


Does Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale (top right) know what he's getting into with the launching of his new (MAGA) Political Action Committee in Harris County, Texas? In case you haven't heard, the matter involving the allegedly stolen African Artwork could come back to haunt Commissioner Ellis if a criminal case is opened during the upcoming hearing scheduled for July 2025. In case you don't remember, Former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles Marler (left), claims that the signed official “ACKNOWLEDGEMENT” between African Art Global Inc’s Sam Njunuri (seated in Black), and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (right) is fraudulent.


On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Investigative Reporter Aubrey R. Taylor took to the KCOH Radio airwaves to provide "POLITICAL COMMENTARY" and analysis alongside Hall of Fame Broadcaster Ralph Cooper, who began his career as a journalist at the Houston Forward Times newspaper, covering community issues regarding the Harris County Court System and the local Harris County Jails before migrating into sports coverage. During the "RADIO SEGMENT ABOVE," Investigative Reporter Aubrey R. Taylor called into the station to discuss Commissioner Rodney Ellis and other pressing matters related to the Black Community heading into the 2026 Midterm Election.

"NEW INFORMATION."
According to Charles "Chuck" Marler, he interviewed Sam Njunuri and has a witness, who heard Sam Njunuri assert that the “ACKNOWLEDGMENT” between him (Sam Njunuri) and Commissioner Rodney Ellis had been “BACKDATED” to February 1, 2020, at Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ request.
The former FBI Investigative Specialist, Charles Marler, has stated that he presented this information to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, led by Kim Ogg, back in February 2020. What does this mean? If Marler and his witness are telling the truth, this could be one of the reasons why Commissioner Ellis said in an email uncovered by Channel 2 News that he was having trouble sleeping at night.

"WHAT WE KNOW."
I was told by former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles Marler in a meeting back on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in an “EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW” that Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis went to Sam Njunuri, of African Global Inc., shortly after the Channel 2 News report about the priceless artwork in an attempt to cover his tracks.
According to Marler, what Sam Njunuri told him in a “PHONE INTERVIEW” with a witness also on the line is that Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis promised him (Sam Njunuri) that he would get his Museum by signing the acknowledgment. “Commissioner Rodney Ellis also told Njunuri to not talk with anyone about this matter,” said former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles Marler.
“Commissioner Ellis then backdated the acknowledgment to Saturday, February 1, 2020, and filed the “FRAUDULENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,” which he knew to be false, with Harris County,” according to what former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles "Chuck" Marler claims to have been told by Sam Njunuri, in their phone interview.


Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis was initially only supposed to accept (14) fourteen pieces of African Art from Sam Njunuri to display in public buildings. As you can see in the photo above, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis had a lot more than 14 pieces of artwork. Below is a timeline to bring you up to speed on the events that occurred along the way.

