Starr County tax assessor-collector, other county employees charged with theft
Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector Maria Del Carmen Peña and six other county employees were busted Wednesday, charged with theft in connection with an investigation that state and federal officers said showed more than $700,000 had been stolen from the county.
The arrests were announced by the 229th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The charges include tampering with government records, theft by a public servant, forgery and organized criminal activity.
Several other people have been indicted in connection with the investigation, officials said.
The investigation was conducted by several agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division led the investigation, Texas Rangers, the FBI Public Corruption Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations, among others.
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