By Juan Montoya
A lovers' tiff between a city commissioner involved in a runoff in an upcoming election has revealed a far-reaching pattern of illegal campaign contributions by individuals doing business with the City of Brownsville whose companies have received lucrative contracts.
As details of the incident involving District 1 commissioner Rick Longoria are bared in the social media, the implications of the allegations contained in the police report filed by former girlfriend Julie Olvera who arrived at his 2928 Impala Street home Thursday with police attempting to recover $4,000 in cash stored in the home as well as a spare key for her personal vehicle have stunned the Brownsville community.
While Olvera says that the $4,000 she was seeking belonged to her, Longoria allegedly told officers that the money was part of cash contributions made by suporters to hep in his reelection campaign.
Olvera, who reached out to social media in her ire to let people know the real Longoria, told blogger Jim Barton that the police located her money in the top drawer of a dresser in Longoria's home, but only in the amount of $1,300.
"He's received up to $3,000 in just only one transaction I witnessed," Paz-Martinez reported she told him. "There were of lesser such as $240. The main individual is (American Surveillance) Jaime Escobedo...sets up meetings with these people...
"I understand he runs a security company that he needs to get contracted by city so Rick is his man to get him to sway votes for contracts. He's stashing it away and not reporting his campaign contributions."
Carlos Marin, who also sits on the Brownsville Economic Development Council and was the force behind United Brownsville, is also mentioned by Olvera as a secret contributor to Longoria's campaign.
"Ms. Olvera said Ambiotec honcho Carlos Marin staged a 'private fundraiser' for Longoria, during he was handed $4,000. On other occasions, she said Longoria would meet people (Jaime Escobedo, for one) at La Rancherita Cafe across the street from J.T. Canales Elementary, where he would receive as much as $2,500 in cash campaign donations."
One other individual mentioned by sources include city employee Mariano "Bean" Ayala, director of the Brownsville Visitors and Conventions Bureau. Ayala reportedly gave Longoria a $240 cash donation through a car window that was also not shown on the last two campaign contributions reports.
Under state law, any contribution made to a candidate of $100 or more must be reported in the campaign and expenditures and contribution reports filed with the Brownsville City Secretary's Office.
An examination of the last two reports (30 days before the election and eight days before the May 9 election) do not show Escobedo, Marin or Ayala as contributors.
Longoria's philandering may be viewed as mere misbehavior by an elected city official and Olvera's revelations as the wrath of a scorned woman, but that would be like grinding a sirloin steak into hamburger for the consumption of tabloid readers.
What these disclosures indicate is that the movers and the shakers have bought some city commissioners lock-stock-and-barrel in return for favorable decisions (and votes) on their part and have placed a hefty down payment on the rest through organizations such as United Brownsville and their stable of political cronies.
On the political side, pending the revision of provisional votes cast in the District 1 election, Longoria may face either Roman Perez or Michael Gonzalez in the runoff.
We await the action from the appropriate authorities on this matter.
As details of the incident involving District 1 commissioner Rick Longoria are bared in the social media, the implications of the allegations contained in the police report filed by former girlfriend Julie Olvera who arrived at his 2928 Impala Street home Thursday with police attempting to recover $4,000 in cash stored in the home as well as a spare key for her personal vehicle have stunned the Brownsville community.
Olvera, who reached out to social media in her ire to let people know the real Longoria, told blogger Jim Barton that the police located her money in the top drawer of a dresser in Longoria's home, but only in the amount of $1,300.
"I asked that a report be filed about the missing money, but Mr. Longoria called the police supervisor for the area requesting the matter be kept quiet," stated Ms. Olvera. "I want to recover the missing $2,700," she told Barton.
Meanwhile sources close to the police department said that when Longoria was asked of the origins of the $4,000 in cash, Longoria said that they had been political contributions made by his supporters.
After the Thursday police visit to Longoria's home, Olvera also reached out to blogger Eduardo Paz-Martinez where she disclosed that she had personally witnessed Carlos Marin of Ambiotec and Jaime Escobedo of American Surveillance make cash contributions in the $1,000s through private fundraisers and cash payments."He's received up to $3,000 in just only one transaction I witnessed," Paz-Martinez reported she told him. "There were of lesser such as $240. The main individual is (American Surveillance) Jaime Escobedo...sets up meetings with these people...
"I understand he runs a security company that he needs to get contracted by city so Rick is his man to get him to sway votes for contracts. He's stashing it away and not reporting his campaign contributions."
Carlos Marin, who also sits on the Brownsville Economic Development Council and was the force behind United Brownsville, is also mentioned by Olvera as a secret contributor to Longoria's campaign.
"Ms. Olvera said Ambiotec honcho Carlos Marin staged a 'private fundraiser' for Longoria, during he was handed $4,000. On other occasions, she said Longoria would meet people (Jaime Escobedo, for one) at La Rancherita Cafe across the street from J.T. Canales Elementary, where he would receive as much as $2,500 in cash campaign donations."
