Alejandra Garcia, a 28-year old former Maverick County employee whose duty was to issue Maverick

County checks to private contractors, to 109 months in federal prison followed by three years of

supervised release and ordered her to perform 800 hours of community service after completing her

prison term. Garcia was also ordered to pay a maximum $382,254.29 in restitution to Maverick County

and to report to federal authorities no later than June 8, 2015, to begin serving her prison term. In

January 2013, Garcia pleaded guilty to receiving numerous cash payments of $200 to $500 in bribes

from contractors and commissioners in return for her issuing thousands of dollars in Maverick County

checks to contractors before the funds were approved for issuance by the Maverick County auditor’s

office;

Marcelo Alvarez, a 56-year-old surveyor and consultant from Eagle Pass, to 112 months in federal

prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a maximum $1,022,303.94

restitution to Maverick County. In April 2014, Alvarez pleaded guilty to one count of paying a bribe to

an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. According to court documents, between 2010 and

2012, Alvarez paid $100 to $200 on multiple occasions to Maverick County elected officials, including

two county commissioners, for their support in securing county construction projects. Ultimately,

Maverick County paid in excess of $800,000 to Amistad Consulting, a company to which Alvarez was

connected, to perform engineering, project management and consulting services for the county.

Alvarez, designated by Amistad Consulting as the Resident Project Representative, received payment

for his services of approximately $300,000 between 2010 and 2012;

Salvador Castillon, 53-year-old owner of South Texas Concrete based in Eagle Pass, to 87 months in

federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Castillon was also ordered to pay a

maximum $175,804.71 in restitution to Maverick County and perform 800 hours of community service

after completing his prison term. Judge Moses also ordered that Castillon report to federal authorities by

June 8, 2015, to begin serving his sentence. In December 2013, Castillon pleaded guilty to one count of

paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. According to court records,

Castillon was awarded Maverick County construction contracts totaling $416,800 in 2010 and $148,000

in 2011. Castillon admitted that during that time period, he paid then Maverick County Precinct 2

commissioner Rodolfo Bainet Heredia approximately $57,000 in return for being awarded the

construction contracts; and,

Saul Lombrana, 65-year-old owner and operator of Fiesta Contractors based in Eagle Pass, to 33 months

in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Lombrana was also ordered to pay a

maximum $14,500.00 in restitution to Maverick County and perform 300 hours of community service

after completing his prison term. Judge Moses also ordered that Lombrana report to federal authorities

by June 8, 2015, to begin serving his sentence. In February 2014, Lombrana pleaded guilty to one count

of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. By pleading guilty, Lombrana

admitted that in March 2011, he submitted a $14,500 bid to construct 155 linear feet of concrete drain

swell on Rafael Street in Precinct 1. After being awarded the contract, Lombrana never constructed the

concrete drain swell, but requested and received full payment for the project. Of the $14,500 he

received, Lombrana admittedly only kept $5,000 while giving the rest to a Maverick County employee

Jaime Flores as a bribe.

This afternoon, Judge Moses remanded Maverick County Precinct 4 Commissioner Cesar Flores into federal

custody while postponing his sentencing. A new sentencing date has yet to be scheduled. On September 5,

2013, Flores pleaded guilty to one count of receiving a bribe. By pleading guilty, Flores admitted that he agreed

to be influenced and rewarded for using his position to ensure that certain contractors were awarded

construction contracts in Maverick County Precinct 4 in 2010 and in 2011.

To date, eight individuals have been sentenced in connection with this investigation. Hipolito Amaya, Jose

Aguilar and David Gelacio have previously received sentences of 41 months incarceration, 14 months

incarceration and 12 months incarceration, respectively. Nine more defendants are scheduled for sentencing

tomorrow in Del Rio before Judge Moses.

This case is part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with 

assistance from Customs and Border Protection Office of Internal Affairs, Texas Department of Public Safety

Criminal Investigative Division, Texas Rangers, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Eagle Pass ISD

Police Department. 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 Attorneys Bryan N.

Reeves, Michael Galdo and Katie Griffin prosecuted this case on behalf of the Government.