Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo addressed the media during a press conference, providing details on significant legal proceedings involving her former staff members. The proceedings culminated in the dismissal of charges against Aaron Dunn and Wallis Nader, as well as a pretrial intervention for Alex Triantaphyllis, as reported by CW39.

According to Click2Houston, Dunn and Nader, who previously faced accusations of misuse of official information and tampering with government records, had their charges dropped, while their associate Triantaphyllis is still facing legal uncertainty but is expected to complete a day of community service to have his charges dismissed six months from now, as Judge Hidalgo shared during her briefing, her words weighed heavy with implication.

Hidalgo took the occasion to deliver a staunch defense of her former staff, directing sharp criticism at former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, whom she labeled a "dirty cop," and accusing her of squandering "millions of dollars" in pursuit of these cases—a move, Hidalgo suggested, that caused undue turmoil in the lives of those charged, as per a report by Click2Houston.

"Alex, Wallace, and Aaron saw their lives and reputations destroyed... These innocent public servants had the Texas Rangers raid their homes before dawn with police lights on, with their children and families [at] home," Hidalgo said in a statement obtained by Click2Houston, expressing deep concern over the aggressive tactics employed and the personal toll the ordeal took on those involved.

The underlying case that triggered these charges stemmed from a 2022 inquiry into an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract awarded to Elevate Strategies, with inspectors probing whether Hidalgo’s staff unduly shared non-public information to aid Felicity Pereyra, founder of the firm, a question that has, for some, not yet been fully extinguished despite the recent dismissals and judicial leniency bestowed upon Triantaphyllis.