Friday, August 28, 2009

The ever-widening scandal


Just an ugly trial.

Judge Monica Guerrero, under investigation for other matters as well, taking the stand.

I bet tongues are wagging at the Bexar County Courthouse today.


Southwest tickets trial has judge on witness stand

With the State Commission on Judicial Conduct monitoring a high-profile trial regarding stolen Southwest Airlines tickets, County Court-at-Law No. 7 Judge Monica Guerrero testified Thursday that she obtained eight of them from her former bailiff, but denied he gave her instructions to lie.

Guerrero was one of four luminaries to testify Thursday in a federal trial regarding 5,600 tickets that were stolen from the airline — most of them resold in San Antonio and Houston for $120 each — by Guerrero's ex-bailiff and his wife, a former Southwest employee.

Shortly after the prosecution rested its case Thursday, Guerrero was called as a witness for one of five alleged “brokers” on trial.

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