Former Williamson County Judge Tim Wright gets 18 months in prison for firearms

[TexasTowelie]

Tim Wright
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AUSTIN -- Tim Wright, a former Williamson County court-at-law judge charged with peddling firearms later smuggled into Mexico, on Friday was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years’ probation after he pleaded guilty in May to two of nine felony counts stemming from his side business selling guns.

In a plea agreement, Wright, 70, admitted he dealt firearms without a license and made false statements to law enforcement agents, illegally selling more than 60 weapons from June 1, 2014, to Dec. 15, 2014. Among his buyers was an undercover informant he had known was a convicted felon. He resigned as judge after pleading guilty.

The court records say Wright lied to federal agents about when he began selling firearms as a licensed dealer and created paperwork to falsely represent a sale. The judge also allowed a paid Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives informant to be involved in several transactions, though the man told Wright he had been convicted seven years earlier of a felony, the records state.

Wright first came into the sights of ATF in September 2014, when agents discovered he had bought more than 80 weapons over several months and was selling them at gun shows without a license. The judge said he would stop as instructed and completed the application and training required for a federal firearms license.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/former-judge-tim-wright-gets-18-months-in-prison-f/nnKSC/

[font color=330099]Wright faced up to five years in prison for the two felony charges he plead guilty. FWIW, he is a Republican. The stench of the Tea Party is overwhelming in Williamson County (e.g. DA Jana Duty contempt charges, former DA and judge Ken Anderson for suppressing evidence in Michael Morton case, former DA John Bradley for suppressing evidence in Michael Morton case, commissioner's court for religious based questions for constable applicants).[/font]

Earlier threads:
Williamson County judge Timothy Wright indicted on various firearm related charges, false statements April 7, 2015
Williamson County judge facing gun charges cleared for release April 8, 2015
State suspends Williamson County Judge Tim Wright; court now overseen by visiting judge April 9, 2015
Williamson County Judge Tim Wright pleads guilty to 2 counts in weapons case May 28, 2015

[TexasProgresive]

1. One down, now for Paxton, Perry and the bugman

I can nominate some more miscreants.