April 4, 2018. Today, former Attorney Kelly G Rogers was denied parole. This is the third year in a row Rogers was deemed not trustworthy to be released back into the public (Denial reason 11D).
Frisco attorney Kelly Gordon Rogers was convicted of first-degree felony theft for stealing $1.3 million from investors in fraudulent oil and gas schemes. He was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas prison system. Under Texas law, his projected release date is June of 2022.
Rogers stole money from investors who purchased royalty interests in non-existent oil and gas drilling projects, according to officials with the Texas State Securities Board. Officials described his victims as an Oklahoma oil and gas investor, two partners in a separate Oklahoma investment company, a neighbor in Frisco, and a longtime acquaintance.
In 2007, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil injunction against a group of financial companies and promoters that included Rogers who were offering fraudulent high-yield securities offerings.
