NEW MUGSHOT FOR FELON KELLY G ROGERS

Kelly G Rogers was booked into the Dallas County Jail on February 17th, 2015. He currently resides in the North Tower, 3E04. Here's his latest mugshot.

Apparently, Rogers was shipped from the JW Hamilton Prison to the Dallas County Jail to testify in the DK Joint Ventures, et al vs. Richard Weyand case 3:07-CV-0509-K. However, that case was settled on February 20, 2015.

Yet, here he sits in the Dallas County Country Club.

In the past week, we checked into his status within the TDCJ and saw his current status as Temporary Release. WHAT?!! How could he get out at this point? Didn't the Parole board get all the letters?

But then we took a collective sigh of relief. According to the Dallas County Jail Website, his charge is WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM (A writ of habeas corpus orders the custodian of an individual in custody to produce the individual before the court to make an inquiry concerning his or her detention, to appear for prosecution (ad prosequendum) or to appear to testify (ad testificandum).

He looks happy and I think the color of his jumpsuit fits within his color palette better than the prison orange...don't you? 

Kelly Rogers Trial rescheduled to February 17th

Judge Mark Rusch granted a continuance for the trial of Kelly Rogers until February 17th, 2014.

So, what else is new?

Meanwhile, in other news;

A federal grand jury indicted Ray Nagin on 21 counts of corruption on January 18th, 2013 and he will stand trial on October 28th, 2013. Efficiency.

JUDGE DENIES REQUEST TO DELAY NAGIN'S TRIAL

 NEW ORLEANS —Though she acknowledged what she describes as "juvenile" misconduct by prosecutors, a federal judge on Friday afternoon rejected a defense request to indefinitely delay the trial of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.

Judge Ginger Berrigan ruled: "The Court acknowledges the utterly juvenile postings by various prosecutors and how much they demeaned their high offices in doing so. But an indictment, as the jury will be told, is not evidence of guilt. The jury, and only the jury, will decide whether the defendant is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."

 

The order clears the way for the trial to begin, scheduled on Oct. 28.

 

Nagin is accused of corruption in a 21-count indictment. An Oct. 9 hearing remains scheduled and will address a variety of matters in advance of the trial.

 

Nagin is expected to attend that hearing.

 

His attorney, Robert Jenkins, argued in the motion for a trial delay that misconduct by prosecutors, including online posts about his client, provided ample cause for a continuance.

IRS seizes bank account of company associated to Kelly G Rogers

The "Man" makes a move.

Does Kelly G Rogers owe the IRS money? We're not really sure but now that Jessie Jackson Jr. and his money grubbing wife are safely sentenced to jail, the "Man" began to move on entities formerly related to Rogers.

This week, the IRS froze the bank account of an entity that Rogers previously owned. Was this seizure part of a bigger move that is attempting to provide relief to other plaintiffs?

Not sure but this bank account had in excess of $100,000 in cash. If anyone has an details, please post your comments and they will remain anonymous.

State submits new evidence against Kelly G Rogers

The judge wasn't in court today. However, the bailiff said there was only an "announcement" today, which probably means the opposing lawyers are meeting by themselves, possibly discussing a plea bargain.

But according to the Collin County website, the State did submit a "Notice Of Filing Of Business Records Pursuant To Rule 902(10) Texas Rules Of Evidence". 

Business records from Mary L. Hixson from Stillwater National Bank and Jose Aguilar from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

No doubt more evidence that contradict information put forth by Kelly G Rogers of Frisco, TX. Keep an eye on the Collin County website for additional details. 

As always, we encourage our readers to utilize the comment tool to provide further details or any additional information that comes available through public sources OR any first hand knowledge you'd like to pass along. 

I'll leave you with a link to one of my favorite articles on Kelly G Rogers of Frisco, TX from the Investors watchdog blog.  

Anonymous said...March 8, 2013 at 10:23 AM

I would be doubtful of a plea bargain, the State filed a motion to consolidate, which means they are preparing to go full force, as reflected by the other recent filings, They re-set Rogers for an April appearance.

