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August 4, 2006
Flagship Hotel owner found incompetent to stand trial
A federal judge signed an order Friday confirming his earlier decision that Daniel Yeh, owner of the Flagship Hotel, is incompetent to stand trial.
Yeh is accused of bilking at least $232,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Charges against Yeh include filing fraudulent reimbursement claims from FEMA which had been paying hotels to grant refuge to people left homeless by hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year.
Yeh's attorney said he has undergone three surgeries to remove brain tumors and therefore was not competent to stand trial.
If Judge John Froeschner's recommendation is followed by United States District Court Judge Sam Kent, Yeh will report to the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), for initial testing and for recommendations as to his outcome.
Posted by Michelle Homer at August 4, 2006 3:36 PM