In Del Rio this morning, former Maverick County Solid Waste Authority general manager and chief executive

officer of the Maverick County landfill Hector Chavez, Jr., surrendered to the Texas Rangers in connection with

an alleged embezzlement scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in

Charge Armando Fernandez.

A federal grand jury indictment, returned yesterday and unsealed today, charges the 42-year-old Chavez with

one count each of possessing forged securities and theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.

According to the indictment, from March 9, 2012 to December 28, 2012, Chavez possessed forged Maverick

County checks, which he drafted himself, totaling $62,179.18 made out to Chavez and others. The indictment

further alleges that all of the checks were subsequently cashed and Chavez collected all of the proceeds.

Upon conviction, Chavez faces up to 10 years in federal prison per charge.

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

of Public Safety Texas Rangers Division. 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.

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.

A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

Two youths were apprehended on Wednesday afternoon after a high-speed chase took Sheriff’s Department personnel deep into the outskirts of the county in support of the US Border Patrol. According to Sheriff Tom Schmerber, who was gracious enough to address the issue from Austin as he was about to attend a conference dealing with the possibility of opening the new highway to Laredo, Schmerber informed The News Gram that as far as he knew, border patrol agents were in pursuit of a suspicious vehicle coming in on Highway 277. When notified of the chase, Sheriff's officials responded to assist. When they were seen by the vehicle, it proceeded to turn around and flee from law enforcement officials until they reached Quemado and got off the vehicle. A chase began on foot and officers were able to apprehend an unidentified juvenile. When officers conducted a search of the 2001 Totyota 4Runner, 417 Lbs. of a green leafy substance which upon closer inspection was believed to be marijuana was discovered inside and confiscated by Sheriff Department personnel. The case remains under investigation.