A reader asks; How much money did Kelly Rogers give to LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

A recent comment opens the door to a very interesting subject:

"Has anyone looked into the Football Stadium that Legacy Christian built around 5 years ago when Rogers' was active and serving on the Board? There are rumor's money was funneled possibly to the construction of the stadium as Legacy was very small at that time and Kelly Rogers" was apparently its biggest donor."

Legacy Christian Academy is an awesome organization. We admire and appreciate them for doing God's work. We need a ton more God in America and by no means is this story meant to demean Legacy.

However, the transactions which resulted in the May 2012 indictments for fraud, theft of property and money laundering, all took place between August 22nd of 2007 and October 28th of 2011. This is right in the middle of when Rogers was serving on the board at Legacy.

So the reader is asking an obvious question; who's money was it that Kelly G Rogers donated to Legacy Christian Academy? Was it yours? Further, was he a "HERITAGE" level investor of $250,000 or more? 

So we're suggesting that someone follows to money.

The Facts Seem Clear

Clearly, Kelly Rogers was serving on the board at the time same time he was wheeling and dealing. 

The graphic to the left shows an auction held on November 3rd, 2007 and the graphic below, pulled from the same PDF, lists Kelly Rogers as a board member in 2007 and 2008. According to the indictment, this is the exact time when the allegedly  fraudulent transactions were being completed.

And what if he serviced on the board from 2005 through 2009? That would open up the possibility that ANY money donated during this time-frame could have come from the Level Par Ponzi Scheme, the Falcon Energy project, the Buck Hamilton Series or other "Deals" offered by Rogers.

Do you know how much of "Other Peoples Money" was lost during that time-frame? It was well over $6.3 Million. And this number doesn't include the $6.4 owned to creditors at the time of his bankruptcy filing on July 27th, 2009.

If it can be proven that Rogers stole, laundered, then donated this funny money to Legacy, what's the legal status of those donations? Can the authorities take legal action against Legacy, naming Legacy as a relief defendant and recover the stolen funds?

If we review Kelly G Rogers money raising history, it starts in late 2004 and seems to peak in 2009 . Specifically, he rolls out of the Travis-Correll Ponzi Scheme and starts Level Par where, according to the SEC, page 11, item 47: "Rogers raised $4.7 million from approximately 35 investors".

Then look a the indictments issued by the Collin County DA's office, Theft PC 31.03 F1 , Rogers is accused of stealing $1,589,000 and they list 29 specific entities affected. Combined, that's $6.3 Million. 

How hard would it be to peel off $250,000, give it to Legacy and even write off the donation on his taxes!

So this reader is correct in wondering if any donations were laundered funds taken from unsuspecting investors. The entire list of investors is in the indictment? click here.

Our thanks to this reader for bringing up this issue. I'm sure the Texas State Securities Commission or the Collin County DA's office has enough subpoenaed information to answers these questions.

BREAKING DOWN KELLY ROGERS INDICTMENTS

As he prepares for his appearance in Judge Rusch's court on the 8th,  let's take a closer look at the indictments faced by Kelly G Rogers

In a law abiding society, a line clearly exists between right and wrong, good and evil, black and white. If a society is to enjoy law and order, people of sound mind choose to honor boundaries because it's the right thing to do.

Attorney Kelly Rogers seems to be of a sound mind. Judging from his ability to impress the average investor, one would assume he's smart enough to recognize them. Yet, after reading the indictments, it appears he simply ignored them.

Much of this reminds me of Bill Clinton during his perjury charges. He posed the now famous question; "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is". Everything to Bill Clinton was some shade of gray. No right, no wrong....just shades of gray. Is this a lawyer thing, arrogance or both?

Clinton was suspended from practicing law in Arkansas and paid a $250,000 fine as a result of Monica Lewinski incident.  He was also disbarred from practicing law in front of the Supreme Court and he's the first sitting president to be held in contempt of court for lying under oath. So it is with arrogant lawyers.
 
I found this wonderful example to illustrate the point about Rogers.   

On July 9th, 2007, Kelly G Rogers signed an "Agreed Judgement" to settle his part in the lawsuit Sec vs. Global Finance & Investments, Inc., et al (Page 11: Rogers' fraudulent offering).

