Four tax officials arrested on multiple felony charges including bribery

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ  Tax Raid!
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Four Cameron County tax officials are in custody after being arrested on multiple felony charges Wednesday morning.
According to a press release issued by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, County Tax-Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre, Chief of Investigations and Enforcement Lieutenant Joe Mireles, Sergeant Pete Garza and Omar Sanchez-Paz were all arrested in a raid conducted in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety-Criminal Investigations Division, the Texas Rangers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, DEA, HSI and the Brownsville Police Department.
Yzaguirre was arrested on four counts of bribery, a second degree felony, engaging in organized criminal activity, a first degree felony and official oppression, a class A misdemeanor.
Mireles was charged with one count of bribery, engaging in organized criminal activity and official oppression.
Garza was also charged with bribery, engaging in organized criminal activity and official oppression.
Sanchez-Paz was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and abuse of official capacity, also a class A misdemeanor.
Code-named “Operation Dirty Deeds,” the investigation culminated Wednesday morning but is expected to continue. All Cameron County tax offices were shut down for the day.

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