All Hat and No Cartel | The Case of DWI Dude

Oh My Fraud

A savvy Texas lawyer who’s made a name for himself defending people accused of drunk driving and marijuana possession tries his hand at high-end extradition cases involving Colombian drug lords. What could go wrong? Everything.

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Sources:

• The DWI Lawyer Who Represented Cocaine Traffickers—and Paid the Price [Texas Monthly]
• Drunk with Power | American Greed
• 'Reeferendum' spotlights candidate [San Antonio Express-News]
• S.A.'s 'DWI Dude' denies scamming Colombian narco-terror group chief [San Antonio Express-News]
• Austin lawyer known as ‘DWI Dude’ gets 15 1/2 years in prison for scamming Colombian narcos [Dallas Morning News]
• Texas Lawyer Gets 15 Years for Scheme to Defraud Cocaine Traffickers [New York Times]
• Central Texas Lawyer Guilty of Swindling Colombian Drug Trafficking Clients [DOJ]
• Central Texas Lawyer Sentenced for Swindling Colombian Drug Trafficking Clients [DOJ]
• United States v. Balagia [Case Text]
• Texas Lawyer Loses Appeal Over Drug Trafficking Conviction [Bloomberg Law]
• MR. JAMES MORRIS 'JAMIE' BALAGIA [State Bar of Texas]