"THE TIMELINE."
Back in 2016, Sam Njunuri had an extensive African art collection, believed to be worth millions of dollars to this date, which remains unassessed. Sam Njunuri was paying storage at 5373 West Alabama, Houston, Texas 77056, when his monthly rent increased significantly.
It was during this time frame that he came to know Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who was elected as the Precinct One Commissioner in 2016, after the untimely death of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee. Rodney Ellis, according to Sam Njunuri, devised a plan to take advantage of his (Njunuri's) situation, according to former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles "Chuck" Marler.
"Sam Njunuri wanted to start a museum to show off his art collection," stated Charles "Chuck" Marler. Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (allegedly), according to Njunuri, promised to help him store the art collection and get a museum/funding deal going.
It was back in 2017 when Angele Johnson (the sister of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis' wife Licia Green Ellis) and her co-worker Larry Johnson (not related), along with Sam Njunuri, got together and started a company called African Art Global Inc.
"Sam Njunuri wanted to start a museum to show off his art collection," stated Charles "Chuck" Marler. Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (allegedly), according to Njunuri, promised to help him store the art collection and get a museum/funding deal going.
It was back in 2017 when Angele Johnson (the sister of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis' wife Licia Green Ellis) and her co-worker Larry Johnson (not related), along with Sam Njunuri, got together and started a company called African Art Global Inc.
According to Marler, "It was also in 2017 when Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis secretly stored Njunuri's art collection in a Harris County facility that he controlled."
Months went by, and Sam Njunuri did not get his museum, so he (allegedly) started asking Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis about his art collection. According to what Sam Njunuri told former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles "Chuck" Marker, Commissioner Rodney Ellis gave him (Sam Njunuri) the run-around about the art collection.
As conveyed to Aubrey R. Taylor Communications by Charles Marler, when Sam Njunuri began pressing Commissioner Rodney Ellis about the whereabouts of his artwork, he didn't know the location of the art collection, but still wanted the museum and didn't want to make Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis angry and lose out on his deal.
When KPRC 2 Investigates started investigating the mystery of the African Art Collection being stored at a Harris County facility in February 2020, Commissioner Rodney Ellis then (allegedly) went to Sam Njunuri and had him sign an "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" to the county related to the (allegedly) stolen African Art collection.
Months went by, and Sam Njunuri did not get his museum, so he (allegedly) started asking Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis about his art collection. According to what Sam Njunuri told former FBI Investigative Specialist Charles "Chuck" Marker, Commissioner Rodney Ellis gave him (Sam Njunuri) the run-around about the art collection.
As conveyed to Aubrey R. Taylor Communications by Charles Marler, when Sam Njunuri began pressing Commissioner Rodney Ellis about the whereabouts of his artwork, he didn't know the location of the art collection, but still wanted the museum and didn't want to make Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis angry and lose out on his deal.
When KPRC 2 Investigates started investigating the mystery of the African Art Collection being stored at a Harris County facility in February 2020, Commissioner Rodney Ellis then (allegedly) went to Sam Njunuri and had him sign an "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" to the county related to the (allegedly) stolen African Art collection.
According to Charles "Chuck" Marler, the former FBI Investigative Specialist, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis promised Sam Njunuri that he would obtain his Museum by signing "THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT" that Ellis presented to him. Commissioner Rodney Ellis also (allegedly) told Sam Njunuri to not talk with anyone about this matter. Ellis then (allegedly) backdated the acknowledgment to Saturday, February 1, 2020, and filed the acknowledgment, which he knew to be false, with Harris County.
The Channel 2 News report also mentioned that Sam Njunuri had a judgment in a civil case and stated that this was a possible reason he was hiding his art collection.
Back in 2018, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis was able to persuade Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and the Commissioners Court to approve an agreement for "PRECINCT ONE" to accept (14) fourteen pieces of African Art from Sam Njunuri to display in public buildings. However, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis' staff eventually received more than 1,400 pieces of African Artwork without amending "THE AGREEMENT" that was on file with Harris County.
Back in October of 2021, a Harris County Grand Jury declined to charge Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis for his role in the housing of the African Artwork. However, it was determined that procedures were not followed in the storage of the presumed priceless artwork.



On Monday, June 23, 2025, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg (second from left) slammed Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and the late former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. In a Houston Chronicle report, Ogg positively identified Ellis, Hidalgo, and Turner as members of the most corrupt regime of her lifetime in local government. And a day later. Kim Ogg is now on a mission to prove that data collected for ACCESS Harris County, a program designed to help vulnerable individuals access the services they need from various county agencies, may have been used to influence voter turnout in Harris County, Texas.

"CRIMINAL CASE."
In case you're not aware, Former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has been advocating for years that law enforcement reexamine the case involving the African artwork and give it another look. And after uncovering photos of Commissioner Rodney Ellis, celebrating with his prized possessions, it stands to reason that former County Judge Ed Emmett may get his long-awaited reexamination of the case, if attorney James Pope files a criminal complaint on behalf of his client, who allegedly had his artwork stolen.


I’m Aubrey R. Taylor, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper, one of Texas's most formidable politically-focused publications in America. The thoughts, opinions, and quotes published in this report are First Amendment-protected rights protected by the “FREEDOM OF SPEECH” and “FREEDOM OF THE PRESS” clauses in the United States Constitution.
A New Criminal Case into Commissioner Rodney Ellis's Allegedly Stolen African Artwork Could Be Opened in July 2025
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
Former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett stated some time ago that law enforcement should reexamine the case involving the African artwork and give the case another look. And after uncovering photos of Commissioner Rodney Ellis, celebrating with his prized possessions, it stands to reason that former County Judge Ed Emmett may get his long-awaited reexamination of the case, if attorney James Pope files a criminal complaint on behalf of his client.

