In Del Rio, former Crystal City Mayor Pro-Tem Rogelio Mata and his brother, former Crystal

City Councilman Roel Mata, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a bribery and kickback

scheme involving city contracts announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent

in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.

In San Antonio Tuesday afternoon, 45-year-old Mexican National Mauricio Sanchez-Garza made his initial appearance in federal court following his extradition from Mexico.  Sanchez is charged by two federal grand jury indictments in the Western District of Texas with laundering drug distribution proceeds and committing extortion in a scheme involving a Hollywood screenplay.  That announcement was made Tuesday by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden; Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter; and, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.