But Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman wanted to know if he saw the mangled bodies of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh as he tried to sleep or thought about how he disgraced his family's three-generation reputation for justice through lying, stealing and eventually murder. San Antonio has strong historic ties to Saltillo, Coahuila's capital. Jay Haggard, 34, of San Antonio Jury takes an hour to reach verdict over deal at Port S.A. Cash found at drug bust in West Bexar County. Ashley Mendez, 28, and Ruben Zambrano, 38, were taken into custody. Over the past century, your family including you have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom, and many have received the death penalty, probably for lesser conduct, the judge said. If he gets extradited we will (fight the criminal case), but right now he has not been extradited, so he's still in Mexico, Canales said. Jesse Martinez, age 41 of San Antonio; The massive drug bust took place during a traffic stop in San Clemente, a wealthy enclave about 75 miles inland from the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, multiple Border Patrol sources told Fox News. Ivan Herrera has worked as a journalist in San Antonio since 2016. It's a very complicated matter that's taking a lot of time, but there are bank records and property records and it's taking a while to sift through all the facts to show he did not do what they claim he did.. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, METRO -- The father of Ashley Villarreal is led out of the Judge John H. Wood Federal Courthouse. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges the following defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance: Francisco Garza aka Pancho, 52, of San Antonio Copyright 2023 by KSAT - All rights reserved. The indictment accuses the defendants of conspiring to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Midwestern and Southern U.S. During a year-long investigation culminating in coordinated raids this week, law enforcement officers led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized 23 kilos of cocaine, more than 30 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, 100 kilos of methamphetamine, along with firearms and $359,000 in cash. The BCSOs Gang Unit and Organized Crime Unit handled the investigation of the drug bust. Drug Bust November 25, 2022 8:35 am . Javier Garcia Lopez, age 29 of San Antonio; The former governor, critics said, was adept at bringing the news media to his side, leaning on advertisers or offering up party and government advertising as an enticement. Roberto Casimiro Gonzlez Trevio's properties are nominally owned by a complex structure of companies. Plus, Rooftop Cinema extends screenings until September. (Robert McLeroy/Staff).
This ex-lawmaker's Texas drug bust was national news. Now he's found a The head of south central Texas DEA shares new insight on the. When Humberto came into power, RCG was tiny, said Jorge Rosales Saade, an official with the opposition PAN party in Coahuila. Later in the year, attention focused on Coahuila's former interim governor. Lawyers for both men maintain they're innocent.
6 arrested in drug bust on San Antonio's North Side "They take a pill which seems very simple, never done that in their life, and they simply dont wake up.". Further back, in the 1800s, Coahuila y Tejas was one state under Mexican rule. When he took the stand in his own defense, the first thing he did was admit he had lied to investigators about being at the kennels, saying he was paranoid of law enforcement because he was addicted to opioids and had pills in his pocket the night of the killings. According to court records, Haggard was convicted in 2006 and sentenced to four years imprisonment for aggravated robbery in Bexar County. (San . Matthew Villa, 51, of San Antonio Zambrano and Mendez now face charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a first degree felony, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver over 400 grams, another first degree felony, possession of a controlled substance a third degree felony and possession of marijuana, more than five pounds, also a third degree felony. You have to have a federal and state license for that. The nighttime stakeout targeted her father. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says a drug operation at the home in the 100 block of Trudell was first broken up a few weeks ago when Deputies were delivering a warrant. Ojeda faces a mandatory five years in federal prison on the gun charge upon conviction. Roberto Casimiro Gonzlez Trevio signed the deed of sale for the property and he's listed as the trust's sole managing member, but his name does not appear on public records filed by the LLCs. Updated: 10:32 PM CST February 27, 2021 PLEASANTON, Texas An eight-month crackdown operation on drugs has landed dozens of people in jail. Murdaugh faced the judge in the Colleton County courtroom on the circuit where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather tried cases as the elected prosecutor for more than 80 years. A firearm was also found inside of the residence, according to officials. Deputies saw the suspects vehicle leaving the home and thats when they conducted a traffic stop near Loop 410 and Ingram Road. Gonzlez Fernandez didn't respond to letters written to him in jail, and his new attorney, San Antonio white collar crime expert Cynthia Orr, wouldn't comment. Pictured is (left to right): Jeanette Gloria, 38; Crystal Coronado, 34; Kenneth Peterson, 28; Josh Delgado, 38. Aug. 2, 2014 Updated: Aug. 4, 2014 11 a.m. Facebook Twitter Email. It might have been the monster you become," Newman said. Jose Tabares, 53, of San Antonio . If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. He has also covered immigration, minority affairs and legal affairs as part of the projects team here and for other print, TV and radio outlets. They say those millions were looted from the Coahuila government and flooded Texas starting in 2007, during