Rogers was sued for his involvement in the Level Par Ponzi scheme that he and his former partner, Richard Weyand operated. As part of the settlement, he paid a small fine, got a slap on the wrist and out the door practically unscathed.

THEN 44 DAYS LATER, HE'S AT IT AGAIN!

If you read cause 380-81034-2012, Rogers is indicted for Theft PC 31.03 F1, Securities Fraud; Article 581, Section 29 C (1) of Texas Securities Act, and Money Laundering TPC 34.02 F1.

Detailed in the indictment, Rogers appears to have walked out from signing the SEC Agreement on July 9th and 44 days later he's already got a new DEAL he's spinning to unknowing investors. He begins to accept new money on August 22nd from DFG LP and Nick Diguseppe.

Amazing...only 44 days later. I wonder if this new deal was in the works as he signed his name to the SEC agreement?

In the indictment for Security Fraud, it lists three specific charges; 

1. Failing to disclose a lawsuit from 2/16/07 for allegedly committing violations of the federal securities act, the Securities Act of the State of Texas, common law fraud and breach of his fiduciary duties to the petitioners in connection with the sale of investments in an oil and gas venture located in the Vinton Dome in Louisiana. 
2. Failing to disclose a 7/18/2007 lawsuit filed by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas styled as SEC vs. Global Finance & Investments, Inc alleging in part that Rogers violated provisions of the federal securities laws.
3. Failing to disclose that funds invested by previous investors in Falcon Energy LLC and Buck Hamilton Series were used for purposes other than those for which said funds were invested. 

Let's see if Kelly Rogers shows up to court with an attorney as directed. It'd be appropriate if it was Bill Clinton.

Anonymous Commenter on Kelly G Rgoers Reports;

"Just one more example of the ridiculous system currently in place.

Why would the State Bar of Texas not temporarily suspend Rogers' license to practice law? More victims due to the inability of The State of Texas to take any action.

I have one correction, Rogers' faces 5 to 99 on the 1st Degree Felony charges. The District Attorney's Office can file a "Motion to Stack" or run the sentences consecutive as opposed to concurrent. Rogers', believe it or not,  is eligible for probation--unfortunately.

Finally, Rogers' is aware that trying these cases in State Court is very very costly, timely and not something that STATE COURT generally does. These types of cases are usually tried by the Government.

If Rogers' makes a deal to plead, I suspect it would be 25 years and everything would run concurrently. However, at that point victims could make "impact statements" and protest his release to parole; of which I believe Rogers' would be eligible for Parole after 2 years or something like that.

Rogers' knows ALL of this and so does his lawyer who often tries these types of cases in Federal Court. The Collin County District Attorney's Office needs to only accept a plea of 50 years and our friend will spend his TDCJ time in a very rough place".

Kelly G Rogers moves furniture from home

Oil and Gas investor extraordinaire, Kelly G Rogers was spotted moving furniture from his rental home in Frisco Texas last Saturday.

Speculation initially gauged it as moving the kids back to college. However, unless the kids are taking the expensive and rickety antique dinning room set, something else must be up.

Upon further speculation, they're either selling off furniture to pay for a new attorney (since his last one quit), they're moving to another location OR Kelly's preparing for the event that he's going to jail and his Carrie S Rogers and kids need to move. 

If I had to wager a guess, I'd say they're selling stuff at top dollar to buy an attorney before word gets out that he's done some dirty deeds and he's desperate for cash. Then, the price will be at fire sale levels. 

Remember, if he chooses to show up for the September 7th court date without an attorney, he'll either be assigned a public defender or have to go it Pro Se or representing himself. This judge looks to have had enough of this guys crap. Time for Kelly G Rogers to put up or shut up. 

THE TEXAS LAWYER’S CREED

Just a quick review for those who may not know the Lawyer's Creed of Texas:

I AM A LAWYER; I AM ENTRUSTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. I AM LICENSED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. I MUST THEREFORE ABIDE BY THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, BUT I KNOW THAT PROFESSIONALISM REQUIRES MORE THAN MERELY AVOIDING THE VIOLATION OF LAWS AND RULES.

I AM COMMITTED TO THIS CREED FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN IT IS RIGHT.

State v Kelly G. Rogers Delayed for TENTH time!

