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Board treasurer stole from Houston police union coffers

Trust no one, I suppose, is the unhappy lesson arising from this unseemly debacle out of the powerful Houston Police Officers Union:A retired Houston police officer and his former son-in-law were indicted Thursday on charges that they took money from the professional organization that once represented them both ? the Houston Police Officers' Union. Ronald Martin, 51, the union's former board secretary, and Houston police officer Jeff Larson, 39, are accused of stealing cash, cashing checks, using credit cards and pocketing profits from vehicle sales ? all from the union's coffers, Harris County prosecutors said. The indictments were a bitter blow to the organization, the sole bargaining agent with the city for all Houston police officers. ....continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 18, 2008 (boomark / email).