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Former TABC agent faces trial for teen sex assault, oppression in Bastrop

Posted by The PC on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, In : CORRUPTION 

Bastrop, Tx–A former law enforcement agent for the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission was ordered on May 25 to stand trial in Bastrop on charges of official oppression and sexual assault of a child younger than age 17. The state grand jury for Bastrop County returned two indictments against former TABC agend Joe Chavez this week.

Chavez was released from the Bastrop County Jail on $225,000 bail last June 12. The alleged incident, involving a teen and sting operations aimed at alc...


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Bastrop police chief steps down

Posted by The PC on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, In : CORRUPTION 

Bastrop, Tx–David Board, city police chief since 2002, tendered his resignation from city employment and as chief of the department on Monday.

Board, 46, had been a Bastrop policeman since 1986. He will remain on leave without official duties until Nov. 1 when he will qualify for city retirement benefits, said an announcement today from Bastrop City Manager Mike Talbot. The city manager said Board’s resignation has been accepted and is irrevocable.

Board had been on leave sinc...


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650+ UN Vehicles & photos from Bastrop Federal Pen

Posted by The PC on Monday, April 5, 2010, In : NEWS 


Two aerial photos of nearly 1000 U.N.-white vehicles, which according to confirmed reports are being fitted with prisoner cages and shackles, are being stockpiled in Texas.

Source - Repost

Page Contents:
UN-white Vehicles PhotosFeb. 21, 2003 UpdateOriginal Report/Description

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BASTROP COUNTY SETTLES WHISTLE-BLOWER LAWSUIT

Posted by The PC on Monday, November 2, 2009,

Bastrop County, TX: (May-16-08) Charlie Littleton, a former Bastrop County jail administrator, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county in 2007, stating that several county employees improperly used county equipment and funds, as well as inmate labor to build barbecue pits for profit and do other work on private property.

The allegations were brought against several officials including a former County Commissioner David Goertz and former Sheriff Richard Hernandez. Littleton filed the ...
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Lawsuit filed against county by Johnson

Posted by The PC on Sunday, July 19, 2009, In : Police Corruption Reports 

A civil lawsuit has been filed by former Bastrop County Sheriffs Officer Miguel Johnson against the County, alleging discrimination based on national origin, according to his attorney, Shane Boasberg.

Johnson was terminated from his job as deputy March 28, 2008, after being hired in October of 2005. He has alleged that then Sheriff Rosanna Abreo hired and/or promoted eight or nine other Caucasian males outside of the agency into the detective position ahead of Johnson.

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Hernandez, Goertz sentenced on official corruption charges

Posted by The PC on Sunday, July 19, 2009, In : Police Corruption Reports 

The careers of two former Bastrop County elected officials have ended.

Each one pled guilty to official corruption charges against them in May of 2007.

Former Sheriff Richard Hernandez, 52, who had served in that capacity since 1997, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 10 years of probation and will forfeit his peace officer's license. Hernandez pleaded guilty to six felony counts, including theft by a public servant, abuse of official capacity and misapplication of fiduciary property, according ...


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Underhanded Politics or Police Misconduct in Elgin Texas

Posted by The PC on Sunday, July 19, 2009, In : Police Corruption Reports 
Elgin Police Department, a small community in Bastrop County, Texas, which has been known for various issues of corruption over the years, is once again in the spotlight.  This time, for the firing of one of its highest-rated officers, Steve Ou.  From information gathered through various internet sources, Officer Ou has consistently posted one of the highest if not the highest number of narcotics arrests for Bastrop County.  This is not to say he is overzealous but simply that he is doing his...
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