Texas School Officials Charged With Corruption

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We can pretty much assume that they were Republickkkans, seeing as how it doesn't mention it anywhere. If the were Dems, every other word would be Democrat.....


Published: 6/5/07, 9:25 PM EDT
By LYNN BREZOSKY

"McALLEN, Texas (AP) - The superintendent of a Rio Grande Valley school district, several school board members and others face charges alleging they accepted more than $600,000 in bribes to steer contracts, federal officials said Tuesday.

The contracts included insurance for district employees and construction work on schools and athletic fields under two bond issues totaling more than $100 million.

Arturo Guajardo, superintendent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, turned himself in Tuesday. School board members Raul Navarro and Evangelina De Leon were arrested Tuesday, as was De Leon's husband, Ricardo. Board member Rogelio Rodriguez was arraigned May 31.

George Hernandez, who owns a contracting business and is president of the Donna Independent School District school board, was arrested Tuesday.

Hernandez and Harlingen insurance agency owner Arnulfo Olivarez are accused of offering the Pharr board members tickets to events in Las Vegas, the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament and professional sporting events, as well as guns, prostitutes and clothing. In exchange, they allegedly received favorable votes on contracts between 1998 and 2004."

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1. Thanks for the REC.... now for a kick! .................. n/t