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Texas attorney guilty in cartel laundering case
JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A jury in West Texas has found an El Paso attorney and former Carnegie Mellon University trustee guilty of conspiring to launder drug money.
During the weeklong trial, prosecutors said Marco Antonio Delgado devised a scheme to launder up to $600 million for the now-disbanded Milenio Mexican drug cartel in 2007 and 2008.
The prosecution presented recorded phone calls made by Delgado to other members of the conspiracy, as well as testimony from a former associate and federal agents.
Delgado insisted on his innocence and claimed the evidence was a fabrication.
Federal agents also testified that after Delgado was arrested with $1 million, he confessed and agreed to cooperate but continued moving drug money behind his handlers' backs.
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HIPOLITO AMAYA PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH MAVERICK COUNTY BRIBERY SCHEME
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 22:33 Published in May 2013
Department of Justice
United States Attorney’s Office
Western District of Texas
EAGLE PASS BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH MAVERICK COUNTY
BRIBERY, KICKBACK AND BID-RIGGING SCHEME
In Del Rio, Hipolito Amaya, 35-year-old owner of AM-ROD Construction based in Eagle Pass, faces up to ten
years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a bribery charge 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.
Appearing before United States Magistrate Judge Collis White this afternoon, Amaya admitted that in May
2011, he submitted a $35,800 bid to Maverick County to construct a concrete sidewalk on Lago Vista in
Precinct 4 of Maverick County. Maverick County issued him a $17,900 check to commence work and then a
$17,900 check for the completion of the sidewalk. Amaya further admitted that he made cash payments to two
Maverick County employees so that he could be paid in full for work he never performed.
Amaya remains on bond pending sentencing scheduled for March 2014.
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.
US employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013 20:49 Published in May 2013CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. Still, hiring last month was enough to lower the unemployment rate. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the rate fell to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent in August. Unemployment remains historically high but is near a five-year low and is down from 7.9 percent at the start of 2013.