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Federal agents have linked former East Hidalgo Detention Center Warden Elberto Bravo to the latest Hidalgo County corruption scandal.
Agents arrested Elberto E. Bravo, 55, of La Blanca on Friday, according to federal court records. He appeared in federal court Tuesday morning.
Action 4 News first reported that federal agents arrested Bravo.
Attorney Oscar Vega, who represents Bravo, couldn’t be reached for comment Monday or Tuesday. Bravo's family declined to comment Tuesday morning.
Tuesday's court hearing kicked off yet another high-profile prosecution in Hidalgo County, where a dizzying succession of corruption scandals have captivated the county since December 2012 — most notably the Panama Unit and the conviction of former Sheriff Lupe Treviño for accepting money from a drug trafficker.
Bravo ran the East Hidalgo Detention Center, a privately owned and operated jail in La Villa. LCS Corrections Services removed Bravo in February 2012 amid a federal investigation.
It remains unclear whether or not that investigation is linked to the current case.
Bravo participated in a conspiracy to bribe former Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Melo Ochoa, according to the criminal complaint against him. He was charged with acting as an accessory after the fact.
Former private prison warden implicated in corruption scandal News ValleyCentral.com
And the hits just keep on coming.
Agents arrested Elberto E. Bravo, 55, of La Blanca on Friday, according to federal court records. He appeared in federal court Tuesday morning.
Action 4 News first reported that federal agents arrested Bravo.
Attorney Oscar Vega, who represents Bravo, couldn’t be reached for comment Monday or Tuesday. Bravo's family declined to comment Tuesday morning.
Tuesday's court hearing kicked off yet another high-profile prosecution in Hidalgo County, where a dizzying succession of corruption scandals have captivated the county since December 2012 — most notably the Panama Unit and the conviction of former Sheriff Lupe Treviño for accepting money from a drug trafficker.
Bravo ran the East Hidalgo Detention Center, a privately owned and operated jail in La Villa. LCS Corrections Services removed Bravo in February 2012 amid a federal investigation.
It remains unclear whether or not that investigation is linked to the current case.
Bravo participated in a conspiracy to bribe former Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Melo Ochoa, according to the criminal complaint against him. He was charged with acting as an accessory after the fact.
Former private prison warden implicated in corruption scandal News ValleyCentral.com
And the hits just keep on coming.
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