There are several criminal statutes that implicate fiduciary activities in Texas that are not well-known: misappropriation of fiduciary property and financial exploitation of the elderly. Though these may be similar in some ways to a theft charge, they are different criminal charges. Rhinehardt v. State, No. 08-01-00335-CR, 2003 Tex.
Court Affirmed Government Seizure Of Trust Asset
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In 3607 Tampico Dr. v. State, the government brought a forfeiture proceeding under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 59.02(a) for a house owned by a trust. No. 11-13-00306-CV, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 13056 (Tex. App.—Eastland December 31, 2015, no pet. history). The house was held in a spendthrift…