Seminole NewsLocal news for Seminole, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Seminole To Pioneer Water Project- May 30, 2008 Posted: Despite our recent rains, water is a growing concern here on the South Plains, especially as a major supplier continues to drop.http://www.topix.net/city/seminole-tx/2008/05/seminole-to-pioneer-water-project?fromrss=1 Texas Casino Financier Sentenced To 39 Months- May 21, 2008 A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former casino financier to 39 months in prison for bribing Seminole Nation officials in return for illegal gaming contracts.Ivy Kwok Ong, of El Paso, also received 36 months of supervised release and was ordered to pay $199,610 in restitution, federal prosecutors said. The supervised release will run concurrently to his prison term."I did, in fact, do the things I was indicted for. I apologize to the United States and to the Seminole Nation," Ong, 66, told.http://www.topix.net/city/seminole-tx/2008/05/texas-casino-financier-sentenced-to-39-month... |