Texas U.S. Attorney: Two Guilty in Prison Contraband Bribery Scheme
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
MCALLEN, Texas, May 16 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023:
A local man has admitted he paid a prison guard to smuggle contraband into the La Villa Detention Center (LVDC), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Abel Angel Solis, 24, Pharr, admitted he paid Jose Martin Espinoza, 36, Mercedes, to smuggle cellular phones into LVDC. Espinoza entered his plea April 24.
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A local man has admitted he paid a prison guard to smuggle contraband into the La Villa Detention Center (LVDC), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Abel Angel Solis, 24, Pharr, admitted he paid Jose Martin Espinoza, 36, Mercedes, to smuggle cellular phones into LVDC. Espinoza entered his plea April 24.
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