charge of the Texas Rangers and that change is likely for the better.
The Outsiders, would like to take this moment to encourage the citizens of Liberty County to trust that the system can work if we all stay vigilant and do our part. If people who have been wronged by government officials diligently file Complaints and actively make their issues known to the community, it can make a difference. Oftentimes, government agencies have Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) rules that require a Complaint to be filed before any investigations can begin. For this reason, citizens should seek out what the appropriate procedure is for filing Complaints when they are wronged. We live in unique times. The internet gives citizens more access to government information than ever before and the citizens are able to communicate like never before. Although not every Complaint or other action against corruption will succeed, every reasonable action someone does to fight corruption makes it easier for the next person to get justice. Even organized corruption can be curtailed if the citizens stand up for their rights in large numbers. We have seen it. When corrupt government officials know they are being watched, they do less crime. In short, good government requires maintenance by the citizenry.
This brings us to the latest Outsider activity. We have been busy sending a flurry of Texas Public Information Act (PIA) requests to all corners of Liberty County government and we have been busy with a lot of research and undercover work. A great deal of information and provable evidence has been coming in. Honest citizens and local government officials have been busy gathering information and even taking pictures of crimes large and small. We will be filing more Complaints where we are finding wrong doing and we plan to report that government related criminal activity (with the evidence to prove it) on this website soon. The Outsiders, ask that if you're a corrupt government official or one of their accomplices: please smile. It makes for a better picture.
Once again we would like to thank all those citizens and govt. officials who, despite all the risks, continue to contribute hard evidence to fight corruption and help the system work correctly.
#1 DPS PRESS RELEASE - Texas Ranger Chief Retires.pdf
#2 02-20-2011 APPEAL Letter to DIRECTOR of TEXAS DPS et all.pdf
Sincerely,
THE OUTSIDERS
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Aonthoney Leal got caught covering up corrupt acts by Rangers. Shame on you Tony Leal and shame on you Frank Huff.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME WORK LIBERTY DISPATCH FOR THE PART YOU ALL ARE PLAYING IN KEEPING THE CITIZENS INFORMED.
ReplyDeleteKUDOS, FOR NOT GIVING UP...FOR GOING TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND FINDING AN HONEST MAN. ( as hard as that may be ) ONE WHO CHOOSES TO NOT PARTICIPATE WITH THEM, BUT INSTEAD WILL HOLD THE CORRUPT ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CHOICES AND ACTIONS.( One who will just do the next right thing, as I've heard said many times.)
WITHOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE FACTS, THE PUBLIC WOULD BE IN THE DARK ON ALL THIS.
"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine..let it shine...let it shine..let it shine." lol
Many of us are or have been afraid to report the wrongful conduct, violations, etc. that we may have experienced from these SCARY FELLOWS, or others in their circle.
Now, you guys are displaying some courage here, and I must say it's extremely refreshing to see!
THANK YOU.
It makes one wonder, when you start hearing rumors about things that Ranger Huff did and just how many of his supervisors were helping cover things up and not doing their jobs. It has always been a pretty simple theory, just do the right thing and you will survive.
ReplyDeletei would assume that the ex sherrif is glad that he lost the elecion and is not in the middle of this mess.
ReplyDeletei wonder if they are going to move on to the crap that has gone on in daisetta the last few years.
maybe mike should be looking over his shoulder.
you to lynn (s).
I wonder how many Murders were investigated and called accidental by F.Huff?I know of one that the Coraner called Homicide and Huff and LCSO called accidental.
ReplyDeleteWell the definition of homicide is any death that did not occur naturally. So yes a homicide can be ruled accidental. If you are implying something else, we would like to know.
ReplyDeletelets see how long it takes for the head of DPS to investigate why Huff did not step up and protect this child? He was in on the investigation and did nothing! Hell Texas law states he had a duty to report the issue to CPS. Huff did nothing!!!
ReplyDeleteCAN ANYONE TELL ME IF CHIP AND RUSSELL FAIRCHILD ARE STILL BEING INVESTIGATED
ReplyDeleteFOR THE MURDER OF WINSTON SMITH?
The reason I ask is that for months now I have heard many people throughout
Liberty County discussing or commenting about Mr Smith being murdered by Chip
and Russell Fairchild. The concern about this matter seems to be everywhere;
the courthouse, walmart, resturants, tire shops, fire departments, etc... Can
someone tell me if this is being viewed as a homicide or an accidental fire?
To the outsider dumb ass who wrote this story. a JP can set the bond on any case a s a magistrate but he cant sign an order for a change of venue.
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