Amyn Gilani needed a website. In February, he declared his candidacy for city council in Colleyville. He preferred GilaniForColleyville.com — he had secured GilaniForColleyville for an Instagram handle and a Gmail address. But obtaining a web domain with the same phrase proved challenging: Somebody had already registered it. Same with AmynForCollyeville.com.
As far as Gilani knew, he was the only Amyn in town. Besides family members, he believed he was the only Gilani. What was going on?
As Gilani discovered — and as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirmed via online records — a company with ties to Colleyville City Council member Callie Rigney was listed as the registrant of the domains he wanted to buy. The principal of that company, Rigney Financial Services, is Wayne Rigney, Callie Rigney’s husband. An attorney for Gilani sent a cease-and-desist order to Wayne Rigney and the company, ordering them to hand over control of the domains.
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As far as Gilani knew, he was the only Amyn in town. Besides family members, he believed he was the only Gilani. What was going on?
As Gilani discovered — and as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirmed via online records — a company with ties to Colleyville City Council member Callie Rigney was listed as the registrant of the domains he wanted to buy. The principal of that company, Rigney Financial Services, is Wayne Rigney, Callie Rigney’s husband. An attorney for Gilani sent a cease-and-desist order to Wayne Rigney and the company, ordering them to hand over control of the domains.
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