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1. www.snopes.com › fact-check › beto-orourke-el-pasoWas Beto O'Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a ... - Snopes.com

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   Mar 19, 2019 · U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke was in a punk band called Foss, and he was arrested once on suspicion of burglary and once on suspicion of DUI in the 1990s.

2. apnews.com › article › fact-check-beto-orourkeBeto O’Rourke’s 1995 burglary arrest misrepresented | AP News

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   Jun 1, 2022 · Social media users are sharing O’Rourke’s decades-old mugshot to criticize his past arrest record and stance on gun control, days after the former U.S. congressman interrupted a news conference in a heated exchange with Texas Gov.

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   Was Beto O'Rourke in a punk band?

   • Beto O'Rourke was in a band called the El Paso Pussycats and was arrested at least twice in the 1990s. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke was in a punk band called Foss, and he was arrested once on suspicion of burglary and once on suspicion of DUI in the 1990s. (Both charges were later dismissed.)

   Was Beto O'Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a Band Called El Paso

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   Was O'Rourke arrested for drunk driving?

   • Three years later, I was arrested for drunk driving -- a far more serious mistake for which there is no excuse. According to El Paso county jail records, O'Rourke was arrested for attempted burglary on 19 May 1995, when he was 22 years old. He was released from custody the same day.

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   Was O'Rourke convicted of burglary?

   • While the mugshot of O’Rourke is real, and stems from an arrest in the 90s, he has not been convicted of burglary, according to Texas court records accessed through the database LexisNexis. The former congressman was charged with a misdemeanor burglary charge that was later dismissed, according to the court records.

   Beto O’Rourke’s 1995 burglary arrest misrepresented | AP News

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   Did O'Rourke violate the STOCK Act?

   • Despite the meme's claim, O'Rourke has never been charged with, or convicted of, violating any laws related to insider trading, including the STOCK Act, which bars members of the U.S. Congress from benefiting from financial transactions made on the basis of information they received in their capacity as members of Congress.

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4. www.politifact.com › factchecks › 2018Beto O'Rourke arrested in 1990s for burglary and DWI

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   May 22, 2012 · Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke of Texas has said that in younger days he was twice arrested in his hometown of El Paso--once, he says, for leaping a campus fence and the other...

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5. www.snopes.com › fact-check › nieto-democrats-openIs This a Picture of 'El Chapo' and U.S ... - Snopes.com

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   Nov 19, 2019 · An online tweet-turned-meme attempted to link then-U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, and Mexican drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (commonly known as "El...

6. www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2019/03/28The Fact Checker’s video guide to Beto O’Rourke’s drunken ...

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   Mar 28, 2019 · In 2018, new details from Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest emerged — an unidentified witness claimed O’Rourke tried to flee the scene. So, what really happened? (Video: Joy Sharon Yi/The...

7. apnews.com › article › archive-fact-checking-7467080601False claim suggests Beto O'Rourke was convicted of a felony

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   Sep 18, 2019 · Published 9:44 AM PDT, September 18, 2019. CLAIM: Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is a convicted felon who can’t own a gun, and while campaigning for president has said he will send men house-to-house to take away guns. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. O’Rourke has not been convicted of felony crimes, nor has he faced felony charges.