Is this getting old or what?

For the TENTH TIME IN A ROW, since July of 2009, Judge Suzanne Wooten has allowed Kelly G Rogers and his lawyer-John Charles Hardin to delay his trial.

The new trial date (Yea, Right) is February 20th, 2012. You got it, almost SIX years after the $435,000 had disappeared from the corporate coffers, another trial date is on file and pending.  

In State of Texas v Kelly G Rogers, the State is claiming that Kelly Gordon Rogers removed $435,000 from an oil and gas company in 2006.

Fast forward to 2011 and he's still wheeling and dealing in the Oil and Gas business. In a previous story, it was disclosed by the State of Nevada that Rogers reactivated Falcon Ten Energy, LLC., to presumable conduct more oil and gas deals.

Good Grief Judge Suzanne Wooten.

Kelly G Rogers Trial--NO MORE CONTINUANCES

Five Reasons why Judge Suzanne Wooten SHOULD NOT GRANT another continuance to Kelly G. Rogers--Frisco Lawyer.

We're coming up on the moment of truth for Kelly G Rogers, Frisco Lawyer. Less that TWO weeks until he stands trial after he was indicted in July of 2009. Here we are--some TWO years later and we're still not assured of a trial.

While we fully expect Kelly Rogers--Dallas Lawyer--to request ANOTHER continuance, we at the Kelly Rogers Report have FIVE REASONS why we are begging Judge Suzanne Wooten to stand firm and move the trial forward as scheduled.

Eight Trial Dates Have Come and Gone: How much time does someone need to prepare for trial? Yet, the court has passed trial dates on EIGHT different occasions: October 29th, 20009, December 3rd, 2009, January 15th, 2010, March 19, 2010, May 25th, 2010, July 14th, 2010, November 3rd, 2010 and April 13th, 2011. Frankly, we're questioning the competency of the Collin County DA's office here. So let's keep this date...

Justice Needs to be Served: Many who read this blog each week have one thing on their mind--watching justice served to Kelly G Rogers--Frisco lawyer. Many have lost everything as a result of investing with this guy. He's as slippery as a bloated codfish and seems to lye his way out of everything. It's never his fault. Well, this time it is his fault and we need to see him served.

Kelly G Rogers Needs to do some Jail time: It's not clear what the sentence is for a first degree Felony for Misapplication of funds. However, it's important that Kelly G Rogers be humbled by serving time and being labeled a convicted felon. Maybe then he will be humbled...although it's doubtful. Until he serves jail time, he will continue to be a "Get-Rich-Quick-Schemer" that is always looking at how to make a fast buck--regardless of who he hurts or what rules he breaks. No remorse. No fair play. No team of advisers. Just complete and unadulterated arrogance.

Kelly G Rogers needs to be Disbarred: Lawyer. It's a title he flashes around like a "Get out of Jail Free" card. It gives him the self promotion and credibility he needs to scam people into thinking he's someone special. They're impressed, they invest, Rogers moves the money somewhere other than where it should be, the investor sues and Rogers represents himself at nominal costs. However, the investors are forced to pay an outside Lawyer $150-$250 per hour to find their money. If Rogers is convicted of a felony and disbarred, he'll then need to come up with his own money to defend all these lawsuits. It would level the playing field and safeguard the public by taking away his title and ability to bully his opponents and manipulate the legal system.

Need to put an End to this Case and Move on: We've all been watching the development of this of this case since 2009. However, many have been praying for justice since 2006 when Kelly Rogers Frisco Lawyer decided to raise money, start companies and invest in Ponzi schemes. Now we need to see this come to any end--by convicting the scoundrel--and allowing us to move on with our lives. It's been a sad, pathetic and very costly five years for many. While most have put all this in the  past, some need to see this last chapter close. Like the Harry Potter story, a bitter sweet ending to journey that was exciting for a few days before smashing our dreams on the rocks of disappointment, despair, shame and anguish.

So Judge Suzanne Wooten, we beg that you REJECT ANY and ALL attempts by Kelly Rogers to gain a continuance on this trial.

How do we know he'll ask for an extension?

He's Kelly Rogers--Frisco Lawyer....so why would you expect anything different?