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Tag: Border Corruption

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Border Corruption Roundup: Texas County Tax Collector, 15 Others Arrested

The county tax assessor, her staff and several other individuals have all been arrested in connection with a massive border corruption and embezzlement scheme linked to the theft of more $700,000 in taxpayer money. The charges include tampering with government records, theft by a public servant, forgery, organized criminal activity and more.

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US Federal Officer Working for Mexican Cartel Sentenced To Prison

A Mexican drug cartel had a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer working for them at an international port of entry in this border city. That U.S. federal officer will be spending six and a half years in prison for using his badge to help cartel drug smugglers get their loads into America.

Donna ISD, Texas

Political Witch Hunt Begins to Fall Apart in Corrupt Texas Border School District

A political witch hunt in corrupt Texas border school district has begun to fall apart. The most recent turn of events in the saga of Donna ISD came on Thursday afternoon when a Grand Jury in Hidalgo County no-billed Superintendent Jesus Rene Reyna and Board Member Ernesto Lugo clearing their names of the charges that had been made up by their political rivals.

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Gulf Cartel Hitmen Tried to Bribe Police, Failed

In a series of events that sound out of place in this border city that has gained notoriety for its violence, corruption and lack of governability, a group of suspected members of the Gulf Cartel tried to bribe authorities in an attempt to avoid capture — they failed.

Byron "Dutch" Piper

Former Texas Border Police Chief Found Dead

A former police chief targeted by a federal investigation into the theft of federal border security grant money has been found dead. While details have not been released, authorities in Rio Grande City found the body of Byron “Dutch” Piper Tuesday morning, in what authorities believe to be a suicide.