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Former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable to be tried on perjury charge first after judge rules to sever offenses
Michelle Barrientes Vela, former captain indicted on combined 10 counts in Jan. 2020
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Barrientes Vela makes a court appearance in late February 2020.
SAN ANTONIO – Former Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela will first go to trial on an aggravated perjury charge after a state district judge this week granted a motion to sever the offenses against her.
The motion, granted by Judge Ron Rangel, will also apply to Barrientes Vela’s co-defendant, former Precinct 2 Capt. Marc D. Garcia.
The resign-to-run law stipulates that elected officials who announce plans to run for another office with more than 13 months left in their current term forfeit their seat.
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Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales speaks during a press conference about family violence on Nov. 20, 2020. A month earlier, Gonzales asked Commissioners Court to use a portion of the county’s general fund, around $1 million, that was originally set aside to establish a civil court to instead hire prosecutors for misdemeanor family violence cases.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News
The Bexar County Criminal District Attorney s Office announced they have been made aware of scam artists targeting Bexar County residents, according to a tweet from District Attorney Joe Gonzales.
The post explains how the scam artists are claiming a warrant has been issued for an individual s arrest and they must send a payment immediately.
Bexar County residents are being targeted in Paypal scam, District Attorney says
DA says the scammers calls are not real and should be reported
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SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Wednesday announced that area residents are being targeted in a Paypal scam.
Scammers are calling Bexar County residents claiming that a warrant has been issued for their arrest and that they must immediately send payment via Paypal, Gonzales said.
It has come to the attention of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney s Office that scam artists are calling Bexar County residents claiming that a warrant has been issued for their arrest and they must immediately send payment via Paypal.
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