Gary Grief, the former executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has been re-indicted in connection with a rigged jackpot following the dismissal of a prior indictment.
A summons was issued one day after Texas Scorecard originally reported that an initial indictment against Grief had been quietly dismissed by the Travis County District Attorney’s office.
The reissued indictment, a carbon copy of the first, and the new summons come amid ongoing scrutiny of the handling of the high-profile case.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza told Texas Scorecard Thursday he could not currently comment on the matter, but that his office would release more information on the case soon.
Before the latest indictment came to light, Gov. Greg Abbott called the initial dismissal “incomprehensible.”
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Court records posted to X by Dylan McKim with KXAN-AUSTIN indicate that not only was Grief summoned, but the Texas Lottery Commission itself is named. A separate indictment identifies Ed Rogers and Clay Kidd alongside Grief as “managerial agents” acting on behalf of the agency.
Notably, Ryan Mindell, Grief’s right-hand man at the Texas Lottery Commission in 2023 and his short-lived successor, is not currently summoned in connection with the case. Mindell quit the commission after lawmakers called for his removal during the 2025 legislative session.
The original indictment against Grief was secured in April 2026 on a first-degree felony charge of abuse of official capacity involving more than $300,000, stemming from a rigged $95 million jackpot.
California Insurance Commissioner: California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara taking lavish trips around the world funded by American taxpayers
-“Upgrading his flights to business and first class, expensing the five-star resort stays, chauffeurs, limo service, even a safari”
- More than 48 trips across the globe
- Just one 5 Star New York Hotel Stay cost more than $11,600
- VIP rooftop events
- Private security was hired to escort him to various events on one trip costing taxpayers more than $9,400
- 5 day trip to Bogota, Colombia for an LGBTI political leaders conference cost taxpayers more than $24,000
- Trip to security detail alone cost taxpayers more than $33,000. for an international insurance conference. But the conference was only 2 days. Yet receipts show taxpayers paid for his entire 2 1/2 weeks stay at a luxury hotel
- The security detail alone for his security detail alone cost taxpayers more than $33,000. cost taxpayers more than $33,000
- Additional miscellaneous bills, like expensive hiking equipment were purchased on vacations
- Taxpayers paid for a visit to the Big Five Safari and Spa
“The list goes on. Thousands of records obtained”
He’s even skipping key California insurance meetings to go on his free taxpayer funded vacations
Years of travel records are missin
Nevada Chief of Investigations: Negvada chief investigator who teaches “Preventing Police on Police Confrontations” calls officer a “FAGG*T” during a traffic stop. The officer cited William Scott Jr., 62 for holding his phone while driving a state vehicle.
Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford appointed Scott as chief of investigations in 2020. As chief of investigations, Scott is “tasked with investigating public integrity, child exploitation, human trafficking, Medicaid fraud and elder abuse” among other areas. He retired from Metro in 2019 at the rank of captain
Scott teaches “several law enforcement courses,” including the classes “Preventing Police on Police Confrontations” and “Ethics in Leadership,” according to a LinkedIn profile. Scott also “developed a class entitled ‘Policing with Pride,’” the profile said.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who appointed Scott, has past arrests for public intoxication and theft as a college student, receiving campaign donations from a family under FBI investigation for straw-donor schemes, and facing criticism over his handling of a lawsuit against Elon Musk. On the public record, Ford has also been criticized by political opponents for his handling of the "fake elector" issue and his office's response to the Trump administration's policies
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