Houston City Controller Wants Leniency for Felon in Real Estate Scam

The five time felon is a friend and former next door neighbor of Houston's City Controller, a self-described "watchdog"

City Controller Ron Green, Houston's top elected money manager and self-described watchdog, is seeking leniency for a five-time convicted felon and contractor who masterminded an elaborate real estate and forgery scam targeting the city's historically African-American neighborhoods.