This article first appeared in the Austin American Statesman Former Pedernales lawyer sentenced to jail, fine Demond gets tougher penalty than co-op’s ex-chief. BOERNE — A Kendall County jury on Tuesday found former Pedernales Electric Cooperative attorney Walter Demond guilty of felony theft, money laundering and misapplication of fiduciary property for helping arrange secret payments [...]
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originally published By Patrick George , AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF April 20 in the Statesman Fuelberg, convicted in December, is also seeking not to testify in the second PEC-related trial of attorney Walter Demond Two months after saying he wouldn’t appeal his conviction on felony theft and money laundering charges, former Pedernales Electric Cooperative general manager Bennie Fuelberg has changed [...]
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On April 13th at 7:30pm, the Uptown Marble Theater in Marble Falls will present the world theatrical premiere of Green Dreams, a 50 minute documentary about the revolution at the Pedernales Electric Cooperative. Following the screening will be a meet & greet with PEC’s newly-hired CEO, R.B. Sloan. At the screening in Marble Falls, someone [...]
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This article first appeared in the Austin American Statesman Judge also orders ex-general manager to pay $126,000 in restitution, but not to the co-op. JOHNSON CITY — A state district judge Monday night sentenced former Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager Bennie Fuelberg to five years’ probation, 300 days in county jail, 1,000 hours of community [...]
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Former PEC general manager Bennie Fuelberg was found guilty on charges of third degree theft, money laundering, and misapplication of fiduciary property for a scheme where payments were funneled through PEC’s outside law firm to his brother Curtis Fuelberg and to Bill Price, the son of a member of the PEC Board of Directors, without [...]
See the articles in the Austin American Statesman: Grand jury indicts former Pedernales leader, longtime lawyer June 18 Many enablers led to indictments in scandal June 20 Indictments say pair directed co-op money to relatives of PEC executives June 20
The Texas Court of Appeals, Third District today upheld the original settlement agreement made by the trial court in May 2008. We haven’t had time to fully review the attached document, therefore we’re not going to comment on it quite yet. You’re welcome to comment here and/or on the Watchdogs email list, where we expect [...]
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PEDERNALES ELECTRIC CO-OP Co-op lawsuit appeals move forward Two appeals, two different takes. By Claudia Grisales AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, July 10, 2008 Two Pedernales Electric Cooperative members are taking very different approaches in their attempts to halt a class-action settlement in a contentious member lawsuit against the co-op. In one corner, a hired Corpus Christi [...]
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The Horseshoe Bay Beacon Newspaper June 19, 2008 Second appeal filed in PEC law suit By Jodi Lehman When a notice of appeal was filed the day before the settlement in the class action law suit filed against the Pedernales Electric Cooperative was to become final, the time frame for other appeals was automatically extended [...]
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