P.M. BRIEFING : Fraud Figure Dixon in Hospital
Don R. Dixon, who faces sentencing next month on 23 counts of savings and loan fraud, was hospitalized today after complaining of chest pains and an elevated heart rate.
Dixon, the former owner of Vernon Savings & Loan, was transferred under guard Sunday from the Mansfield Law Enforcement Center near Ft. Worth to the Mansfield Hospital.
A spokesman in the intensive care ward said Dixon’s condition had not changed. He was listed in stable condition.
Dixon, 52, suffered two previous heart attacks, said his attorney, Deborah Goodall.
Dixon has been jailed since his Dec. 20 conviction for using thrift funds to bankroll lavish parties hosted by prostitutes at a California beach home. He was acquitted on charges of making illegal political contributions.
Dixon faces sentences of up to 120 years in prison and nearly $6 million in fines.
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