One other individual mentioned by sources include city employee Mariano "Bean" Ayala, director of the Brownsville Visitors and Conventions Bureau. Ayala reportedly gave Longoria a $240 cash donation through a car window that was also not shown on the last two campaign contributions reports.Under state law, any contribution made to a candidate of $100 or more must be reported in the campaign and expenditures and contribution reports filed with the Brownsville City Secretary's Office.
An examination of the last two reports (30 days before the election and eight days before the May 9 election) do not show Escobedo, Marin or Ayala as contributors.
Longoria's philandering may be viewed as mere misbehavior by an elected city official and Olvera's revelations as the wrath of a scorned woman, but that would be like grinding a sirloin steak into hamburger for the consumption of tabloid readers.
What these disclosures indicate is that the movers and the shakers have bought some city commissioners lock-stock-and-barrel in return for favorable decisions (and votes) on their part and have placed a hefty down payment on the rest through organizations such as United Brownsville and their stable of political cronies.
On the political side, pending the revision of provisional votes cast in the District 1 election, Longoria may face either Roman Perez or Michael Gonzalez in the runoff.
We await the action from the appropriate authorities on this matter.
15 comments:
Barton & DP-M reported this. The Blimp poo-pooed it. So much for The Blimp as a reporter. Sore loser, Blimpo? ja ja ja
Call the FBI, that sounds like a serious matter. Buying favors, Commissioners taking bribes.
Why is she just reporting this?
And he needs to keep his pecker in his pants.
Business as usual for our local politicians---State-county-BISD-city----etc.-etc.
Rule 1: Never, ever, EVER get caught.
Is that Commissioner Rick Longoria en Pelotas. Dude you should have never ever allowed her to take a picture of you butt naked. Just wait your miserias will be all over the internet soon.
And the beat of corruption goes on in Brownsville and Cameron County. Maybe the FBI should set up a permanent office here to vet all persons who run for office. The Democratic Party of Gilberto Hinojosa, Armando Villalobos, and Conrado Cantu is just the tip of the iceberg of political corruption. We need to investigate all elected officials and we will likely find cause for indictment in all offices. And, why wasn't Aurora de la Garza never indicted???
My GOD!!! Finally, a chance to do something about the local corruption. These revelations should alert every public integrity unit in the valley. Unreported cash donations from Escobedo, Marin, and others. No reporting of these donations. Some, seemingly, given in exchange for appointments to certain boards, and for awarding contracts. No wonder Abiotec/Marin is BEDC's "official" engineer and gets all his contracts awarded without bidding,like at the PUB. I'm sure United Brownsville didn't funnel any of that money to Rick. And Escobedo. Do you think Linebarger had any hand in funneling that illegal campaign contribution. Where is that pussy Roman on this? He should be filing criminal and ethics complaints, since BWC has apparently been $BLINDED$ by the light from Rick's Halo. Since it's just a personal matter, I guess we should all forget the illegal campaign contributions, fucking on the BISD nickel and breaking up 2 marriages. We can forgive the deceit toward the lamentable Ms. Olvera, since they weren't married, or were they? Using campaign money to pay child support...doesn't pass the smell test. It is truly amazing how a reprobate, like BWC, can "spin" a story. Truly amazing. I have to admire his creativity. Not to mention Rick's lame rebuttal. I hope someone with some balls will do the right thing with this witness, Ms. Olvera. It seems like a pretty strong case. We'll see how the "official reports" come out on this one. This poor woman needs some legal counsel, before she gets trashed by "macho" man.
You forgot to mention the 2.3million bucks the mayor gave to Gachonzky for a rat infested building Loaded with asbestos. Where is the building clean bill indicating the bldg free of asbestos for a clean sale.? The Rayon Bldg still stands abandoned. Mia Culpa, Mia Culpa !
Rick, what the hell is wrong with you taking a picture in "Cuernavacas"? Are you really this stupid? Oh, and the other picture - yes, I am a butt man too - but you should be extra careful since you are a representative of this city. Grab that in private you dumb dumb!
La ropa sucia se lava end casa, estupida!
NACO EL.NACA ELLA.MARRANO EL MARRANA ELLA.CORRIENTE EL CORRIENTE ELLA.QUE BONITO COMMISIONADO TENEMOS PINCHE TRANZA.
Let's see if the DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAENZ gets his PUBLIC integrity (corruption) unit to investigate this or will he just look the other way to garner support! !!!!!!
For sale: one lightly used light sabre. No serious offer refused. Asking price:$4000 cash.
She's so stupid. She has degraded herself. A woman should never play a man's game. Why? Because men are pigs. And now she is one too.
You forgot Alex Perez!!!!
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