"COURT HEARING."
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, a new hearing related to the ownership of the alleged stolen, priceless African Artwork was scheduled for July 2025, after Garabe Konte claimed in court that roughly 228 pieces of the artwork belonged to him. According to Konte, he gave his artwork to Sam Njunuri, who, in return, gave him three checks that were never honored.
"If you give someone a check and you don't honor it, that's called theft," stated Houston-based attorney Joe Walker, who is representing a woman named Darlene Jarrett, who is owed $1 million by Sam Njunuri, in a civil matter that is still ongoing.

"CRIMINAL CHARGES."
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis may face a challenging situation if the case involving the stolen artwork is reopened. If you recall, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg initiated a criminal investigation into the African Artwork that Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis secretly housed for $326,000.00 at the expense of Harris County taxpayers a few years ago.
As you may recall, Commissioner Rodney Ellis's wife is Licia Green Ellis, an executive and owner of Waterman Steele Group. However, what you might not know is that Licia Green Ellis' sister is a woman named Angele Green Johnson, who worked with the Waterman Steele Group and is tied to Sam Njunuri, the individual who allegedly stole the African Artwork before it came into the possession of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis.

"IMPORTANT FACTS."
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis's wife (Licia Green Ellis) and her sister (Angele Green Johnson) could also have some serious questions to answer if the attorney for Garabe Konte decides to file criminal charges.
For the record, in 2017, Angele Green Johnson (the sister-in-law of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis) and her coworker, Larry Johnson (not a relative), along with Sam Njunuri, formed a company called African Art Global Inc. It was also in 2017 that Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis allegedly stored, and possibly stole, priceless Artwork in a Harris County facility that he controlled.

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Back in 2017, Angele Green Johnson (the sister-in-law of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis) and her coworker, Larry Johnson (not a relative), along with Sam Njunuri, formed a company called African Art Global Inc. It was also in 2017 when Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis secretly stored Sam Njunuri's African Art collection in a Harris County facility where Commissioner Ellis spent $326,000.00 in taxpayer dollars to store the priceless art.



According to Sam Njunuri of African Global Inc., Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis came to him to have the “ACKNOWLEDGEMENT” above backdated after the Channel 2 News Story broke about the priceless African Art, which Commissioner Ellis had used $326,000.00 in taxpayer dollars to secretly store in a County facility.

According to Mario Diaz of Channel 2, “Email raises eyebrows for multiple reasons. First, it is the time the email was written, which was “4:32 a.m.” The other is the date, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, nearly five months before our report. However, what caught county officials off-guard when KPRC 2 Investigates initially made the request is the name of the sender, “Glenn Rodney,” an email alias of Commissioner Ellis that is a combination of his first and middle names in reverse order."

According to Mario Diaz of Channel 2, “Email raises eyebrows for multiple reasons. First, it is the time the email was written, which was “4:32 a.m.” The other is the date, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, nearly five months before our report. However, what caught county officials off-guard when KPRC 2 Investigates initially made the request is the name of the sender, “Glenn Rodney,” an email alias of Commissioner Ellis that is a combination of his first and middle names in reverse order."



ABOUT CHARLES MARLER
Charles worked for the FBI for 16 years, learning all facets of the Bureau’s complex operations, including evidence collection, radio communications, aviation surveillance, and Forward-Looking Infra-Red (FLIR). Charles was an Investigative Specialist for 12 years as a member of the Special Surveillance Group and conducted, organized, and completed thousands of surveillances on Drug (as FLIR operator), Intelligence, and Terrorism targets. He participated in joint training operations with the DIA, DEA, JCTA, and CIA. Charles was an instructor and evaluator numerous times for the FBI’s surveillance training programs.
Charles managed several FLIR System Operators while coordinating one of the FBI’s prominent FLIR programs. He provided case guidance, became an expert in the operation and maintenance of FLIR equipment, and personally trained or supervised the training of his operators. Under Charles's leadership and guidance, the FLIR program conducted numerous successful operations against espionage subjects, suspected terrorism subjects, drug shipments, violent crime, and kidnapping searches.
Since 2008, Charles has been a co-owner of a private investigative firm based in Houston and has worked as a Private Investigator in Texas for the past four years, specializing in covert physical surveillance operations. As a P.I., he has performed criminal investigations and conducted surveillance operations involving workman’s compensation, child custody, drug use, theft, and the elusive but frequent cheating spouse.


Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is kicking off the Harris County MAGA PAC Launch on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 6:30 PM at The Ballroom at Tanglewood, 5430 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056. Supporters of "The MAGA MOVEMENT" in Harris County, Texas, are welcome to attend this free event, which supports the only organization in Harris County exclusively backing the America First movement. GET FREE TICKETS - Note: This is a PRIVATE meeting. Anti-MAGA and/or anti-America First protesters are not invited. They will be escorted from the meeting if they, in fact, infiltrate it and decide to disrupt the proceedings.


Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, a local elected official, summoned "Dr." Candice Matthews for a meeting. On the way up to Commissioner Rodney Ellis' home, "Dr. Candice Matthews, the National Minister of Politics for Quanell X's New Black Panther Nation, turned on a secret recording device and captured Commissioner Ellis conducting an "ILLEGAL MEETING" during which county business was discussed at his residence. After "Dr." Candice recorded Commissioner Rodney Ellis breaking the law, she proceeded to allegedly extort Commissioner Ellis, and "BLACKMAIL," Bishop James Dixon, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in an attempt to try to take over the presidency, of the NAACP, and seize control of local Criminal, Civil, and Justice of the Peace Courts, in Harris County, Texas.

"TERRORISTIC THREAT."
In the video above, Candice Matthews traveled from North Houston in Harris County, Texas, over to Port Arthur, Texas, in Jefferson County, Texas, to threaten, harass, intimidate, and bully a rival community activist named Ricky Jason, the protégé of the late comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic Dick Gregory. According to the Port Arthur Community Activist (Ricky Jason), during the alleged incident, Candice Matthews threatened to blow up his car and do bodily harm to him if he continued to talk about her on the internet from his computer, from inside his home, which is a Federal Crime. Also, the Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 22.07 says that a person commits a "TERRORISTIC THREAT" if they place any person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury, which Candice Matthews clearly did in this video.

"DOMESTIC TERRORISM."
In the broadest sense, Terrorism is the use of violence, or the threat of violence, against non-combatants to achieve a political or ideological aim. This term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence or the threat thereof during peacetime or in the context of a war, or during a heated political battle or campaign to strike fear in the hearts of political rivals or opponents. In the video above, "Dr." Candice Matthews broke the law when she stated that she would cause serious bodily injury to her fellow rival community activist.




Quanell X, and "Dr." Candice Matthews have filed a $1 million "DEFAMATION LAWSUIT" aimed at infringing upon the First Amendment Rights of Ricky Jason, Shere Doore, Angela Johnson, Samantha Gordon, and Jerold "Critical" Evans, in the 11th Civil District Court, in Harris County, Texas, which is presided over by Judge Kristen Hawkins. In case you don't know, Judge Hawkins is a no-nonsense "DEMOCRATIC JUDGE," who is fair and above board.





- VIEW LAWSUIT -
Judge Kristen Hawkins is the presiding judge for the 11th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Hawkins was recently re-elected to her bench and will not be up for re-election until the 2028 Presidential Election. Judge Hawkins is an excellent judge who refrains from engaging in partisan political games within her courtroom. However, it is unclear at this time how Judge Kristen Hawkins will handle the "CIRCUS-LIKE" atmosphere and intimidation tactics she could be faced with if she rules against "Dr." Candice Matthews and Quanell X, in what appears to be a frivolous "DEFAMATION LAWSUIT," that has been filed to intimidate, harrass, and bully Ricky Jason, Angela Johnson, Shere Doore, Jerold "Critical" Evans, and Samantha Gordon.