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Border Constable Going To Prison For Taking Bribe
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 7:19 AM
LAREDO - A former constable along the Texas border has received a five-year federal prison sentence for accepting bribes to help smuggle drugs.
A federal judge in Laredo sentenced former Webb County constable Eduardo Garcia on Thursday, more than four months after he pleaded guilty.
A U.S. attorney's statement says the 20-year law enforcement veteran twice took $500 bribes to help people whom Garcia thought were drug traffickers. Prosecutors say Garcia's contact was actually a confidential source working with federal agents.
Garcia could have received up to 20 years in prison.
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