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On August 15, 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a Travis County grand jury, but has since been cleared on all charges. [1] [2] [3] The first charge of the indictment was abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public Integrity Unit, a state public corruption ...
- August 15, 2014
- Prosecution ruled unconstitutional by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Abuse of official capacity, Coercion of a public servant
- Travis County, Texas
Apr 14, 2017 · Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted Friday on charges of abuse of power—a first degree felony—and coercion—a third degree felony. The charges stem from a 2013 scandal that has been quietly...
Apr 1, 2023 · One of the most recent presidential candidates to run while under indictment was Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, who sought the Republican nomination in the 2016 election. Eric...
Feb 24, 2016 · The felony prosecution of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended Wednesday when the state's highest criminal court dismissed an abuse-of-power indictment that the Republican says hampered his...
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Aug 16, 2014 · Texas Gov. Rick Perry was indicted Friday for allegedly abusing his veto power during a dispute with a public corruption prosecutor over her drunken driving arrest -- in a case that could mar...
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- Fox News
Aug 15, 2014 · Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential Republican candidate for president in 2016, was indicted Friday in an investigation into an effort to force a local official out of office.
- NBC Universal
Aug 16, 2014 · Aug 16, 2014 6:13 PM EST. By — PBS NewsHour. Leave your feedback. Transcript Audio. One day after a grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on two felony counts, charging that he abused the...
