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The Rise and Fall of Rockwall DA Ray Sumrow

The Dallas News yesterday published a feature looking back at the career of defrocked Rockwall DA Ray Sumrow, who was recently convicted of stealing public money:Ray Sumrow was a self-made success, a man who, despite holding elected office, didn't mind getting his hands dirty and enjoyed shooting the breeze with friends at the old Dairy Queen.He worked his way through law school and won election as Rockwall County district attorney six times.He earned a reputation for prosecuting public officials, handling at least half a dozen cases. The State Bar named him Prosecutor of the Year in 2001 ? the same year he beat kidney cancer.So how did the county's chief law enforcer ? a man with a reputation for integrity and friends among Rockwall's elite ? fall so far?Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 18, 2008 (boomark / email).