Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Nigerian Chimene Onyeri suspect in shooting attack on Judge Julie Kocurek

Nigerian Chimene Onyeri suspect in shooting attack on Judge Julie Kocurek ---

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Julie Kocurek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julie H. Kocurek (born October 2, 1964) is a Texas state court judge, having served as presiding judge of the 390th District Court in Austin, Texas since January ...On November 6, 2015, Kocurek was shot and seriously wounded by an assailant in the driveway of her home in the Tarrytown neighborhood.

he was being investigated for a possible role in a Nigerian organized crime ring when his case came before Kocurek in 2013....had identified 27 suspects in Houston who were a part of the ring, which he said is at least 100 people strong and has committed crimes that have affected up to 1,000 victims. The crime ring stems from a trade school in Nigeria that teaches its students how to commit fraud
earch of the SUV, Martin said, police found a stack of blank applications for banks, several gift cards and a card reader, the affidavit says. Martin said he also discovered that Akwar had a fake driver’s license, a fake Social Security card and a fake temporary tag on his SUV. The affidavit noted that a known criminal practice is to “covertly encode stolen credit card numbers onto any card that has a magnetic strip, including gift cards.” [sounds like a covert spy agent] prosecutors brought the case to Kocurek in 2013, Onyeri agreed to plead guilty in a deal that effectively put him on probation.

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Nov 6 2015  shooting  What we know about the attack on Judge Julie Kocurek ... KXAN‑TV Dec 1, 2015 - AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin police continue to investigate the attack on Travis County District Judge Julie Kocurek, here's what we know so far ...Friday, Nov. 6, police say Kocurek, 51, was pulling into the driveway of her home on Scenic Drive around 10: 30 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached the vehicle and fired shots into her car. Sources say Kocurek was in the passenger seat and her son was driving at the time, but got out of the car to remove a garbage bag near the gate when the shooting happened. “Investigators absolutely believe the assault was an attempt to murder, an attempt on her life… she was targeted on that attack,” said Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo a few days after the shooting.
Man suspected in Houston murder, shooting of Austin judge seeks bail KTRK ABC Houston
Chimene Onyeri is charged in the murder of Jacoby Alexander in Houston last May, and is also a person of interest in the shooting of Austin Judge Julie Koceruk. [Read More]
Onyeri trial set; murder victim's family speaks - KHOU.com
www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/11/12/.../75633596/
KHOUNov 12, 2015 - A judge early Thursday set Chimene Onyeri's trial date for September 2016.


Onyeri case before Kocurek in '13 looked at ties to Nigerian crime ring .
www.mystatesman.com/news/news/crime-law/onyeri.../npMCD/
Nov 12, 2015 - Chimene Onyeri, a person of interest in the shooting attack on state District Judge Julie Kocurek last week, was being investigated for a ...Onyeri case before Kocurek in ’13 looked at ties to Nigerian crime ring
By Katie Urbaszewski - American-Statesman Staff ... was being investigated for a possible role in a Nigerian organized crime ring when his case came before Kocurek in 2013, Rollingwood police said.... Martin said he had identified 27 suspects in Houston who were a part of the ring, which he said is at least 100 people strong and has committed crimes that have affected up to 1,000 victims. The crime ring stems from a trade school in Nigeria that teaches its students how to commit fraud
earch of the SUV, Martin said, police found a stack of blank applications for banks, several gift cards and a card reader, the affidavit says. Martin said he also discovered that Akwar had a fake driver’s license, a fake Social Security card and a fake temporary tag on his SUV. The affidavit noted that a known criminal practice is to “covertly encode stolen credit card numbers onto any card that has a magnetic strip, including gift cards.” [sounds like a covert spy agent] prosecutors brought the case to Kocurek in 2013, Onyeri agreed to plead guilty in a deal that effectively put him on probation.




Threats come to light as probe into Judge Kocurek shooting continues

Acevedo confirms Houston man is person of interest in Kocurek shooting

Watch: Austin police offer updates on Judge Julie Kocurek

Investigator: Kocurek shooting was murder attempt
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Jan 6, 2016
Austin American-Statesman‎  Prosecutors have announced that Chimene Onyeri has been indicted on two ...
Man suspected in murder, shooting of Austin judge seeks bail
KTRK-TV‎
Chimene Onyeri at bond hearing in Houston on Jan. 6
KXAN.com

Person of interest in judge's shooting jailed - CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2015/11/10/us/texas-judge-julie-kocurek-shooting/
CNNNov 11, 2015 - The chief said detectives are looking to talk to Chimene Onyeri to see whether he has any connection with Judge Julie Kocurek's assault.

Threats come to light as probe into Judge Kocurek shooting ...
www.mystatesman.com/news/news/crime-law/...kocurek-/npLdY/
Nov 11, 2015 - Several weeks before a shooter attacked state District Judge Julie Kocurek, authorities became aware of a nonspecific threat against an ...


Chimene Onyeri arrested for shooting of judge was ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Person-arrested-driveway-shooting-Tex...
Daily MailNov 10, 2015 - Chimene Onyeri, 28, was detained in Austin on Monday on suspicion of a theft in Louisiana. Police also believe he played a role in the ...

Man questioned in Texas judge shooting faces murder charge
www.nydailynews.com/.../man-questioned-texas-judge-shooting...
Daily NewsNov 11, 2015 - Chimene Onyeri is being questioned in an attempt on Judge Julie Kocurek's life after Houston authorities captured the 28-year-old Monday on ...

Chimene Hamilton Onyeri, person of interest in attack on ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../person-of-interest-in-judges-attack-char...
CBS NewsNov 10, 2015 - Person of interest in judge attack charged with prior murder, cops say.Chimene Hamilton Onyeri. CBS affiliate KHOU ...

Chimene Onyeri's Criminal History - TWCNews.com
www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/.../chimene-onyeri-s-criminal-history.html
Nov 10, 2015 - Chimene Onyeri, 28, has been identified by Austin Police as a person of interest in the shooting attack on Judge Julie Kocurek. Our Stef ...

'Person of interest' in judge's shooting faces separate ...
www.chron.com/.../Sources-Judge-shooting-person-of...
Houston ChronicleNov 10, 2015 - AUSTIN -- Chimene Onyeri, a person of interest in an Austin shooting over the weekend involving a Travis County judge, has been charged ...

Suspect in Austin attack appears in court on unrelated fatal ...
www.chron.com/.../Suspect-in-Austin-attack-appears-i...
Houston ChronicleDec 11, 2015 - Court records show that Onyeri had a case before Kocurek in Austin ...Chimene Onyeri is charged with murder in the 184th State District Court.

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