A few years ago, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office raided an eight-liner in Olmito and confiscated – besides cash and maquinitas – a Super-Super deluxe BBQ grill and submitted forfeiture proceedings.
It was a thing of beauty with – some say – six separate sections. One had to pull it with a heavy-duty truck since the things was of good construction made of heavy iron.
The court granted the motion for forfeiture and the DA had a nice grill apart from the money and eight-liner machines.
Then DA-Armando Villalobos being an avid subscriber to the South Texas tradition of trading BBQ chicken plates for votes and goodwill, used it a few times. Other organizations used it to stage charitable events.Over time, the DA's office lost track of the BBQ pit. Perhaps it was stored somewhere with the maquinitas. Perhaps it was stored at Villalobos' house or one of his investigators'. No one knows.
Then, during last year's Democratic primaries, someone – no one is saying who – thought that the grill that Pct. 2 Constable Abel Gomez was using at the Cameron Park Centro Cultural Community Center resembled the missing grill.
They inquired of Gomez and he denied it was the suspect grill. He maintains that the grill he used during the voting period was his and that he had constructed it from an old tank.
"I have pictures of the whole process when we made it," Gomez said he told the DA investigator sent to investigate the case of the missing grill.
Nonetheless, until he produces the pictures, DA sources say that the office of Luis Saenz will continue to determine the whereabouts of the missing grill.
Others see a "gotcha" factor in the case because it is common knowledge that Gomez campaignrd alongside Carlos Masso who was also in a runoff with Saenz for the DA post.
Unles there is such a thing as BBQ grill DNA or they have a BBQ Pit lineup, it may be hard for anyone to prove the true identity of Gomez's grill.
"Will they bring in close acquaintances of the grill and have them decide which is the real DA grill?," quipped a deputy laughing. "Or maybe there's a mugshot of the grill somewhere in the DA's files. And even if Villalobos says that the grill Gomez is using is his, will anyone believe the word of an indicted defendant in a corruption case?"
We may never know, but where there's smoke, there's a grill.
21 comments:
Oye Montoya, its about time! Everyone knows that when Armando Villalobos broke his contract with Ramiro Sanchez out of Los Fresnos that all those items that were stored in the warehouse had to be moved somewhere? Who was responsible for this, that dark colored skin ojete of Mike Sanchez and Abel Gomez. Abel just got with his hand in the cookie jar and now will sweat since he is the elected constable? I understand there are a lot of items missing since they moved out of Ramiro's place? I would guess that if Luis Saenz' really wanted to make a stink, he would be indicting someone for missing forfeiture d property? If Abel had pics of this BBQ pit of us, why didn't he produce them ASAP? Sounds like a bad act on Armando Villalobos' part for using that forfeited BBQ pit for his campaign? And the corruption thickens!
Abel Gomez is to crime what PigPen is to dirt.
abel te la va meter luis saenz, he is like gilberto hinojosa likes to get even and he gets his revenge and your day is coming dog. since you are an elected offical any charge agains you and your convicted y bailas porque bailas, son la brinkas sin hueraches, cantiflas
EN VEZ DE ANDAR INVESTIGANDO DONDE QUEDO UN PICHE ASADOR,LUIS SAENS PORQUE NO INVESTIGAS LO DE LAS POLITIQUERAS, LO DEL TIRADOR DE TIROS WILLY GONZALEZ QUE FUE PREMIADO POR CABLER Y QUE SIGA TRABAJANDO EN EL DEPT DE HEATH Y ES PELIGROSO PORQUE EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO VUELVE A TIRAR TIROS TODOS ESTOS CORRUPTOS DE LA CUIDAD,DEJATE DE MAMADAS Y PONTE A TRABAJAR
A BBQ grill is small time! Give us some MEAT like the dirt on the Escobedo clan or real news from the Community Willacy County Action agency and their problem with $600,000 of disallowed costs that their board members are trying to hide! What about it Sofia?
Come on Montoya, give it up!
Mario that sounds like a threat, becareful, retaliation is a felony.
ABEL IS JUST ANOTHER DIRT BAG...THAT IS STILL IN THE FED'S READAR....I BET HE'S BEEN SINGING LIKE A BIRDY JUST TO SAFE HIS...OWN SKIN!!!!
Euresti drove a confiscated jaguar. He shagged all integrity and nothing done to correct misappropriation of property. Smoke it, smoke that meat wagon.
OMG!!!!! LOL...... DA'S Office you got more important cases to worry about than looking for a STUPID BarBQ Pit.
Pinches policias, parecen mas bandidos. Wait, son bandidos.
Ojala y se lo meta Luis a abel y al Otro joto d Jr andrade por ratas y jotos, ese par De jotos les llegara su dia
montoya son mamadas que saens ande buscando un pinche asador de carne,que se ponga a jalar casos como las politiqueras,willy gonzalez,el policia que metio a una tabolera al bote y lo suspendieron,con quien se estaba metiendo esta vieja. hay mucho jale para que este guey ande buscando un asador. bueno si lo encuentran que van hacer con el.
justice will not prevale in Cameron county, all elected officiasl use the same stinky blanket, so abel you dont have to anythign to worry about it baby, dont even lose any sleep on it baby, ronca aste que llenes. chango
A todo los pendejos que crean que buscando un asador de carne? You pendejos forget that they are forfeited items that can be sold to have funds go to prosecuting crimes. This is only a drop of what is missing from the disbanded "self serving and picky enforcement unit" of Armando Villalobos. That suspected crooked Abel Gomez raided "certain" 8 liner locations in retaliation for his buddies, Jr. and his family, not including his (Abel Gomez) 8 liner locations. Then you had that sorry excuse (compare him to Gus Reyna) Mike Sanchez, the Commander. He left with full pockets and never questioned because he knew how to get on his knees and take it or give it to Mandito. A snake recognizes a snake and Mandito saw that in both Abel Gomez and Mike Sanchez. That's why they got away with doing whatever they wanted! I am more than sure that they are on the FBI's radar. Remember Abel, the car lot where you left with a box covered by a towel? Mike, you remember a couple of those cash seizures that came up short? You member!
God bless you Juan Montoya! Cameron County is better a place because of you!
Juan Montoya for County Judge!!!!
Gracias Senor Montoya.
When Luis finds the "missing" grill, he can use it to barbecue Armando, Limas, Lucio, Valle, and co., and invite the public to the ultimate PACCHANGA!!
He can add laguna water with a taste of Marchan to the menu!
MMMMMM!
Salivating already!!!
juan maybe we can use the huge bbq pit for martin arambula county judge campaign pachangas? oh i forgot se noja commissioner sanchez never mind?
juan same shit all over with these elected officials, county, schools cities, its about how much i can steal and get away with it. thays all folks.
who took the sanchez's bed??
dicen que si se portan bien judge hanen los va hacer chicharrones en diciembre..jajajaja
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