I found this on the Victory Energy Board. He's being represented by a public defender!
My research shows that Dial is going to trial on March 7 for two counts of wire fraud. Either way, hes going to get at least 4 years and VYEY can forget about ever collecting on the judgment. It ain't going to happen. He is being represented by the public defender which is not usually the guy representing someone with money. You can pull up the records yourself if you have an account with pacer.gov which is something usually only lawyers have:
Case Summary 4:10-cr-00056 USA v. Ellerman Date filed: 02/04/2010 Date of last filing: 01/28/2011
Jim Dial (3) Office: Houston Filed: 02/04/2010 County: Harris Terminated: Reopened: Other Court Case: None
Count: 1 Citation: 18:371.F Offense Level: 4 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD Count: 2-7 Citation: 18:1343.F Offense Level: 4 WIRE FRAUD Def Custody Status: Custody This Court Flag: COMPLEX Defendant: Jim Dial represented by Jack Wade Bainum(Designation Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment) Phone: 713-718-4600 Fax: 713-718-4610 Email: wade_bainum@fd.org Defendant: Jim Dial represented by Federal Public Defender - Houston(Designation Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment) Phone: 713-718-4600 Fax: 713-718-4610 Victory Energy (VYEY) Stock Trading Info: