Six police officers arrested as illicit racing operation busted
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Six law officers are alongside nine people arrested today over their alleged interest inwards an illegal racing too gambling company inwards Texas.
The arrests, announced past times the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, are the upshot of an 11-month multi-agency investigation.
The nine are alleged cause got been operating an illegal horse-racing track.
After an 11-month-long investigation past times the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, too the Texas Rangers, 9-suspects were arrested today.
The nine defendants, including six licensed law officers, cause got been charged with ‘Racing without a License’ nether the Texas Racing Act. (Sec 14.16)
Those arrested were named as:
Secar Guadelupe Rangel – Harris County Deputy PCT ane Constable’s Office
Joel Garcia – Harris County Deputy PCT ane Constable’s Office
Richard Rene Rivera – Department of Public Safety state trooper
David Green – Reserve, Fort Bend County Deputy PCT2 Constable’s Office
Edward Scott – Reserve, Fort Bend County Deputy PCT2 Constable’s Office
Carlos Garza – Reserve, Maverick County Deputy PCT4 Constable’s Office
Consuelo Rivera – civilian – also charged with “Impersonating a Peace Officer”
Reginaldo Mandujano – civilian
Diana Marie Salinas – civilian
Authorities alleged an illegal Equus caballus racing too gambling trouble concern was operating at Rancho El Herradero, at 12402 Sralla Road inwards Crosby.
They claim the law officers were providing safety at at the ranch, where betting was said to last occurring.
The master copy of the populace integrity segmentation with the district attorney’s office, Terese Buess, said multiple hole-and-corner surveillance operations took house during the probe.
“Peace officers accept an oath to uphold the law,” Buess said. “To let out them genuinely working inwards their official capacity to render safety for organized criminal enterprises is extremely alarming too disappointing.”
The invesigation also involved the Texas Department of Public Safety too the Texas Rangers.
The cases cause got been assigned to the 338th District Court, with Judge Brock Thomas presiding.
Other agencies that played a purpose were the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Racing Commission,
Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Alcohol too Beverage Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Office of the Inspector General, too the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
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