Posted on 02/09/2016 8:24:42 AM PST by jmcenanly
Crime took a big bite out of a small Texas townâs city hall last week when five top officials in Crystal City were arrested on federal corruption charges.
Mayor Ricardo Lopez, city manager William James Jonas, council members Rogelio Mata and Roel Mata, and former council member Gilbert Urrabazo, as well as businessman An indictment handed down by a grand jury accuses the men of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and helping Nguyen, the operator of an illegal gambling operation who goes by "Mr. T," according to The Post. Another council member, Marco Rodriguez, was arrested last month on unrelated human smuggling charges, the newspaper said.
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Read the article. Oddly, no party affiliation mentioned....again
Our little alien friends bring their devotion to “La Mordida” with them when the commit their “act of love.” Yes kiddies there really are cultural traits and in Mexico one of those traits is “La Mordida” which means “the bite.” Oh the joy that egalitarianism brings us.
well, at least the arrest was culturally diverse :)
used to go to underground gambling halls in Brooklyn many years ago, but something tells me this operation was MUCH bigger
Where’s Joe Don Baker when you need him!
Corrupt texas politicians? Well color me shocked!
Welcome to ole Mehico in Tejas..
Just another day in the Nueces Strip.
Happened in Pensacola a few years back, as well..................Corruption is everywhere, and has been for millenia...................
Many, many moons ago, I got stuck in a little town near the Tex-Mex border off of I-8 and was forced to spend the night (busted radiator hose). I went out for a walk after dinner and ended up in a hole in the wall bar drinking beer with the town Mayor and City Council. They were part of the same motorcycle gang. I believe the FBI on this one.
How many millions of dollars have been given to this town to subsidize the population for housing, food, and medical?
Terrible.
I did get to see the life-size Popeye statue; Crystal city was at one time the spinach capital of the USA.
So why not all those other democrats like obama, clintons, feinstein etc still not arrested.
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