In San Antonio this morning, federal authorities arrested German Garcia Cano, owner of GGC Enterprises, Inc.,

on bribery charges in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme in Maverick County

announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez.

A federal grand jury indictment, returned yesterday in Del Rio and unsealed earlier today, charges the 53-yearold

San Antonio resident with two counts of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal

funds and wire fraud. According to the indictment, Maverick County paid GGC hundreds of thousands of

dollars between 2009 and 2012 for leasing heavy equipment used in construction projects in Maverick County.

The indictment alleges that Cano paid bribes to two Maverick County employees to insure that GGC secured

those leasing contracts with Maverick County and to receive his checks from the county.

Upon conviction, Cano faces up to 10 years in federal prison per count.

This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Texas Department

of Public Safety. Individuals who have first-hand information about corruption, fraud, or bribery related to

Maverick County are urged to contact the FBI at (210) 225-6741. Assistant United States Attorney Michael

Galdo is prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government.

An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendant is

presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.