the term of former Gov. The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in an account Torres has in Bermuda. Fernando Jose Moreno, age 45 of San Antonio; They had cast Alex as a despicable human being. Prosecutor Creighton Waters noted that stare each day in court. Today, it has large office buildings in Saltillo and hangars at the city airport. A network of politicians and businessmen from the Mexican state of Coahuila relocated to San Antonio over the past seven years, and prosecutors say a corrupt group among them invested millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks here from drug traffickers and state contractors. Bryan Anthony Brown, age 33 of San Antonio; Before he was charged with murder, Murdaugh was in jail awaiting trial on about 100 other charges ranging from insurance fraud to tax evasion. And that is why we want to ask questions as far as their involvement or knowledge.. Man charged with murder cut off ankle monitor, captured after being spotted in San Antonio, 'Especially lush': Wildflower Center predicts above-average bluebonnet season, Spring-like weekend in store for San Antonio | FORECAST, 2 separate $10,000 rewards offered by law enforcement for the suspect involved in shooting two Corpus Christi officers, Police search for suspects who may be involved in robbery, Video shows possible suspect vehicle connected to Army soldier's murder on New Year's Day. The U.S. Moyado and Cardenas were booked into the Karnes federal holding facility for possession with intent to distribute five kilos of heroin or more and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine or more, according to the BCSO. Ricardo Gonzalez, age 24 of San Antonio; BCSO says as deputies were approaching the residence, Mendez was getting in a vehicle to leave. The most high-profile arrest of the money laundering investigation has been that of Villarreal, the former state treasurer. It happened Friday in Atascosa County where the. Rene Palafos, age 37 of San Antonio; Marshals Service and the Bexar County Sheriffs Office assisted with arrests. It is important to note that an indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The suspects were arrested for drug possession. OCDETF Lead Task Force Attorney Adrin Rosales is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government. Updated: 4:52 PM CST January 28, 2022.
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Coahuila corruption and drug ties spread influence to San Antonio UPDATE: Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says they found $29 million worth of methamphetamine, in addition to $400,000 worth of black tar heroin in a conversion lab in the Northeast Side. Deputies searched a home Tuesday in the. Coordinated effort by law enforcement leads to major drug bust in Uvalde (SBG San Antonio) 0. The bust happened at 523 Porter St. early Friday. The DEA contended that the car accelerated toward the agents, who opened fire not knowing that the teenager was behind the wheel. During todays arrests authorities seized approximately two kilograms of cocaine, over 30 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, methamphetamine, three handguns and approximately $235,000. During this investigation, authorities have seized approximately 25 kilograms of cocaine, 35 firearms, two silencers, a grenade, body armor and approximately $265,000 in U.S. Currency along with other assets attributable to this organization. An official website of the United States government.
Bexar County drug bust nets $400k worth of heroin, cocaine Frank Anthony Hernandez aka Pancho, 36, of San Antonio; Nevrez hit a . Records show he was released in July 2019. SAN ANTONIO - Six people are in custody following a drug bust in east Bexar County earlier this week, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Jacqueline Alvarez, 57, of San Antonio Prosecutors didnt have the weapons used to kill the Murdaughs or other direct evidence like confessions or blood spatter. Guillermo Moyado, 38, and Joaquin Cardenas, 39, were arrested during the traffic stop after deputies seized five kilos of black tar heroin and five kilos of methamphetamine from their vehicle, according to the BCSO. In February, Villarreal slipped across one of the international bridges in El Paso and turned himself in to federal agents. All he had was Cablevision, but they made him a multimillionaire with enormous power.
Six people arrested in southeast San Antonio drug raid connected to A similar lawsuit is seeking to forfeit for $2.3 million Villarreal has in another Bermuda bank. ROBERT MCLEROY, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, S.A.-area rancher catches the hearts of American Idol judges, USAA wants some remote employees in the office three days a week, Take a look inside this $3.5 million 'mystery' mansion, New food truck park opens at The CO-OP SA, 10 things to do this weekend in San Antonio. Roberto Casimiro Gonzlez Trevio also shows up on the list of people Bexar County prosecutors told a judge they want to ask witnesses about as part of their money laundering investigation, and he once owned the house in Champions Ridge that the feds are trying to seize from his nephew.
BCSO said through the course of executing the search warrant they found a total of 13.4 pounds of marijuana, 2.2 pounds of hash oil, 1.2 ounces of cocaine, 2.9 grams of methamphetamine, a shotgun and $16,757 in cash. The bust happened at a Best Western off Loop 410 near Callaghan Road. Coahuila prosecutors in October 2011 charged Villarreal with falsifying documents to take out millions of dollars in loans on the state's credit. Like a traditional mafia, the Zetas also are involved in public works fraud, creating fake companies or suborning legitimate businesses and bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts that are inflated or never completed. U.S. authorities were ramping up their investigation after Gonzalez's arrest on drug charges. Salazar said the three suspects face charges of human smuggling, engaging in organized crime .
Online Reports - San Antonio Jose De Jesus Garcia, age 35 of San Antonio; In the quiet Lowcountry that Murdaughs family had dominated since the days of Jim Crow, a judge talked to Murdaugh in a way that few probably have not in his days playing college football, making millions as a high-powered attorney or gaining favor because of his name and reminded Murdaugh that he had to remove the portrait of the defendants grandfather from its place of honor in that same courtroom to ensure a fair trial. The indictment alleges that defendants Arteaga, Rodriguez, Brown, Chavarria, Oscar Oviedo, Joseph Guerrero, Vasquez, Martinez, Justin Guerrero, Gonzalez, Robles, Moreno, Palafos, Barron, Lopez, Jose Garcia, Alvarado, Bartlett, and Albelardo Oviedo conspired from June 2019 until April 7, 2021, to distribute methamphetamine. Defense attorneys said they will appeal, based largely on the judge allowing the evidence of crimes that Murdaugh has not been convicted of, which they say smeared his reputation. The now-disbarred attorney admitted stealing millions of dollars from the family firm and clients, saying he needed the money to fund his drug habit. But they had a mountain of circumstantial evidence, including the video putting Murdaugh at the scene of the killings five minutes before his wife and son stopped using their cellphones forever. He pleaded guilty to operating a money transmitting business without a license, Barrera said.
2 at the DA's office, prosecutors believe at least some of the $6.5 million in a JP Morgan Chase and Co. bank account that his office is suing to forfeit came from kickbacks. At sentencing, Murdaugh maintained his innocence, just as he did when he testified in his own defense during the six-week trial. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Prior to today, authorities seized approximately 21 kilograms of cocaine, 100 kilograms of methamphetamine, a firearm and approximately $124,000 along with other assets attributable to this organization. In the following months, details of the U.S. investigation began trickling out through a series of lawsuits filed by federal and state prosecutors to seize bank accounts and property owned by limited liability companies that had been set up by Villarreal, Coronado, another brother-in-law, Villarreal's wife and his alleged mistress. A locked padlock
Twenty-Two Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area Of the 14 people indicted Wednesday, at least 10 have been taken into custody, including Jacqueline Alvarez, 57, of San Antonio, who works for the GEO Group at the Karnes County Family. Alvarez does not work for GEOs separate Karnes County Detention Center, where some federal inmates are held before trial, said her lawyer, Joey Contreras. BEXAR COUNTY (KTSA News) Six people were arrested in a drug bust at a southeast San Antonio home the Bexar County sheriff said has connections to a white supremacist group. That's why Sorianello had a strong message to parents: pay attention to your kids. Marshals Service, IRS Criminal Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Department of Public Safety, Bexar County Sheriffs Office, Terrell Hills Police Department, Seguin Police Department and San Antonio Police Department conducted this Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation called Operation Alamo Fade. These arrests send a strong and unified message that these crimes will not be tolerated in our communities and those who commit these offenses will be brought to justice, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Comeaux. All the billboards that the PRI used in its campaigns they would rent from Roberto, and they'd easily get the permits from the city governments.. Villarreal was involved in facilitating the purchase of the properties, Houston attorney Michael J. Wynne said. Martinez, Robles, and Jose Garcia face between 15 years and life upon conviction of conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Villarreal's attorney said the majority owners in the Texas LLCs are not Villarreal's family members, but a Panamanian company, and that the San Antonio property was purchased with money from lenders in Mexico, not kickbacks. WALTERBORO, S.C. One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate. SAN ANTONIO - Six people are in custody, two of which are being held in a federal facility, following a drug bust on the North Side, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
25 people arrested after massive drug bust in San Antonio area - KSAT Twelve Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area Ed Rodriguez, a former IRS agent who is not involved in the case, said there could be perfectly legitimate reasons for businessmen to distance themselves from properties they own, including protection from lawsuits. Sheriff's deputies there said they stopped Villarreal, his wife and brother-in-law Oswaldo Coronado traveling with $67,000. Deputies seized four kilograms of heroin and two kilograms of cocaine in the home in addition to multiple firearms, thousands of dollars of cash and expensive clothing. The company also owns billboards around the state. When one defendant was brought to court in San Antonio, a former U.S. congressman showed up to support him. Moyer said he didn't buy them. We look forward to taking a good hard look at the governments evidence.. Deputies and Drug Enforcement Administration agents discovered the lab Thursday night after the arrest of 39-year-old Jose . And there's a correlation between that and the approximately 93,000 overdose deaths in the country," said Dante Sorianello, DEA Special Agent.
San Antonio woman among 14 charged with conspiracy to distribute meth A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges the following defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance: Matthew Noe Arteaga, age 35 of San Antonio; Deputies searched a home Tuesday in the 1200 block of Delmar when they arrested Edward Medrano, 35, for being in possession of 373.3 grams of methamphetamine, according to officials.