Judge Tim Wright of Georgetown will appear in federal court this afternoon to plead guilty to two federal criminal charges alleging that he sold guns without a license and lied to federal investigators about it.

Wright, judge of the Williamson County Court-at-Law No. 2, pleaded not guilty to nine charges in the April 7 indictment in his case. But the government on May 27 filed a superseding information that charged the judge with one count of engaging in business of dealing firearms without a license and one count of false statement to government agents. Both charges are felonies that could each bring up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. A May 27 plea agreement in the case was not immediately available electronically.

Lora Makowski, supervisory program specialist in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas, said that Wright would plead guilty to both charges in the superseding information.

The superseding information said that between June 1, 2014, and Dec. 15, 2014, Wright wasn't a licensed firearms dealer under federal law, yet he sold more than 60 firearms. It said that on March 27, Wright willfully and knowingly made a false statement to a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Wright allegedly falsely stated that he hadn't sold firearms between Sept. 23, 2014—when ATF agents visited him—and January 2015, when he started selling as a licensed firearms dealer. But the truth was that he sold guns in December 2014 "and created paperwork which falsely represented that the sale took place in August 2014," alleged the information.

It also claimed that after learning that one buyer, identified as "J.C.," was a felon, Wright lied to the ATF by saying that J.C. was not present for firearms transactions when the truth was that J.C. was present and handled the firearms during a transaction in a vehicle.

Jeff Senter and Joe Turner, who represent Wright, didn't immediately return calls seeking comment.

Previously, Senter told Texas Lawyer, "Judge Wright is innocent of the charges against him. Judge Wright looks forward to a clear and positive, direct analysis of the facts. … His innocence will be established."

Originally, the judge faced charges of: three counts of selling firearms to a prohibited person; one count of aiding and abetting and facilitating the smuggling and attempted smuggling of firearms; one count of facilitating the smuggling and attempted smuggling of firearms; two counts of false statement during purchase of a firearm; and two counts of false statement to government agents.

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct on April 8 suspended Wright from his bench.

Hello, everyone.
Our daughter, Tina, graduated from Van High School in 1987.  The destruction in the area is really bad.  We have property on FM RD 1253 in the Providence community and had some tree limbs down, but no real damage.  A neighbor nearby had tree limbs down around the house and his tv tower broke off and slid down the roof to the ground.  The roof was spared, but the barn and shed lost its roof.  Everywhere we looked we saw 100 year old oaks just laid over on the ground.  There is a tree farm down the road that had the pine trees broken like match sticks.  As we made our way to the house  we found crews from at least 7 different electric coops trimming trees and restoring electric lines.  One of the workers said there were as many as ninety trucks working in Van, and many more spread out across the Van Zandt-Smith county path of the storm.  There is no access to Van from I-20 or Hwy 80.  They are not allowing onlookers in the area.  You have to register with the Sheriff's office or the Red Cross to be admitted if you have property or family in the vicinity.  There is a curfew at sundown.  according to one lady whose home was destroyed, she still had a pistol and ammo if someone wanted to take what she had left.
So keep these precious folks in your prayers.  The responders and the people who have lost so much.
  Love to you all. Donna Gwin Libhart

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